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What Banana Yellow Dragons Have To Do With High Performing Leaders And Teams

What Banana Yellow Dragons Have To Do With High Performing Leaders And Teams

by Melissa Dinwiddie | Mar 23, 2023 | Articles, Innovation, Leadership, Play

My husband is an unrepentant generalist. (Kind of like his wife.) He calls himself a Human Swiss Army Knife®. ​ His YouTube account is filled with science stuff, makers, back-to-the-land folks, tiny homes, auto mechanics & car reviewers, inventors, movie trailers,...
How Do You Want To Measure Impact?

How Do You Want To Measure Impact?

by Melissa Dinwiddie | Mar 17, 2023 | Articles, Innovation, Leadership, Play

This week I kicked off a series of leadership trainings for a creative agency, to help their top leaders, influencers, and high potentials: ​ ✅ Connect better with audiences (be they clients, or internal audiences) ✅ Tell stories (as opposed to spitting out...
How This Misunderstood Improv Principle Can Lead To Stronger Teams

How This Misunderstood Improv Principle Can Lead To Stronger Teams

by Melissa Dinwiddie | Feb 14, 2023 | Articles, Culture, Innovation, Leadership, Play, Team Development

Raise your hand if you’ve heard the phrase “Yes, and…” ​ This principle from the world of improv is referenced enough in popular culture that when I mention it in workshops, typically at least half the room raises their hand. ​ But what does it...

Let’s Blow Up Interviews and Play Together!

by Melissa Dinwiddie | Dec 1, 2022 | Articles, Innovation, Play

​ Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash “Can we create escape rooms for interviews?” Christopher asked. ​ He meant it as a joke. Even followed it up with an “LOL.” ​ But actually, he’s onto something. ​ ​Christopher Lin, the host of the...
The Surprising Overlaps Between Artists and Business Executives

The Surprising Overlaps Between Artists and Business Executives

by Melissa Dinwiddie | Nov 16, 2022 | Articles, Innovation, Play

How is an artist like a high-level researcher? ​ How is a quilter like a team of creatives working at a marketing agency? ​ How is a playwright like a Head of Customer Experience & Engagement? ​ Let’s come back to that in a moment. ​ First, some pictures: ​...

Are You Being a Jargon Jenny?

by Melissa Dinwiddie | Sep 8, 2022 | Articles, Innovation, Strategy, Virtual Facilitation

Jenny couldn’t understand why she couldn’t get any interest in her work. ​ She was at yet another conference, talking to Ashanti, a writer for the local paper, as well as a well-known podcaster. ​ Now was Jenny’s chance to get a story about her...
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