Note from Beth: Several years ago, I was got trained in design thinking facilitation methods using Luma and have incorporated these techniques into my consulting and training practice. I have also learned a lot from other nonprofit colleagues who have use these techniques, including Brian Reich (see this blog post about his design thinking work to solve the refugee crisis) who has just published a book on innovation called "The Imagination Gap" and my colleagues, Ted Frickes and Micheal … [Read more...]
Using Design Thinking To Help Solve the Refugee Crisis at #SXSW
I'm just back from SXSW where I did a session on Tech Wellness with Aliza Sherman. We are working on a book together called The Happy,Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout. A blog post on that is coming! I did make time to attend different sessions and walk through the exhibit hall, but one of the most exciting things I saw was the "Gamestorm: Take on the Refugee Crisis" organized by colleague Brian Reich for USA for UNHCR, the agency that helps and protects refugees and … [Read more...]
What I learned from Jad Abumrad About the Secrets of Creative Risk Taking
I'm very honored to be giving the ending keynote and facilitating a design lab on self-care and avoiding burnout at the National Arts Marketing Project Conference. Because I started my career in the arts field and wanted to do some active listening to the audience before speaking, I came in for the whole conference. Yesterday, I was participant in a convening called the Arts Brain Trust, a leadership group that will participate in the design lab later in the conference. This session was … [Read more...]
Using Design Thinking for A Foundation's Investment Strategy
What if a funder got real-time input from its grantees and other partners to develop its investment strategy? What if they used a design thinking process to not only get feedback from grantees but as a way to develop a more agile way of working? I was thrilled to work with the Brainerd Foundation staff to help design and facilitate a design lab using techniques based on Luma Institute methods earlier this month. Here's what I learned about the facilitating design thinking processes: What … [Read more...]
How Can Nonprofits Become Agile Learners?
I read this wonderful article "Agility Is Today's Most Critical Leadership Competency" by Julie Winkle Giuliani, author of "Watch Them Grow or Watch Them Go." Agility is defined in the dictionary as light and graceful or as a project management approach, but she defines agility as the ability for continuous learning and as a leadership competency in today's complicated world. The leadership qualities she identifies are what many of us have been described as networked leadership: Expansive, … [Read more...]
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