How to Design a Meeting Infographic This infographic captures the basic principles of meeting design based on the Management by Design methodology. It derives from the consideration of balance and purpose, and the use of technology considered ahead of its use. For more details read about the DOs here and DON'Ts here. You can find meeting preparation advice … [Read more...] about How to Design a Meeting Infographic
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How to Design Conflict Out of Your Organization
My book, Management by Design, offers readers a methodology that creates purposeful engagement in the design of work experiences. Too often, we just let work happen to us, as managers and employees. In the daily rush to accomplish and fulfill, to satisfy and delight, we rarely take the time to consider why we do the things we do in the way we do them. A lack of context can be … [Read more...] about How to Design Conflict Out of Your Organization
Best Books on the Future of Higher Ed
Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com Blog followers and colleagues over at OnlineUniversities.com (no longer operating) posted a list of the top 10 best books on the future of higher ed. I thought I would share it with you. Here's the list: You can read the OnlineUniversities commentary here. I want to add one book to the list: Lowering Higher Education: … [Read more...] about Best Books on the Future of Higher Ed
August – Management by Design Tip of the Month: Design for Collaboration
I have been thinking a lot about collaboration lately. Writing whitepapers, facilitating scenario planning sessions and running workshops. We still have a lot to learn about working collaboratively. Working together just happens most of the time. We don't think about designing how we work, we just make the assumption that people know how to work together. That usually leads to … [Read more...] about August – Management by Design Tip of the Month: Design for Collaboration
The Future of College Stores: Good-Bye Books, Hello Learning
The Future of College Stores I gave talks at UBTech and CAMEX over the last year on the future of college retail. College bookstores face an existential crisis with the looming demise of physical book sales as digital technology rapidly becomes an option for learners. At the same time free content, via websites like the Kahn Academy, or through more proprietary means, like … [Read more...] about The Future of College Stores: Good-Bye Books, Hello Learning