A Week of Video Blogs with Dan Roam

Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing Dan Roam, the author of the international bestseller, The Back of the Napkin (Expanded Edition): Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures, the most popular visual-thinking business book of all time. You could credit Dan as putting the idea of drawing and visual thinking on every business’s napkin (table) Read More …

Setting Boundaries and Outcomes for Events

Why would you place limits around your event? In this video excerpt from an upcoming podcast with Ruud Janssen, the co-author of a new book, Event Design Handbook: Systematically Design Innovative Events Using the EventCanvas, I asked him about placing boundaries around the event. He immediately jumped to expected outcomes of participants and how to achieve them is Read More …

The Origins of the Event Canvas

The popular book by Alex Osterwalder, Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers, with the ensuing Business Model Canvas has spawned many other “Canvases”, some famous and others not so famous. In this video excerpt from an upcoming podcast with Ruud Janssen, the co-author of a new book, Event Design Handbook: Systematically Read More …

Top 10 Business901 Podcasts of 2014

I had a great group of guests this year and had a lot of fun doing and reviewing over 50 podcasts that were recorded this year. This is a summary of the top 10 Business901 podcasts of the year. From this group, the top podcast of the year will be chosen. Drowning in Work? Jim Read More …

Can You Learn The Menlo Way?

Joyful and disciplined “agile” methodologies are the foundation on how Menlo Innovations have built their business culture. At this date, I am sure there is only limited seating left for this action packed day at Lean Frontiers outstanding training facility in Indianapolis, IN. In the August 26th session you will learn… how Menlo’s iterative design Read More …

Maximizing Your Storytelling

Dr. Nick Morgan is one of America’s top communication theorists and coaches. A passionate teacher, he is committed to helping people find clarity in their thinking and ideas – and then delivering them with panache. He has been commissioned by Fortune 50 companies to write for many CEOs and presidents. He has coached people to Read More …