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

.orgSource

Set the example by modeling the behavior you would like to see. Don’t waste valuable brain power. Einstein said, “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” Although this explanation sounds more like it belongs in the classroom than the office, my takeaway is the focus on uniquely human skills.

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Nonprofit Technology Training: Book List

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

.” I’ll co-teaching the session with colleagues Andrea Berry, John Kenyon, and Cindy Leonard. The session will cover what to do before, during, and after leading an effective technology training and provide lots of practical tips that will help you design fun, interactive, and highly effective technology training workshops.

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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. The design is a description of how you will use the time slots – goals, content, instructional activities, materials, technology, documentation, and evaluation. This is evaluation.

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[VIDEO] Creative Ways People Contribute to Community

Bloomerang

This’ll be a fun one. . This is kind of fun for you, I imagine, Lindsay, because you’re usually in my shoes listening to a guest speaker, but … – [Lindsay] I am. . That’s just a quick fun fact for you. So here’s a model for how you can establish common ground. . Thanks for being here.

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What Makes an Innovative Idea Actionable?

Museum 2.0

My model is the shining star. I draw design lessons from outside models all the time, so "creative thievery" approach feels natural to me. I'm enjoying designing a place that I think is going to be successful and a hell of a lot of fun. I want to make a well-documented model to serve as an engine of new physical ideas.

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[VIDEO] Why You Should Ditch The Way You’ve Been Doing Strategic Planning

Bloomerang

Now, I have a whole nother talk I can give you on the nonprofit business model, but let me just tell you, nonprofits as businesses are more complex than for-profits. One is that we tend to do all this research in the traditional strategic planning model. But three months is a little too long for that human brain to imagine.

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[VIDEO] How to Get a Return on Your Nonprofit Technology Investment

Bloomerang

Like is there a video that I can watch so that I can evaluate whether I want to use it or not?” The chief operating officer in the ’50s developed this model that is true for all of us, and it’s called the J Curve. Adult brains don’t learn new things that easily. Can you orient me to them? Make change.