Convos (Blog)

Applied creativity and inventive thinking for regular people in everyday life.

One Degree Away
M.J. DElia M.J. DElia

One Degree Away

I’ve been struggling to get good feedback on a project, so I tried something different. Instead of asking people for their thoughts I asked them to connect me. I deployed the Friend-of-a-Friend (FOAF) strategy. I examined my network of contacts and asked them to put me in touch with someone in their world who could help - and they did!

 

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Human-First Learning
M.J. DElia M.J. DElia

Human-First Learning

I run my own facilitation business, but I’m a teacher at heart. I love designing learning experiences that surprise and delight all parties involved – the students and the instructor(s). Delivering those learning experiences is special too.

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Hey, I Like You
M.J. DElia M.J. DElia

Hey, I Like You

We need to build our professional networks more like school kids expand their friendship circles. As grown-ups, we overcomplicate the whole networking experience.

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Too Many Balls
M.J. DElia M.J. DElia

Too Many Balls

When you run your own business everyone has advice for you. I hear things like: You need to focus. Find your lane and stay in it. You can’t make money pursuing all these projects. Ok, that last one was my own voice.

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