Many of us have adopted the mantra “work hard, play hard,” as a method to construct our work and social lives around; “the harder I…
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“In life, change is inevitable. In business, change is vital.” -Warren G. Bennis If there’s one sure thing in life, it’s that change is constant…
Last week, Austin Tech Alliance hosted a “town hall” ideation gathering to discuss the threat of coronavirus during the upcoming SXSW Conference and Festivals and beyond. Members…
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…
I’m sure many of you have fallen prey to the “Stickie Storm,” a half-baked workshop that involved a tornado of stickies but didn’t result in…
Last week we hosted the second annual facilitator summit, Control The Room, at Austin’s Capital Factory. We launched the summit last year in partnership with MURAL to create a space for facilitators…
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…
I once took an entrepreneurship course with prominent businessperson Gary Hoover. One evening, the class went to the mall, where we observed different retail spaces…
Often, when words and ideas become ubiquitous — “disrupt,” “unicorn,” and “curate” are some potentially over-used words in the start-up and design space — we begin not to listen.…
I’m obsessed with better meetings. I’ve already written about the top reasons that meetings go poorly, so now it’s time to look at the positive.…
