A Recipe for Success: Skill, Knowledge & Attitude

A Recipe for Success: Skill, Knowledge & Attitude

To acquire a new skill, we may follow a recipe, or maybe we cook by instinct and follow our gut. Either way it requires us to begin. From there, the path involves cultivating three these three things. Let’s define each of these elements in the context of being a service professional learning something new.

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The Fogginess of It All

The Fogginess of It All

 

IF YOU ARE FEELING FOGGY AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR AN ORGANIZATION,
IT'S TIME TO SNAP OUT OF IT! 

This post is for those of you who are on the fence about making a decision—any decision—because you or someone close to you feels lost in the F.O.G. (Fear, Obligation and Guilt)

Here are Lessons for Cutting Through the Fog from visual-thinking gurus Austin Kleon & Mike Rohde; a first-time sketchnoter; a hollywood producer; and, former US Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. 

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7 Tips for Overcoming Fear of Scribing

7 Tips for Overcoming Fear of Scribing

Stage fright. Butterflies in the stomach. Cold feet. Whatever name you use for the feeling, they all describe the same thing — the fear of failing publicly. So, how can graphic recorders effectively balance the flood of new information and process those ethereal ideas in concrete visual form, even while quietly freaking out?

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A Personal introduction to Business Model Studios

In April, we hosted a very special guest in Nashville. The talented and witty Patrick van der Pijl, producer of the best-selling business book, Business Model Generation.

For 10 days, Patrick worked with our team to accelerate the production of a new online course set to launch June 1st.

This course is perfect for the busy facilitator, consultant or manager who works with teams to examine, understand and innovate new business models.

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4/5 LIVE WEBCAST - Rock the Monkey: Visual Facilitation Skills & Brain-Based Learning

 

Click the link for local broadcast times and to register:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/323700162
 


We will be talking about the visual, must-know, brain-based techniques that you need as a facilitator, consultant, teacher or coach in order to increase the success of your clients and students, while making you look like a rockstar. 
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Student Movies & Studio Move

The participants in our six-month intermediate course, That Creative Space, have been designing, filming, editing and uploading fabulous introduction videos, ranging from straight talk to their laptop camera to full-blown productions with animation and special effects.

Esther in Norway wins the Alphachimp Academy Award for her interpretation of Braveheart, painting her face with pastels as she prepares for a scribe battle!

We have loved watching them all and finally had a chance today to sit down and comment on most of them. 

Here are some "behind the scenes" of the last two weeks here at Alphachimp Studio:

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