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Dept of Defense Entrepreneurs learn about Premortem and Culture Change
The Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF)’s mission is to promote a culture of innovation in the national security community, and Project Agitare is a group of DEF Facilitators who are passionate about putting innovation, design, and discovery skills, tools & methods...
Democratizing Innovation through ITK Workshops
Bridging Innovation frequently partners with MITRE’s Innovation Toolkit (ITK) team – also known as “Team Toolkit” – to train our employees, government sponsors, and startups learn how to be innovative and jumpstart the innovation process. Using the user-centered...
The Innovator’s Burn: Transform your frustration into the Innovator’s Fuel
Learning how to embrace and unlock your frustration is one of your most powerful sources for innovation. - - - “Man, this [whatever is status quo] sucks. We could totally do this way better.” - Every Innovator. Ever. Have you ever been frustrated at how slowly...
Innovation Speed Test: Are you hustling or are you scrambling?
It’s critical to know the difference between when you are responding swiftly to dynamic opportunities vs. when you are in an ineffective reaction cycle leading to nowhere good. - - - Have you ever noticed that when someone is starting a new business or venture on the...
Am I Doing This Right?
Today's blog post is by Aaditi Padhi, one of the talented high school interns who worked with Team Toolkit this summer. We were delighted to have her on the team and are glad she's sharing her story and experiences in this post! Does this blog's title question sound...
Janet & Morgan Bake A Cake
In this week's post, we're going to learn a lesson about how to be helpful from ITK's friendly neighborhood comic characters, Janet & Morgan! The comic is titled Janet & Morgan Bake A Cake, and it continues the topic discussed in our July 6th post, titled How...
Have you taken your daily dose of Innovator’s Vitamin “C”: Creativity, Curiosity, and Courage?
The Innovator’s Vitamin C is essential for any Innovator who is looking to create change and disrupt the status quo. Having ample stores of creativity, curiosity, and courage not only encourages innovation, but also buffers and boosts Innovators during difficult...
Innovation And Magic
Innovators and magicians have a lot in common, but it’s not what you think. This post looks at some practices that help you do the impossible.
The “It’s Not A Checklist” Checklist
We all used to have in-person meetings for collaboration and ideation activities. Then COVID-19 hit. And quarantine. And we all scrambled to maintain collaborations across stakeholders despite the inability to continue in the usual ways. And as you no doubt have...
Flip The Script: PersNOna
Creating a negative persona – aka a persNOna – can help you understand your user in new ways.