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Strategies for Innovation Stop Groundhog Day Thinking

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In the movie Groundhog Day, actor Bill Murray is condemned to live the same day of his life over, and over, and over again. Groundhog Day thinking is the seductive loop that lurks in offices and conference rooms tempting us to reject fresh ideas for recycled solutions. How do you resist the pull of the […].

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The social sector has a negativity bias. Here’s what you can do about it.  

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Leverage the George Bailey Effect The 1946 holiday movie It’s a Wonderful Life tells the story of George Bailey, who is considering taking his life on Christmas Eve, because his problems feel unmanageable. The movie ends with George realizing that his life was pretty wonderful after all.

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What the Vietnam War and the Stockdale Paradox Can Teach Us About How to Face 2022

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Admiral Stockdale replied that he never wavered in his faith that he would get out and, more importantly, he would turn his time as a POW at the Hanoi Hilton into a defining event of his life, that in retrospect he would NOT trade. Here’s the crux of The Stockdale Paradox. What does this mean?

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Why Nonprofits Need to Be Early Explorers of the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In this early stage, the metaverse is being envisioned and portrayed as an online reality that we humans enter and experience as avatars through a VR headset, similar to the Oasis experience in the movie Ready Player One. A visit to the Second Life Marketplace can help you better understand the concept of shopping for NFTs in the Metaverse.

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

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There are some universal elements to any compelling story, whether they’re in books, the news, articles, blogs, or movies. What is happening in your hero’s life? They’re just overall happier children, and their success at school sets them up for success later in life! What Makes a Good Story? Your donation of $7.32

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How To Turn Your Smartphone Into A Movie Production Studio In 6 Easy Steps

Global Giving

A video treatment app like Cinema FV5 or Movie Looks (to add color treatments to your video, if so desired). iMovie (for assembling all the pieces into a movie. We tend to block out these everyday noises in our normal life, but you will be surprised how loud and obvious they can be on film. How loud are passersby?

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Life is a long experiment that includes successes and failures

Have Fun - Do Good

Last weekend, I saw two movies, Birdman and Particle Fever , that portrayed very different attitudes towards success and failure. So, I’m hoping to spend some time at the end of this month reflecting on some of my most recent failures with a “scientific method” type of lense: Question: What question about my life was I trying to answer?

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