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ITK’s Most Frequently Asked Question
This week’s post is a short video that addresses ITK’s single most frequently asked question: How do you pick a tool?
Brokering Consensus On Failure
ITK isn’t just for work projects. In this week’s post, Gabby shares a story of using the Premortem tool as she and her husband look to buy a house.
Mise En Place
If you've ever watched an instructional cooking show, you have probably seen the chef or host say something along the lines of "Now we add two tablespoons of cinnamon..." as they reach for a small conveniently placed bowl that contains just the right amount of the...
Announcing Our Book!
A peek behind the scenes of Team Toolkit’s new book!
Disaster Recovery
So your recent session was a bust. You tried to do something but it crashed and burned. Let me be the first to say "Congratulations, and welcome to the club!" This situation is pretty much inevitable. Stick around in the innovation space long enough, and eventually...
Should We Be Muting Our Sneezes?
Allison brings us a timely reflection on virtual interactions, inspired by a silent sneeze.
The Hard No
“No” can be a hard word to say. In this post we’ll offer a few tips to make it easier.
Deleting Disposable Drafts
Can I tell you a secret? For every post I publish here, there's at least half a dozen you'll never see. I'm not just talking false starts, where I have a stub of an idea that ends up not going anywhere. I'm talking about whole posts on topics that don't quite land,...
Innovation Tool Kit (ITK): It Really Does Work!
Today's post is by Lynne Cuppernull, one of our new members of the ITK community, plus a brief interlude by Jim Jellison Last September, about 80 MITRE leaders in the Health FFRDC participated in a two-hour introduction to the Innovation Toolkit (ITK)—a collection of...
Clean Water For Communities in Need
Today's post is by guest blogger Riley Fujioka! Did you know that 2.2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water? Or that globally, 1 in 4 healthcare facilities lack basic water services? You can help bring clean water to these underserved...