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Wishing for a New Retrospective Tool
The Rose Bud Thorn is one of ITK’s most popular analytical tools. Today’s blog post explores an alternative, built around three prompts: “I like… I wish… I wonder…”
Recent Posts
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...
Collaboration Tips
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
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...
Building Your Cadre of Mentors
(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
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...