Thinking Skills & Innovation for the 21st Century: Creative thinking, Critical thinking, Scenario planning, Creating an innovative workplace

Employee Engagement, Leadership & Organizational Development (OD): Appreciative Inquiry, Project management, Strategic planning, Engaging employees, Supervisory skills

Cultural Competence: Introduction to Cultural Competence, Introduction to the CLAS standards in healthcare: Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (U.S. Dept of Health)

Diversity Awareness: Religious, Racial/ethnic, Gender, Generational, Physical disability/ability, GLBT, Harrassment

Soft Skills & Customer Service: Interpersonal skills, Civility, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, The Gift of Listening, Assisting upset customers, Stress management

Written & Verbal Communications: Business writing and grammar, Basic technical writing, Presentations as performance art, Improvisation

Communications Skills: Empathy, Listening, Improvisation, Business writing & grammar, Basic technical writing, Presentations as performance art

Professional Development: Career development, Job-seeking tools

Fun & Games: Murder Mystery team-building events, Scavenger hunts (customized)

• Adapting to Change & overcoming Fear
• Ambiguity and embracing the Unknown
• Apple and/or Steve Jobs
• Business Reports: 2010 IBM CEO & 2010 BCG
• Changing Cultures to become Innovative
• Collaboration vs. Silos
• Continuous Improvement or Process Improvement
• Creative Arts & Innovation
• Creative Genius among Staff
• Creative Problem Solving
• Creative Thinking Practices & Exercises
• Creativity/Innovation
• Critical Thinking
• Curiosity & Asking Questions
• Divergent vs. Convergent thinking
• Employee Engagement
• Fun and innovation
• Hierarchy vs. Innovation
• How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci
• Innovation & the Economy
• Innovation in Government
• Innovation in History
• Integrity; Following own drummer
• Langdon Morris
• Leadership & Management Best Practices
• Learning from Mistakes
• Lifelong Learning and innovation
• Mentoring and innovation
• Model Innovative Organizations
• Podcasts on innovation
• Processes and Structures for Innovation
• Redefining Innovation
• Scenario Planning
• Six Sigma and LEAN vs. innovation
• Social Change and Innovation
• Spirituality in Workplace and innovation
• Trust and Respect in Engagement and Innovation
• Types of Innovation
• Weirdness and Creativity
• What-iffing
• Whole Brain Thinking
• YouTube Videos

Select Here to See More (Since Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast anyway) — Let Them Eat Cake! What do Innovative Work Cultures and Inclusive Work Cultures Have in Common? –R-E-S-P-E-C-T The Contenders for “Innovator-in-Chief”: Obama v Romney The Obama Administration & Innovation Innovation is a Banquet! –So Why Are So Many Leaders Starving to Death?! Breaking Creative & Innovative Thinking Out of Their Boxes Through Creative Problem-Solving Giving Thanks to the Original Innovators of The Americas Steve Jobs: Thank you, Dreamer Extraordinaire Kowabunga! Moving Notice & Repost: Got Ideas? Collaborators & YOUR creative brilliance sought for Kowabunga! A Creative Look at Employee Engagement by Explania Get Smart — Like Einstein! “Namaste” – Truly seeing and honoring our colleagues What Does “Innovation” Mean? Many Things. What Role Does Leadership Play in Innovation? — Every Great Show Needs Great Directors & Producers! More YouTube Brilliance & Inspiration! Leader as Conductor: Orchestrating the Creative Genius Throughout the Organization Yankee Democracy at Work… The “Ingenuity” Lies Within the Ranks Why Do Creative Thinking and Innovation Matter? — Seen Any Good Disaster Movies Lately? Fear of the Unknown? Looking More Closely at How and Why We Believe as We Do Trial & Error or Tried & “True”? …Or, a Matter of Balance? Our Wonderful Imaginations… So Close At Hand A Key to Creativity? “Entertain Thyself!” Part 2 of Podcast Interview with Jennifer Blaine Actress Jennifer Blaine & “Dr. Amir” Share Tips for Stimulating Creative Thinking, Podcast Part I CORRECTION: Curiosity Did NOT Kill the Cat! Fear Not Ideas Some Great Short YouTube Videos on Creativity & Innovation! Leonardo da Vinci’s CV: How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day Dance, Sing, and Shout for Joy Like an Egyptian! Creativity and a Shared Failure to Communicate Asking the Right Questions Critical Thinking “versus” Creative Thinking?! “Surf’s Up!” for Organizational Creativity — It’s Sink or Swim! “In a Nutshell” Notes on IBM’s 2010 Global CEO Survey: