Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Natalie Nixon, creativity strategist, author, and president of Figure 8 Thinking, about polymaths, dance, fashion, gratitude, and how wonder, structure, and grace can make a major difference in an organization when interconnected.
Improve remote team alignment by doing these five things: 1) No Unnecessary Meetings 2) Check In On Your Team 3) Update Meeting Systems and Tools 4) Eliminate Siloed Work 5) Avoid echo chambers
Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Regine Gilbert, Assistant Professor at NYU and author of Inclusive Design for a Digital World: Designing with Accessibility in Mind. They discuss Nintendo, VR, accessibility as a byproduct of observation, and how awareness fuels innovation for an audience that needs it.
Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Vinay Kumar, Director of C2C OD, about listening skills, elephants, and patience in facilitation.
Douglas Ferguson chats with professional facilitator & workshop leader Cam Houser about his Instant Community-Building Workshop and his approach to facilitation design.
Voltage Control shares 5 pro-level innovation training tips to help you get the most out of every meeting.
Six Ways to Create More Effective Agendas: Set Clear Objectives, Focus on Essential Topics, Set a Realistic Schedule, Work Collaboratively, Reflection Time, Write it down
Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Kazique Prince, Founder of both Jelani Consulting LLC and Courage Equity, about empathy-driven inclusion, psychological awareness in the workplace, and how reconciliation affects all aspects of an individual’s life.
Scaling an idea is essential to bringing any idea to market, if it's scalable. Avoid the trap of voltage drop to successfully scale your innovations.
Run your next remote workshop like a pro by doing the following: 1) Prepare 2) Get involved 3) Be flexible 4) Schedule cleanup time 5) Debrief
