Power Skills Periodical

Explore innovative strategies and creative solutions that empower professionals to overcome communication challenges, lead with confidence, and drive meaningful change in their organizations.

From Pilgrimage to Platform: A TEDx Reflection ai barcelona creativity d.school ideo spain speaking speech ted talk tedx Jun 02, 2025

I walked the Camino to remember something I had forgotten: That the heaviest burdens aren’t in our backpacks… They’re in our minds.

And this weekend, at TEDx ESEI International Business School Barcelona, I walked another kind of path, one made not of dirt and stone, but of stories, movement, meanin...

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Innovation Whisper: Cuteness as Innovation ai d.school ideo maven mba school section Apr 24, 2025

We often view innovation through the lens of disruption: bold, loud, and assertive. 

It’s the radical invention, the groundbreaking technology, the daring idea that commands attention. Think of Meta's metaverse launch. 

In business, in leadership, and culture, power is often associated with force,...

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AI Didn’t Kill Creativity — It’s Expanding Human Expression ai creativity d.school design future of work ideo maven section Apr 17, 2025

There’s a familiar tension echoing through our feeds right now. 

It's a big fear. 

Specifically, the fear that AI is erasing artists, replacing creators, and turning craftsmanship into code. 

And I get it. 

As someone who’s spent years researching the intersections of innovation, creativity, and...

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Hacking Innovation Leadership: Creating Collective Flow Through Improvisation, Creativity, and Innovation ai collective creativity d.school decision making design design thinking flow group ideo individual maven mba professional developement section Mar 25, 2025

In a world awash with constant change, the essence of learning and leadership is evolving. The skills needed to lead in the new world have changed. Many are being left behind.

Last week, we embarked on an extraordinary voyage through the lens of improvisation, transforming the traditional paradigms...

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Unleashing Innovation: My Journey with USF’s Entrepreneurship Program, Rankings & the Nault Naming Gift culture for innovation d.school fundraising program ranking reimagine education Sep 28, 2022

From Professor to Program Champion

When Poets & Quants recognized our Entrepreneurship Program as a Rising National Program and me as one of the 2022 Best Business Professors, I felt honored, not just for myself, but for the University of South Florida’s Nault Center for Entrepreneurship. The award...

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