Update: More than a decade later, this participatory approach shapes every keynote I give. See my current interactive keynotes. A Different Kind of Keynote Speech “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” -Benjamin Franklin I’m experimenting with innovating the way opening or keynote speeches happen at
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Influenced by Khan Academy’s “Flipping the Classroom” model, we are designing, building and facilitating new innovation focused leadership development programs for students at Dartmouth’s Rockefeller Center and for faculty & staff at the University of Wisconsin. These new programs are rooted in what has worked well for learning and leadership development: real challenge & project based activities,
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Tools & Techniques for Facilitating Group Discussion & Activities This session will introduce tools and techniques for facilitating group discussion and activities. Participants will engage in different types of facilitation and discussion and identify the challenges that they expect to face. Participants and the facilitator will generate ideas for how to achieve the desired group
Teambuilding Event Desired Outcomes: Help participants get to know as many fellow participants as deeply as possible in a condensed time frame. Move towards a more collaborative culture of teamwork for the dual purposes of greater effectiveness and satisfaction. Format: Learn the value of teamwork and group development by doing it together with activities in
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Creating & Communicating Concepts that Stick! How do you generate a number of ideas and develop a great concept? You may have generated a great concept but then how do you communicate it so that it sticks? How do you show the story so people can understand it and will collaborate with you as you
The role of brainstorming in sustaining an organizational culture of innovation How can brainstorming in individuals and groups be catalyzed and sustained in an organization so that it contributes positively to the culture of innovation the organization is seeking? + Implementing ongoing brainstorming initiatives + Launching brainstorming events + Assessing and engaging employees Program Innovation
Facilitating brainstorming with groups Enable your team of brainstormers to generate hundreds of ideas per hour and zero in on the best concepts to develop further. Learn how to bring the best team of thinkers to the table. + How to prepare for the brainstorming session + How to stimulate new ideas + How to
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Individual techniques and tools for brainstorming Break out of ruts, generate more ideas, or think in new directions with ideation tools and techniques for individual brainstormers. + Applying individual idea generating tools & techniques + Facilitating group idea generating tools & techniques + Training brainstormers in using thinking tools Program Innovation is a topic area
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Structure and Strategy for Brainstorming Brainstorming should be based on a sound process with catalyzing questions that address challenges you have. This workshop will guide you through activities to set up your own brainstorming program. We will provide you with a simple step-by-step system of activities to use for your own challenge and show you
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Idea and Concept Communication and Action You may have generated a great idea or concept but how do you communicate it so that people can understand it and how do you get it through the right channels in your organization and launch into the real world? We will show you some of the best practices
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