Educational Comics, with Julia Shangguan ’18. April 4-6, 2025.
Gain an introduction to educational comics through discussion of examples, the basics of comics, and storyboarding processes. Practice strategies for visual organization and explore different methods. Have fun and walk out with a working non-digital sketch for your own educational comic.
Ethics Workshops with Steve Weiss ’77. April 13-14, 2024.
This series of two workshops will explore theoretical constructs to assess workplace ethics using as a case study the conflicts within and about OpenAI and its effort to develop artificial general intelligence, and provide practical advice to enhance participants’ prospects of becoming ethical leaders. Part 1: Workplace Ethics: Artificial Intelligence and Organizational Challenges. Part 2: Leadership Ethics: Expectations, Skills, and Communication.
Overcoming Setback, Problems, and Competition: Emotional Intelligent Leadership, with Kevin Allen. September 9, 2023.
Setback is an inevitable part of a healthy culture of experimentation and ambition. Kevin will give participants confidence in dealing with the absolute certainty of setback, not as an exception but as an integral part of leading effectively and the good that can come from success in a challenge. Tools will be provided as a practical guide for managing emotional responses during confrontation and for making decisions under pressure.
Crafting Compelling Agency Rhetoric, a Storytelling Workshop, with Diane Marty ’92. April 17, 2023.
Every nonprofit has its own story to tell, and it’s the storyline that compels donors and volunteers to engage and invest. Diane will guide participants through proven methodologies to enhance their storytelling game.
Build a Brand from Scratch, with Katy Wells and Julie West. March 4, 2023.
Gain marketing insight including initial research and basics of good graphic design. Allows exploration to define your own personal brand’s voice and vibe, and get feedback to walk away with a tangible work sample.
So you want to start a nonprofit? with Alexander McLean. December 3, 2022.
A practical and highly participatory workshop for people anywhere in the planning process, regardless of whether you have firm ideas about an organization you’d like to establish, you are interested in having an overview of some of the issues to consider when building a nonprofit, or you are just curious.
Generative Judgment, with Tim Hurson. November 10, 2022.
Imagine a team that’s always in fierce competition with its rivals. It has fewer resources than its opponents, yet this team has by far the best record in its league. Learn how to apply a unique, easy-to-implement thinking tool to your business or personal life. Use it for evaluating ideas, projects, people, and plans, doing this faster, better, more accurately than ever before.
