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How Symbols Shape Us

The recent Black Lives Matter movement has reignited conversation about historic statues and other symbols across the United States. The passion sparked when discussing statues of leaders who perpetuated racism and colonialism demonstrate how significant and powerful symbols can be. They represent the stories we decide to tell and become an extension of the community. […]

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When Face to Face Must Be Virtual

Transitioning previously face-to-face events to a virtual format is a tricky proposition. What works well in person may not pan out as planned online, with low audience engagement, missed networking opportunities and frustration on the part of organizers and audience all negatively impacting virtual events. We believe there are several concrete steps organizers can take […]

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Emerge From the Verge

Refining Your Purpose to Find a Way Forward Forward can be a relative direction. In business we always want to be moving forward, but unlike North or West, each business has to define forward for itself. Apple Computer thought its forward lay in the launch of a new product. Based on an innovative touchscreen technology, […]

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Ash to Innovation

Planning for the New Normal The public debate about reopening — whether businesses or beaches — shows no signs of a quick resolution and decision makers are finding that they will have to decide the right way to rebuild. This was a problem the city of Chicago faced in 1871 when a cow on the […]

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Ready for Liftoff

Staying Prepared When You’re Stuck on the Ground Uncertain times are the reason we work so hard to define ourselves – a clear, simple purpose is a deceptively difficult thing to distill but it provides something solid to hold on to when everything else is shaking. When one of Apollo 13’s oxygen tanks exploded, Ken […]

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