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Innovation

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Design Thinking | January 13, 2021

The 7 P’s of Beyond the Prototype: Purpose, People, Process, Prep, Practical Concerns, Pitfalls, Product

7 practices to go beyond the prototype and launch your next big idea.

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Meeting Culture | October 23, 2020

Empathy, Ethics, & Value Systems in Innovation

Christina Wodtke, author of best-selling book Radical Focus and a lecturer at Stanford University, has helped grow companies such as LinkedIn, Zynga, Yahoo, and The…

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Podcast | October 20, 2020

Episode 14: Taking down your inner firewall

Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Sam McAfee, Founder of Startup Patterns, about Breaking the divide between your personal values and professional persona.

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Innovation Series | September 25, 2020

Banning the Word Innovation in the Work of an Innovation Team

Innovation Series: Douglas Ferguson talks with Dr. Zayna Khayat, Future Strategist of SE Health, about disruption gurus, Kaiser Permanente, and why she tries to ban the word innovation with her team.

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Innovation Series | September 14, 2020

Falling in Love with the Problem

Innovation Series: Douglas Ferguson talks to multidisciplinary designer Lisa Baird about her career journey, falling in love with the problem, the helpfulness of curmudgeonly people, and the deeper systems underneath user experiences.

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Podcast | August 25, 2020

Episode 7: Why Your Meeting Really Isn’t Your Meeting

CTR Podcast: Host Douglas Ferguson speaks with Lynda Baker, founder and president of Meeting Solutions Online, about her relationship with IAF and they take a deep dive into the concepts of facilitation and why you don't need to manage or control every part of a conversation.

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Innovation Series | August 24, 2020

Harnessing the Potential Energy of Innovation

Innovation Series: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Tom Counsell, Executive Director of B-Hub Prague, about how to build a team that can harness raw potential, being diplomatic about failure, and the amazing innovative power of poor communities.

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Podcast | August 12, 2020

Episode 6: Energize the Life of Your Job

Control the Room Podcast: host Douglas Ferguson talks with Karen Holst, LinkedIn Learning expert and co-author of their book Start Within, about how to dive into the book and use it to contribute to your growth journey.

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Innovation Series | August 11, 2020

Innovating an Organization’s Culture to Drive Product Innovation

Kris Pennella, Director of Red Hat’s Open Innovation Labs, is on a mission to assist companies in getting products to market faster by transforming their…

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Podcast | July 21, 2020

Episode 4: Sleep Patterns and their Effect on Decision-Making

Control the Room Podcast: host Douglas Ferguson talks with Somn CEO & Founder Ceili Cascarano. They discuss sleep patterns and their effect on cognitive and overall health, how to speed up the decision-making process in meetings, and the necessity of identifying a meeting purpose for optimum productivity.

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