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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication

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The 4Cs or critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication complement technology and will serve any organization well in competitive markets. Set the example by modeling the behavior you would like to see. Promote Collaboration Creative people understand the power of group thinking. Don’t be a team in name only.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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When the Public Health Department was looking at how to reopen safely, they had a sounding board, and we were able to collaborate to develop successful solutions. On the other hand, in Madison, where we didn’t have a Kitchen Cabinet, collaboration on reopening was much more challenging. That’s probably why we don’t see more of them.

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A New Era for Foundation Collaboration

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In the past, many foundations viewed collaboration as a speed bump. Collaborations, after all, take time. But at a time when many foundations are looking for creative ways to address the overlapping crises of COVID-19, racial injustice, and climate change, they are viewing collaboration much differently. Why Collaborate?

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3 Ways to Activate DEI in Your Nonprofit Organization

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With that, here are three starting points for activating DEI in your organization: Provide the tools Normalize feedback Evaluate and Reevaluate 1. The objective of these check-ins is to encourage questioning, disagreement, and collaboration in the spirit of collectively defining and maintaining success.

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Study the Data, But Eat the Cake—Put the Human Factor Forward

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Sunk cost fallacy is that soul-sucking tendency to continue investing time, money, or effort into activities that are clearly failing. Machine Learning, predictive modeling, and natural language processing are a few of the ways AI makes data more meaningful. Our diversity strategy puts inclusion at the center of all our activities.”

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Lead From the Human Side of Technology

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Digital platforms and processes infuse every business activity. As a result, IT leaders are called on to share their wisdom with the rest of us, and they are challenged to help us collaborate in ways that are unfamiliar and sometimes uncomfortable. Social skills— along with empathy help teams successfully collaborate to get work done.

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Build a Mission-Worthy Team

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In our models, we assume that astronauts are intelligent, that they’re experts in their technical areas, and that they have at least some teamwork skills. There are role-playing exercises, and the final activity is a cultural fit session. What’s tricky is how well individuals combine.” Our interview process is rigorous.

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