Healthy Dose of Amnesia
Healthy Dose of Amnesia When doing both strategic planning and innovation work the biggest hurdles are your own experiences, world-views, and knowledge of the market and players in it. Sounds odd, I understand. You’ve worked hard to come to your understanding. Still,...
Ethnography in Nonprofit Program Evaluation
Ethnography in Nonprofit Program Evaluation Ask a nonprofit professional how her work is going, and you will likely be met with a passionate conversation about the difference she is making in the lives of her clients. Ask her how she is evaluating her program and the...
Turning Brainstorming From Ego Battle to Change Maker
Turning Brainstorming From Ego Battle to Change Maker Brainstorming sessions can easily devolve into a contest of strong egos or a parade of old, tired ideas and their accompanying resentments. Worse, meetings around ideation or innovation sour when there is lack...