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  • Leadership

Storytelling for Change Management: Moving Beyond Slideware

storytelling enhances change management
Transform your change management approach by harnessing storytelling to inspire engagement and overcome the limitations of traditional slideware—discover how inside.
  • Max Smart
  • October 17, 2025
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  • Leadership

The Stakeholder Roadshow: Portable Workshops for Busy Executives

portable executive stakeholder workshops
Feeling overwhelmed by stakeholder engagement? Discover how portable workshops can transform your approach and unlock new opportunities—learn more below.
  • Max Smart
  • October 9, 2025
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  • Leadership

How to Facilitate When You’re the HiPPO (Highest Paid Person’s Opinion)

lead with inclusive facilitation
Promoting open dialogue as a HiPPO requires intentional strategies to prevent dominance and empower diverse voices—discover how to lead effectively beyond your initial influence.
  • Max Smart
  • September 22, 2025
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  • Leadership

Shadow Boards: Involving Gen Z in Executive Innovation

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Discover how involving Gen Z in shadow boards can revolutionize innovation and leadership, but the key methods to get started are surprisingly straightforward.
  • Max Smart
  • September 8, 2025
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  • Leadership

Design Thinking for Strategy: Moving Beyond the Post‑it

innovative strategy through design
Design Thinking for Strategy: Moving Beyond the Post‑it reveals how human-centered innovation can transform your approach—discover what truly drives impactful results.
  • Max Smart
  • August 29, 2025
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  • Leadership

The Four‑Stage Pitch: Selling Design Thinking to Skeptics

persuading skeptics with structured pitches
I’ll reveal how the four-stage pitch framework can transform skeptics into supporters of design thinking, unlocking powerful strategies you won’t want to miss.
  • Max Smart
  • August 22, 2025
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  • Leadership

Design Thinking for Non‑Designers: A CFO’s Survival Guide

financial innovation through empathy
I can help you leverage design thinking to revolutionize your financial strategies and unlock new growth opportunities—continue reading to discover how.
  • Max Smart
  • August 9, 2025
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  • Leadership

From Canvas to Slide Deck: Translating Research Into Executive Narratives

research presentation transformation process
Bridging detailed research and compelling executive stories begins with understanding your audience—discover how to craft impactful narratives that resonate and persuade.
  • Max Smart
  • July 30, 2025
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  • Leadership

The Empathetic CEO: How Design Mindsets Rewire Executive Decision‑Making

empathy driven executive decision making
With a focus on empathy and design thinking, discover how visionary CEOs are transforming leadership—are you ready to rewire your decision-making approach?
  • Max Smart
  • July 19, 2025
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  • Process

Design Rituals: Daily Practices to Keep Teams Aligned and Creative

Stay inspired and connected by implementing daily design rituals that foster…
  • Design Thinking Team
  • November 21, 2025
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  • Process

Pre-Mortems: Identifying Challenges Before They Derail Your Project

Greatly anticipating project pitfalls, pre-mortems reveal hidden risks that can make or…
  • Design Thinking Team
  • November 21, 2025
empathetic user testing
  • Process

Human-Centered QA: Bringing User Empathy Into Testing

Many testing approaches overlook emotional experiences; discover how human-centered QA…
  • Design Thinking Team
  • November 21, 2025
creative focus through constraints
  • Process

Timeboxing Creativity: Using Constraints to Boost Focus, Not Kill Ideas

Greatness in creativity often hinges on boundaries—discover how constraints can unlock…
  • Design Thinking Team
  • November 20, 2025
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