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Collaboration Tips

by ITK Administrator | Jan 4, 2021 | Uncategorized

This week's blog post is by Maria Altebarmakian, one of our new ITK Trainees! By now we have all felt the pain of trying to collaborate and communicate with others remotely. Messages go unseen or unanswered, a train of thought is interrupted by a constant stream of...

Need to build consensus quickly? Try leveraging the Power of Prep

by choij | Dec 14, 2020 | Facilitation Tips, Innovation Coaching

In the world of innovation where moving fast is essential, knowing how to effectively build consensus becomes a superpower. - - - Oftentimes, the most powerful outcome of an ITK session is the team building consensus together. Teams are often in a place of confusion...

Check out the MITRE KDE Podcast on the power of “Yes, And”!

by choij | Dec 7, 2020 | Innovation Coaching, yes and

Innovation, much like improv, isn’t easy, but it can be a powerful way to bring people into a conversation they might typically avoid or feel excluded from. In MITRE KDE's latest podcast episode with the Innovation Toolkit Team, Jen and Josh walk listeners through the...

Building Your Cadre of Mentors

by ITK Administrator | Nov 30, 2020 | Misc Awesomeness, Tutorials

(Today's post is by Gabby Raymond, one of our new Team Toolkit Trainees!) Finding a good mentor is like getting a personalized self-help book, one that is full of insightful questions and practical guidance tailored to you. A traditional mentor focuses on guiding your...

Lotus Blossom Tool Tips

by dbward | Nov 2, 2020 | Facilitation Tips, Tools 101, Tutorials

The Lotus Blossom ideation tool is one of the most popular in the toolkit, and it's also one of the simplest. This is a great way to help a team quickly come up with a large quantity of high quality ideas, in a format that is structured, binned, and categorized. A...

Want your engineering team to be more innovative? Try this proven improv technique!

by choij | Oct 26, 2020 | Innovation Coaching, yes and

Co-Authors: Awais Sheikh, Dan Ward, Niall White The pressure to be “innovative” is at an all-time high for projects, organizations, and companies across all industries. Unicorn companies (startups valued at $1+ Billion) are sought after wide and far, and leaders...

The Double Diamond

by choij | Oct 12, 2020 | Tools 101, Tutorials

The double diamond is a well-known visual map of the design process starting with the challenge at hand and ending with a final solution. The process pairs divergent thinking (where the participants come up with many ideas) with convergent thinking (narrowing the...