When Widows Dance: Story Strategies for Innovation (prologue)
I met Dirk Beveridge in a bar in Rhode Island. No surprise, as most of my best professional relationships have started in bars. (Note that I use the word “relationship” intentionally – doing great things starts with the relationship first – details second. And bars tend to bring out our authentic selves, which helps us build authentic […]
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When I was at BiF8, the kind folks at SYPartners gave us all a prototype deck of cards to test out, as a way to help us each identify our unique “superpower”. (Superpowers are all the rage, BTW). According to the cards, mine is “distillation”. I’m not sure I’d call that my super-power, though I do consider it a […]
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[Road trip Pt 2] Rhode Island: Business Innovation Factory Story Summit 8
I’ve been wanting to go to this event for years. As a story geek, I’m fatally attracted to the idea of spending two days immersed in real stories. And BiF8 didn’t disappoint. The event featured 32 storytellers over two days, with lots of time in between sessions for “random collisions”. I’d say that about half […]
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[Road trip Pt 1] Cleveland and Weatherhead’s Manage by Designing program
In September, Moura and I took a road trip out east. First stop was the Weatherhead School. The folks there have a global reputation for doing cool things in the emerging discipline of strategic design through their Manage by Designing program. And the great thing about being in academia is that other academics are willing to share. […]
Climate Smart ideas abound…
Climate Smart. Met Fine Printers. Van Houtte Coffee. Pacific Arbour Retirement Communities. What do these businesses have in common? First of all, they are all alumni of the Climate Smart Business program. But secondly, they give generously of their time and energy to partner with students in the d.studio and the class Design Strategies for […]