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Facilitating Org Transformation: A Workshop Summary
This post is by Elisa Miller and Mariam Ibrahim Chahine, ITK Facilitators at MITRE. Organizational change is always a challenge because most teams perceive that change will be difficult, costly and weird. We were tasked with figuring out how to integrate a functional...
Premortem Update -coming soon!
“...you look at a thing nine hundred and ninety-nine times, you are perfectly safe; if you look at it the thousandth time, you are in frightful danger of seeing it for the first time.” ― G.K. Chesterton, The Napoleon of Notting Hill The Premortem tool is at the top of...
For the first time…
When was the last time you did something for the first time? This week’s post looks at the benefits of trying something new.
Culture Building
This week’s blog post takes a look at what culture is… and how to build a healthy one.
Good advice…
It's not particularly helpful to advise people to "be a good communicator" or "do good work," without giving some sense of HOW to do such things. Such advice is just a platitude that fails to produce action. When I come across that sort of thing in a blog or book, I...
Reflections from Developing the Simplified Vision Canvas
This post is by Allison Khaw, an ITK Facilitator at MITRE. The original Mission & Vision Canvas is a staple of the Innovation Toolkit—it addresses a common need, it’s impactful, and it’s fun. The Mission & Vision Canvas helps you develop new Mission and Vision...
Westheimer’s Discovery
This week’s blog post takes a look at “Westheimer’s Discovery,” and offers an idea about how to deal with it.
In Praise Of Crummy Books
Did you ever read a book so mediocre that you can’t put it down? This week’s blog post is about the surprising benefits of crummy books.
Prototyping Tool Update
Today’s blog post introduces ITK ‘s new Prototyping Tool!
Show Me…
The other day, I was walking down the hallway at work and bumped into a relatively senior person in my Division. She asked if I'd moved into a new office space in this area. I said "Yes, it's just down that hallway." Her response - a big grin and "Show me!" That...