by Paul Armstrong | Jun 25, 2018 | Facilitating, Innovation, Project Management, Teambuilding
Do you have lots of ideas, facts, suggestions, topics, … strewn around your team’s thoughts? Looking for ways to prioritize? Been there. We’ve found a simple tool to keep complex topics visible, which is a great aid for team learning and decision making. It’s a...
by Paul Armstrong | May 4, 2018 | Innovation, Leadership, Teambuilding
Have you seen spring yet? Here in central Pennsylvania we are seeing a very slow appearance of spring, with cold temperatures and April snow. May is bringing a glimmer of hope that spring is coming! This time of year brings to my mind that teams trying to bring new...
by Amanda Parker | Mar 1, 2018 | Innovation
Yesterday, I was confronted with one of those moments as a mom. The kids slept long enough for me to have a shower (YAY!) and we were going through our morning routine. I went to change the baby and was surprised that my toddler was quietly playing by himself in the...
by Amanda Parker | May 15, 2017 | Facilitating, Innovation, Teambuilding
Struggling to get your team to think creatively? Are you looking for innovation by trying the same old strategy of “think outside the box?” Struggling to get them to move past the same old answer? Try this approach – it’s how I get my GPS…and teams… to...
by Amanda Parker | Apr 6, 2017 | Facilitating, Innovation, Process Improvement, Teambuilding
It’s spring, and time to think baseball. It may also be good time to get our processes in better shape, so here’s a story to help you differentiate process thinking from outcome thinking…critical to process improvement. A while back, I was helping a good guy...
by Amanda Parker | Apr 23, 2014 | Facilitating, Innovation, Teambuilding
It crosses cultures. There are infinite varieties. It is a staple for most people in the world. It provides nourishment. For thousands of years we didn’t truly understand what was happening to make it work. And this fabulous invention is…Bread! I want to share...