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Public Innovation Training, NW Indiana

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Attention Michiana, NW Indiana, Chicago. The speakers provide three different perspectives on innovation: theory of the “how to” from Gregg Fraley, real world case studies by local manufacturer Earl Miller, and the role of innovative leadership from Sheila Matias. Public Training Offering — Getting Innovation Started.

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With the Federal Government Doing Nothing, Communities Step Up

VC Adventure

In it we talk about the continued failure of the federal government to help small businesses and highlight some encouraging ways that local communities have stepped into the void to help. Op-ed: Communities across America rush to save Main Street as federal relief for small business stalls. Last week, the U.S.

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Embrace: Valerie Lopez on the importance of employee-led resource groups

Transformify

In her role, Lopez is responsible for providing vision and leadership to the diversity, inclusion, and equity program across Cision’s global organization. Having established Cision’s first formal DEI function, the program fulfills the company's core values and business goals of supporting its inclusive and diverse community.

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Welcoming Bobby Schnabel Back to CU Boulder

Feld Thoughts

Bobby Schnabel has returned to CU Boulder as the College of Engineering and Applied Science faculty director for entrepreneurial leadership , external chair of computer science, and campus thought-leader on computing. While you may not know Bobby, this is a huge add for CU Boulder and the Boulder Startup Community.

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Baby Steps To Breakthrough In Regional Economic Development

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

It’s about the collective creativity of the whole community. My colleague in innovation consulting crime Bob Eckert identifies twelve factors , somewhat akin to the Boy Scout oath (leadership, resources, experimentation, talent, technology, focus, etc.) But it’s much more than an econ developer’s creativity.

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Rewards of a Diverse Nonprofit Board: Making a Commitment to LGBTQ and DEI

Board Effect

In addition to the people represented by the LGBTQ community, racial inequality has also proven to be a destructive force. On the whole, minorities and people from the LGBTQ communities have been marginalized. The results indicate that a large number of people involved with your nonprofit probably come from the LGBTQ population.

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Out of the Crisis #4: Carl Liebert, crisis veteran and radical optimist

Startup Lessons Learned

39:34) Humility in leadership and learning from the mistakes. (42:07) One of the special obligations of leadership in a crisis like this is both to take the long-term view, but also to recognize we have an obligation to take action now. I have a family member back in Indiana and she's my aunt and she's been on a respirator for.