No Tech is the New Tech “No tech is the new tech.” – Darin Eich What does this quote mean to you? I’ve been thinking about this one for some time. When do we need no tech? Who needs no tech, and when? In the world of innovation, the application and use of new technologies …
Learning to Swim [Innovate] Again How to develop a big skill in small steps With so much change happening in our world and important new things to learn, the skill of how we can learn to do new things (or old things in new ways) has become critical. How do we learn and develop skill? It …
I’ve recently had two of the most powerful learning experiences of my professional career. Both experiences involved projects in which I accepted a new challenge. One, I found and interviewed 107 innovative leaders at a wide variety of organizations to learn how they were learning and doing innovation. Two, based on things I learned while …
I wrote a version of this article for Facilitator U to share my “innovative facilitator” journey story. Inspired by this, I’m offering an innovative facilitator coaching program to help you innovate how you facilitate, present, and lead others through the innovation process. Innovate how you Facilitate Have you heard the anecdote about planting a tree? They say the best time to plant a …
Internet of Things Workshop Toolkit What is the “internet of things?” What does it mean? You probably have a smartphone, tablet, or perhaps a TV (or at least a device that connects to your TV) that allows information to flow online. Maybe you have a fitness tracker or fancy scale that collects data and shares it …
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A LifeHack article named UniversityWebinars.org as one of “21 websites that will make you smarter in every way.” It’s great to see an idea that you built become something that is useful to a large amount of people! The LifeHack article includes a great list of sites that I admire including CreativeLive, Coursera, Evernote, and …
Books for Leadership Development Programs Root Down & Branch Out: Best Practices for Leadership Development Programs is designed to help you develop a high quality leadership program or course for college students. It shares a number of different program types and activities that have positively impacted student learning and leadership development. It is a source …
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Storytelling Workshop Models, Tools, & Storytelling Techniques My friend Phil invited me to design a storytelling workshop for a Nonprofit conference in Madison. While we were designing it, it caused me to think about those storytelling techniques, models and resources (like CAR, SUCCES & the Hero’s Journey) that had been most helpful for me. Plus, …
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I’m working on a little something new now that the innovation book launch is behind me. I’d like to show my top productivity/innovation tools in a series of 4 minute videos. I thought of this tool yesterday when I had a long article I couldn’t quite motivate myself to read…here is the tool. It is …
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Every few years a study comes out that really validates what you do and why you do it. The study identifies an opportunity or a big problem that needs a big solution that you are able to provide. A few years ago the study that grabbed me was from the American Management Association. It found …