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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

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Actually, the process is based on three decades of research conducted by authors Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne. The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based team was motivated by the desire to find solutions for struggling businesses like the Detroit automobile producers. The organization wanted to create a user-friendly certification process.

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Facilitation Friday #6: Balance Content and Process, Ideas and Action

Idea Architects

Facilitation Friday #6: Balance Content and Process, Ideas and Action. Effective facilitation must manage (or balance content and process, as well as attention to both ideas and action. They appreciate and understand that different groups may need to use different processes to achieve different desired outcomes. More Resources.

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Becoming You: 9 Questions & 6 Resources on Authenticity

Idea Architects

Becoming You: 9 Questions & 6 Resources on Authenticity. Here are some of the questions and resources Ive finding helpful. Crossing the Unknown Sea by David Whyte (2001) Whyte is a poet who has written several “crossover” books that apply artistic insights to business processes. Labels: authenticity , resources.

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Months Before 2020 Census Gets Underway, State Nonprofits Boost Campaigns

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The decennial process of counting the U.S. And, when necessary, those nonprofits are speaking up about issues with the process. population is about to get underway, and nonprofit coalitions are starting to boost their Census awareness efforts—complete with major ad campaigns. The 2020 Census has already been particularly fraught.

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Effectively Training a Global Audience: What Works?

Leading Learning

Now, if it’s already a complicated process to create e-learning courses in your native language, what happens when you add one, two, three, or more languages into the mix? If you’re not careful, you might end up with a chaotic process and a less-than-effective course. She currently serves on the board of ATD Detroit.

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Facilitation Friday #29: Six Questions for Decision-Making

Idea Architects

Managing participative decision-making, particularly with diverse individuals who may come from various departments or functional areas, requires strong group process and facilitation skills. Regardless of the tools used or process selected, some of the core questions facilitators must help groups answer include: 1. Blog Archive.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Watch Out for Unintended.

Idea Architects

The reserves grown over the years and the consistently balanced budget unintentionally lead to individuals not wanting to invest any of the resources so carefully accumulated? 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. 28, Columbia, CAI-SC Annual Conference. 1, Columbus, OFA & ANLA Staff Workshop. 2, Columbus, PIA-Ohio Board Workshop.