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The Bloomberg Job Skills Report and Escape Rooms
/This article from Bloomberg Business sparked so many thoughts in my mind that I decided to write a blog post to make sense of them. The title of this post will make sense if you actually read to the end, but if you don't have time, here is a three bullet summary:
Read MoreMy Second Skillshare Class: Behind the Scenes
/When FiftyThree and Skillshare approached me this summer to create a course centered around data visualization and iPad drawing, I knew that it would be a fantastic opportunity. I said yes before knowing any details about how it would all work because my gut was telling me that doing this would provide me with much greater value than purely financial benefit. In fact, I didn't know I would make a penny until after we filmed the first class. While it wasn't clear to me in exactly what other ways I would learn and grow, now I know and can share with anyone who takes the time to read this.
Read MoreHighlights from the Visual Communication for Groups Pilot
/I packed a lot into my 8-day trip to the Bay Area, but the primary reason for being there was to conduct a workshop at the Stanford D-School with Alli McKee. We met this summer at IFVP and immediately recognized that we should find ways to work together and join forces towards a common goal: getting people in business to think and communicate more visually. Between the two of us we have experience consulting at Deloitte, Bain, and Ideo for all kinds of clients and industries. In this time we have learned that even teams made up of the best and brightest talent still struggle to develop and communicate their ideas clearly and effectively.
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