Chairlift to Innovation: Building WOW Projects While Having Fun (Jan 27-29, 2014 in Davos-Klosters)
Interested in going beyond debating the hot topics of this year’s World Economic Forum? Why not share your ideas and turn them into concrete projects – and have fun at the same time!? Then join the free Chairlift to Innovation and learn how to grow…
You have to behave like a kid to become a leader
Can trainee programs teach leadership? Yes, but most of them don’t I conducted a project leadership for members of a trainee program. Attendees were motivated and full of energy. Participation was very good and some of the insights and outcomes of the interactive exercises were…
Closing the gap between education and employment (a McKinsey report)
Today I have come across an excellent report by McKinsey on how to close the gap between education and employment. Young people today are three times as likely as their parents to be out of work. Yet many employers can’t find people with the…
Is it worth working on ideas and projects for social good vs. projects for profits?
Again and again I am asked why i-Sparks, a new online platform for individuals and organizations interested in social change, is focusing on ideas and projects for social good vs. projects for profits. After all, the underlying approach and methodologies are also applicable in the…
Project for Passion
Today I have come across an excellent article about passion in design. It is entitled „The Game Has Changed. Design for Passion.“ and has been written by Adam Nash. While Adam talks about design thinking his observations can and should easily be applied to your…
2011 – Going Strong – A Review of a Great Year
The big and typical question you ask yourself at the end of the year how the past 12 months were, how you faired. This year it is a simple question to answer: yes, it was a great year! Or, shall I say another great year. …
The 2011 PMI Global Congress North America in Dallas – Part 3 – Take-Aways from Sessions on Leadership, Project Winners, the Learning Project Organization, and the future PMO
This is the third part of my impressions of the 2011 PMI Global Congress North America in Dallas. Part 1 talks about the conference setup. Part 2 covers my lessons learned from sessions on sustainability, ethics, innovation, and Agile. In this 3rd part I am…
2011 PMI Global Congress North America in Dallas – Part 2 – Take-Aways from Sessions on Sustainability, Ethics, Innovation, and Agile
This is the second part of my impressions of the 2011 PMI Global Congress North America in Dallas. Part 1 talks about the conference setup. You can read it here. In this second part I am talking about my takeaways from the sessions I attended. …
The Learning Project Organization
My presentation „The Learning Project Organization“ I gave at the PMI Global Congress North America in Dallas on Oct 25 is now available on Slideshare. A pdf version can be downloaded here. Synopsis of presentation: We live in a dynamic, ever-changing world where we can expect…
Innovation is not a continuous activity; it’s a project-based activity
Can innovation and projects go together? Absolutely. As a matter of fact projects can be the epitome of innovation, i.e. projects set-up and run effectively. This is what Tim Brown, CEO of the design firm IDEO, said about this very topic: „So innovation is not…