How to let someone else do the thinking
We explore mental models as a way to help nonprofit people work faster, smarter, and with greater impact.
Adult learning
3 Tips to Produce Memorable Nonprofit Learning
On Wednesday, we launched a new “Disaster Planning for Nonprofits” curriculum. An emergency planner in attendance ended our session with an unsolicited endorsement: “That was… Read More »3 Tips to Produce Memorable Nonprofit Learning
The shape of a glass can influence how much we drink
It may be too late into this pandemic to share this research. It turns out that the shape of a glass can influence how much… Read More »The shape of a glass can influence how much we drink
I see you: Creating online social connection
We can create social connection in our online learning and leading if we are intentional in how we do it. Here are 3 ideas for helping people feel seen and connected.
Knowledges
When we think about different kinds of knowledge and how they show up in our trainings, we can be more inclusive.
A story makes meaning.
If I had a dime for every time I saw “storytelling” mentioned in a nonprofit context, I would be staycationing this summer with a white… Read More »A story makes meaning.
The Producer Role: Ensuring Online Success
Imagine an in-person workshop. The speaker is setting up materials in the front of the room, organizing her props, and making sure she has her… Read More »The Producer Role: Ensuring Online Success
What is instructional design?
Margaret Schulte and I explain instructional design in our new e-book “How to Design for Action.” We define the term in the introduction, which I… Read More »What is instructional design?
Push less dirt, Lift more rocks
Two years ago, my family bought land north of the city. Laboring with hand tools quickly proved futile, so we acquired a tractor. The tractor’s job is to push dirt around to flatten the land for a future orchard. The challenge is that the dirt is filled with large rocks, glacial erratic boulders to be precise, so it is hard to push that dirt around. It would be a lot easier if we could grab the boulders from above and pull them up and out of the dirt.
Five Years Later: Lessons from FUN
Finance Unlocked for Nonprofits (FUN) launched five years ago this week at the Washington State Nonprofit Conference. We shared the five buckets of basic nonprofit… Read More »Five Years Later: Lessons from FUN
Lessons from Mary Poppins
We remember the songs from Mary Poppins, but not from its sequel. Why? There is a good reason.
Grains of Learning in a Mayo Jar of Time
It would be hard to imagine a more ridiculous purchase. Straight out of a trainer tools magazine, a $39.95 mayonnaise jar complete with golf balls,… Read More »Grains of Learning in a Mayo Jar of Time