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European Leadership Summit

European Leaders Presentation

In November I was able to spend a week with key leaders in ten countries for some strategy and encouragement.  Part of my job is to network with leaders.  Another key piece is to resource those leaders.  Over the past two years, the vision for how a denomination is connected has been evolving.  We’ve changed most communication strategies and wineskins to something new.  Part of my job...

What I Learned in Haiti

Tent City

Two years ago today Haiti was hit with a devastating blow.  Port au Prince was leveled.  A country which was already third world was seemingly set back many more years with the country in shambles.  With all of the news stories today chronicling the journey of Haiti and how bad things are, I’m choosing to reflect a bit differently. Last April I was privileged enough to travel with one of...

How You Lost Your Creativity and Three Simple Things You Can Do To Get It Back

Painting of colorful tree leaves

Karl Gude teaches classes on creative thinking and problem solving and conducts Design Thinking workshops in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University. Gude is the Director of the college’s Media Sandbox and a faculty instructor in the School of Journalism. Prior to entering academia, Gude was the Director of Information Graphics at Newsweek magazine and...

Sour Apples

If you have read my blog, you’ll find quickly I love Apple. I love the product, the culture, and the tools they create. I love the way they design hardware and software together. I love how Apple products outshine others in the marketplace. I’m writing this post on a 13″ MacBook Air with an Apple Wireless Keyboard and Magic Mouse. I’ll upload it via my broadband Internet...

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