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Conferences to Consider in 2022
As more conferences are coming back in person, this is a great time to look ahead to ...
The Gift of Nature for 2021!
In the French tradition, you have until the end January to send your new year’s wishes and I ...
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Book review: The Iconic Advantage by Soon Yu with David Bliss
Soon Yu and I worked together many years ago at Clorox and reading this book brought back memories of intense discussions related to the ...
Exploring the Relationship Between Innovation and Productivity
In February, I had the honor of joining my colleague Janice Francisco as a guest at the joint meeting of the Conference Board of ...
How to make Innovation Practice Stick? Get a Coach.
Most of my career has been working in the innovation and creativity area. I love this field and I am obviously very comfortable here ...
Use Awareness to Tap into Kindergarten Creative
When I work with a team around improving their innovation approaches, I often ask: are you creative? Depending on the group I get between ...
The best innovation conferences to start the year
Here are some key conferences you may consider attending to learn and network around innovation topics over the next three months. ...
Make 2018 “Sense”ational
We wish you a healthy, joyful and inspired new year and hope that in 2018 you move forward on your innovation path for yourself, ...
The Gift of Feedback!
The first time I heard the expression ‘feedback is a gift” was from George Campbell, the then Director of the d.school at Stanford. It ...
Book Review: Creative Change
This book so well addresses what I found to be the hardest obstacle to innovation: a culture and an environment that does not support ...
3 Unexpected Ways to Change your Perspective
We hope this year brings you inspiration, hope and ideas to make the changes you want to see happen in the world. I would ...
Part II: Women Power
It’s about time! Lessons from TED Women 2016 Many TED Women talks this year focused on the power of women to make changes and to ...
Part I: Violence, Discrimination and Hope
Part I: Violence, Discrimination and Hope It’s about time! Lessons from TED Women 2016 I have a confession to make. I am addicted to… ...
Favorite Quotes from TED 2016 – “Dream”
Thinking about our behaviors: “The costumes are how we revealed ourselves to each other.” Adam Savage talking about his love of costumes, and what ...