Category Archives: Newsletter
LEAD Tennessee’s Change Management Summit
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
Dr. Rick Brandt, TalentQuest Consulting Services
In April 2010, TalentQuest began working with the State of Tennessee to support its LEAD Tennessee initiative, a new leadership development program designed to address the challenges of the new millennium. In addition to conducting before- and- after 360 assessments on the program’s participants, we developed content for the program and facilitated much of it. At the year-long program’s core was six day-long summits, each of which was focused on a different leadership topic. Having successfully utilized ExperiencePoint’s ExperienceChange simulation tool with several other clients, I was eager to find a way to incorporate it into the LEAD Tennessee program.
Reflections on 15 amazing years … and our next 5
A big milestone for our business – our 15th anniversary – is fast approaching this summer and we thought it would be fun to reflect on the past and look ahead to the future.
It’s fascinating to look at our industry’s growth through the lens of conversation. From 1996, when the words “games” and “executives” were not to be uttered in the same sentence, to today when “gaming” seems to be everywhere, we’ve been lucky to be a part of many different and wonderful conversations.
Design Thinker in Leadership Development
FABULOUS FACILITATORS
Heather Wray-Isquierdo, MDA Leadership Consulting
I’ve recently had the pleasure of facilitating three consecutive Design Thinker sessions at a Fortune 500 company. The simulation was designed into the kick-off event for several committees comprised of cross-functional general managers and function leaders, tasked with creating strategies to both grow the business organically as well as create efficiencies to improve margin. The Design Thinker experience was reported by participants as one of the most valuable aspects of the two day leadership development event.
Design Thinker wins Gold at Edison Awards!
We’re very excited to share that ExperiencePoint’s Design Thinker, a simulation that builds innovation skills to solve business challenges, received the Gold Award for Best New Product at the 2011 Edison Awards Gala held in New York City on April 5, 2011. Design Thinker was honored in the Living, Working & Learning Environments category.
