Archive for November 2015
003- Integrative Design for New Ways to Improve Building Performance
In this episode, Leslie Billhymer, an architect and lecturer at University of Pennsylvania, talks about reducing energy use by buildings which accounts for a third of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Like other tough challenges, this one is benefiting from a collaborative approach that Leslie calls integrative design. == Subscribe to the Quadrant…
Read More002- How Competitors are Joining Forces to Address Mega Challenges
In this episode, Andrew Winston, author of The Big Pivot, talks about the impact of the sustainability challenges we face as a society on companies. He also describes the types of radical collaborations that companies are embracing to join forces against threats to a sustainable life on this planet. == Subscribe to the Quadrant II…
Read More001- Research-Based Ways to Improve the Creativity of Groups
In this episode, Dr. Keith Sawyer, author of Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration, talks about his unique research of highly creative groups. While many have studied the creativity of individuals, the creativity of groups is important work because it takes collaboration to turn the creativity of individuals into innovation. == Subscribe to the…
Read MoreIt Takes a Team to do User-Centered Design
It takes a team to do user-centered design because there are many touch-points between a product or service and a user. For example, for a product, there are the following touch-points: the discovery of the product the buying experience the packaging experience the use of the product the support for use of the product the…
Read MoreTo Facilitate or Not to Facilitate Innovation
To facilitate or not to facilitate innovation goes beyond the want or need for innovation. Facilitation is about a content-neutral process to support innovation. This blog post was inspired by Fulcrum Connection’s Science of Success podcast interview with sustainability guru Andrew Winston (sign up for Fulcrum Connection’s Quadrant II Newsletter at www.fulcrumconnection.com to find out…
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