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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?
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...
The Hard No
“No” can be a hard word to say. In this post we’ll offer a few tips to make it easier.
Need to build consensus quickly? Try leveraging the Power of Prep
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”!
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...
Want your engineering team to be more innovative? Try this proven improv technique!
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...