Melissa Pierson·Jul 30, 2023Top 10 Reasons You Need a FacilitatorLast week, I co-facilitated a simplification sprint, which is like a design sprint, but with the goal of improving efficiency…
Melissa Pierson·Jul 6, 2023From Dirty Laundry to Fresh Beginnings: Embracing Life’s Transition MomentsIn the midst of folding towels it hit me: I’m tired of the finite game that rewards exhaustion, egos & conformity. I’m ready to build for…
Inspiringnext·Jan 11, 2021School of Living: Master’s Class of 2021We are about to graduate, why think of going back?
Inspiringnext·Jul 22, 2020NDE 4.0 Special Issue of Materials EvaluationNDE 4.0 Special Issue of Materials Evaluation (July) from ASNT came out today. Being a guest editor on first such compilation is an honor…
Teresa Kowal·Mar 26, 2020Impacting InnovationSuccessful innovation requires keeping pace with industry changes and the eve- changing demands of a fractured customer base. Companies…
Inspiringnext·Feb 2, 2020Who needs a “Chief Innovation Officer” — Only those who want to grow, right?For many years, companies have over-focused on techniques such as Lean and outsourcing to reduce cost. Now, they are waking up to a…
InInnovation Sweet SpotbyKristann Orton·Mar 19, 2019Why You Need An Innovation CoachToday, organizations routinely ask their people for innovation, and then prevent it from happening. - Costa Michailidis, Co-Founder of…
Tristan Allen·Jun 20, 2018‘The more I practise, the luckier I get.’Gary Player’s (iconic golfer, for the non-sports fans among you) famous mantra sums up nicely how it pays to put in the groundwork. There…
