The Growth of Social Media: Believe it & Engage.
Amazing visual portrayal of stats related to social media usage on this video. I am a believer in the power of videos like this because it got one of my
How to create a visual keynote speech
I'm doing a pecha kucha keynote speech for an event called Showcase at the University of Wisconsin. This is my story of how I'm developing it. A pecha kucha is
Do Not Create Alone: How to Develop a Title Using 2 Question Surveys
I am finishing a book based on my dissertation research of high quality leadership programs. The purpose of the book is to help people innovate their own leadership programs and
Advice for Conference Speakers on their Presentations
This advice holds true for both the speaker and the conference organizer advising the speakers on their presentations. A killer presentation is like a killer product. It takes some time
Communicate like a Yoga Instructor
Do you ever find yourself needing to communicate an important new idea or concept so that it is understood quickly? Yoga instructors are the best at communicating complex ideas. They
Recommended Creative Thinking Books on Generating Ideas or “Thinking Tools”
During the past five years I have been immersed in creative thinking resources and reviewed many books on tools for generating ideas. I've synthesized and adapted some of the best
Out-innovate, outeducate, and outbuild: Obama’s call for a focus on education & innovation
“We need to out-innovate, outeducate and outbuild the rest of the world.†This was President Obama's memorable quote from the 2011 State of the Union Address that summed up what
Change behavior, choice, and the interaction: Innovation for the purposes of fun
This great fun theory video shows us the results of innovating for the purposes of making something more fun. Many of us want to change behavior, the decisions people make,
Visualizing, Storyboarding, Whiteboarding, & Showing How Great Ideas Happen
This is a great example of an emerging way to explain something by visualizing it on a whiteboard. Taking notes like this is so much more engaging for the brain
New “3 Cs” Innovation Learning Workshop Program at the University of Wisconsin
I've been developing a lot of online workshops and webinars over the past few years but nothing is better for innovating than a LIVE group of people. Many organization know
How to Encourage Creative Thinking: Developing experiential training activities to teach the innovator’s DNA
My favorite innovation articles are those that focus on which capacities we need to cultivate to become better innovators personally. Innovation processes and systems are excellent but learning how to
The Innovation & Collaboration Learning Cafe from UW MANIAC
The University of Wisconsin has a very interesting group that is advancing innovation learning on campus and in the Madison community. I first got involved as a speaker at one
Teach Creativity, Not Memorization & The Creative Campus
 The Chronicle of Higher Education has done what many other publications have been doing. They are publishing articles that are shining the light on the need to teach creativity and
Innovating Healthcare: Motivating Speech from Patch Adams can inspire Medical Innovation
My friend returned from a healthcare conference really motivated from the keynote speaker, Patch Adams. You may remember the Robin Williams movie of the same name. Patch has been innovating
Innovation and Improvement of the Office by leaving it: Co-working at “Studio”
Work where the action is. Innovate and improve your workplace by leaving it one day a week.
What if you had a second office? What if it was in a cool