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I recently spoke with the incredible Tamara Ghandour–author, founder, and president of LaunchStreet, keynote speaker, and creator of the proprietary Innovation Quotient Edge (IQE) assessment.…
When several students at Davidson College in North Carolina pitched an idea to design and teach their own course, the small liberal arts school was…
As part of our Innovation Series, I recently spoke with David J. Bland, Founder & CEO of Precoil and co-author of Testing Business Ideas. We…
Most people would not expect to find a world-class innovator living on a farm in the middle of Iowa. But Todd Duclos, the bow tie-wearing…
How do you design products and services that people love? While this is a big question to answer, it can be solved using a process…
Kim Jenkins is changing the discussion about the fashion industry and how its social, cultural, and historical influences show up in our daily lives and determine…
Wolfgang Wopperer-Beholz is a London-based facilitator and self-described sense-maker who helps organizations and startups navigate change and complexity through training and coaching. He started his…
When Sonja Kresojevic was hired at Pearson, she led digital transformation for the international part of their business. After a year, she was promoted and…
[fusebox_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/control-the-room/CTR001.mp3" ] Have you ever wondered what it means to be a professional conversation designer? Listen as your host Douglas Ferguson and his guest…
As part of our Innovation Series, I recently spoke with David J. Bland, Founder & CEO of Precoil and co-author of Testing Business Ideas. We…
Yes, there’s a lot changing in our world, but not our ability to collaborate, creatively solve problems, and design impactfully. We aren’t able to converse…
For the vast majority of the world, all work and meetings are now virtual. If you’re worried about what this means for productivity and meaningful meetings,…
When you think of innovation, what comes to mind? Per its definition, innovation is a process of exploration and discovery. So what does this look…
When exploring how to communicate more effectively in meetings, we stumbled upon a golden archive that opened our eyes to the long-standing, poor productivity habits…
In the Harvard Business Review article “Why Design Thinking Works,” Jeanne Liedtka reveals the results of a seven-year study she did looking at 50 business…
This is part of my series on thought leaders in the innovation space. Check out the end of this article for links to others in…
We are on a mission to rid of the world of horrible meetings–the too long, unproductive, unfocused, boring, and cringey. Why? Because when done right,…
This is part of the 2020 Control The Room speaker video series. In February we hosted the second annual facilitator summit, Control The Room, at Austin’s…
The world is beginning to see glimpses of life transitioning back to “normal”; but what does the new normal look like? The forced work from…
When it comes to exploring and creating new ideas, collaboration is much mightier than the brainpower of any one individual. That is the idea behind…
I recently spoke with the incredible Tamara Ghandour–author, founder, and president of LaunchStreet, keynote speaker, and creator of the proprietary Innovation Quotient Edge (IQE) assessment.…
When you think about meetings, what’s the first thought or feeling that comes to mind? If it’s reluctance, annoyance, avoidance, frustration, unproductiveness, ambiguity, or a…
[fusebox_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/control-the-room/CTR001.mp3" ] Have you ever wondered what it means to be a professional conversation designer? Listen as your host Douglas Ferguson and his guest…
IDB Invest, the private sector institution of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, is a multilateral development bank committed to supporting the private sector in…
Yes, there’s a lot changing in our world, but not our ability to collaborate, creatively solve problems, and design impactfully. We aren’t able to converse…
For the vast majority of the world, all work and meetings are now virtual. If you’re worried about what this means for productivity and meaningful meetings,…
We are proud to announce the new line of Control the Room products for facilitators and anyone seeking to transform their meetings. Anyone attending this…
Beyond the Prototype
Have you ever struggled to move a key innovation project forward at work? Based on his experiences running Design Sprints for top companies, Douglas Ferguson wrote Beyond the Prototype to offer practical advice for people shifting from discovery to realization. Full of stories from companies like Google, Liberty Mutual, and Adobe, this guide outlines six steps that every team should take to launch their vision.