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Pump Up The Volume
One of my most memorable ITK experiences in 2022 involved leading 70 people through a Mission Canvas exercise. We divided the team into ten groups of seven, which means over the course of the hour I got to see 10 Mission statements take shape, ten different...
Gatekeepers and Guides
Let’s explore the difference between a gate keeper and a guide, with a little help from Monty Python and Jumanji.
What if the Tortoise and the Hare Did a “Rose Bud Thorn”?
What if the Tortoise & Hare from Aesop’s fable did a Rose Bud Thorn? Check out this week’s post by Allison Khaw to find out!
It’s Time for Equity
This week we’re sharing a facilitation technique to make Lotus Blossoms more equitable!
What Still Works?
Sometimes, the key to understanding a problem requires paying attention to what IS working.
40 Books I Love
This week’s post is a list of books for your perusal. Just titles & authors, no descriptions (you’ll have to look those up yourself). Enjoy!
Writing Is Hard
Do you ever have a hard time figuring out what to write? Join the club! This week’s blog post looks at last week’s blog post and explores the difficulty of writing a short piece…
TRIZ Prism
This week we’re featuring a solution-oriented tool, the TRIZ Prism (there’s even a video!)
The Maintenance Question
I recently came across a question that's been bouncing around in my head ever since: "What does it take to maintain that?" It's a good question to ask about anything you come across, from a building or a bridge or a website to a process or a cultural norm or a high...
Feedback
Can we talk about feedback for a moment? When you make something and share it with the world (an activity I highly recommend!), you're creating a situation where people might express an opinion about what you created and shared. That's kinda the goal and often is...