by Sara McGuyer | Feb 23, 2017 | Ideas |
Retreats can rally a team, solidify a new direction, move an idea forward. When well-designed, they can be fun, productive, and knock out multiple goals at once. Yet with all of this potential, bad retreats, where people leave feeling confused, deflated, or like they...
by Sara McGuyer | Feb 15, 2017 | Ideas |
You are a designer. You may not claim it, or even acknowledge it, but consider these questions: Have you ever planned an event? A family outing or vacation? Maybe set an agenda for a meeting? Or perhaps started a new initiative at work? I’m guessing you said yes...
by Sara McGuyer | Feb 6, 2017 | Creativity |
Before a big brainstorm session, warming up with a fun activity can go a long way to prepping people for creativity. One of my favorites is a drawing exercise called Get Sketchy. For this activity, people draw four objects during 30-second timed sprints with a variety...
by Sara McGuyer | Feb 3, 2017 | Creativity |
I’ve facilitated more than enough sessions where people say they can’t draw, or that they aren’t creative. I simply don’t believe this is true, and every time I heard it, it was like an exponential call to action. To help people seek and...
by Sara McGuyer | Feb 2, 2017 | Ideas |
While I always knew I wanted to start a company one day, I was seriously daunted by the legal side of things. I expected structuring the business to be wildy complex, time consuming, and expensive. If it weren’t all of those things, wouldn’t people go...
