In All Seriousness, Play to Perform with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®
I guest blogged for LearningLens, Inc. The topic…LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®. Yes, play IS good for business. Trade in your stuffy, boring, unproductive meetings for engaging, focused, fun and productive meetings. Engaging teams with the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methodology during business meetings helps to: Create strategies rooted in shared insights Uncover real wants and needs Align on...
Read MoreThink Innovatively in Design
A colleague on a LinkedIn group recently submitted this question: “What are some techniques for helping leaders in organizations really think innovatively in the design process?” Here are some techniques I suggested to think innovatively in the design process: A key element of innovation is design for mutual benefit to create value. At the beginning of the design process, identify...
Read MoreThe Power of Networks: Leverage Keyhubs
In 2009 I wrote a review of Linked by Albert-László Barabási for the MN Organization Development Network’s Voices newsletter. I brought it up recently in a meeting about a social network analysis (SNA) tool from Keyhubs because Linked helps to explain the history behind and the power of networks. Click here for the full Linked Book Review Book Review Excerpt From the beginning of my...
Read MoreIt’s All About Innovation
“…the coach/conductor has a-b-s-o-l-u-t-e-l-y no alternative but to develop others. It’s develop others …or else. …the essence of great coaching/playing and directing/acting …is …ALWAYS …stretching beyond what is imaginable. That is …it’s all about innovation.” ~Tom Peters
Read MoreStrategy Innovation
“strategy innovation – the capacity to reconceive product and service concepts, redraw market boundaries, and radically alter deep-down industry economics – will become the next critical competitive advantage. Building a deep capacity for strategy innovation requires a company to imbue its employees with new passions, as well as new skills. It requires a relentless attack on anything...
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