Dear Reader,


I chose a spring green for Experiments because they're like first sprouts from the seed of an idea, maybe one that's been dormant all winter.


And whether or not an experiment fully succeeds, our observations about it help the idea, and us, grow.


Do you have a back-burner idea or dormant dream that needs a small, specific step (who? what? when? where? how?) so it can sprout?


As always, find more events, resources, and stories at innovatorscompass.org. Please share, and share back your experiences!


To sprouting from winter into spring,

Ela Ben-Ur, Founder of innovatorscompass.org

 

Join a new Event

I'm thrilled to copresent a "Getting Unstuck" workshop with Morgan Muschamp, who teaches a version of my Olin design for aging course at innovative Beaver Country Day School, and to check out the other fantastic speakers and sessions at their conference.

March 25 2-2:50pm, Chestnut Hill, MA

Register

This May, I look forward to sharing at a conference of educators trained in Stanford's Life Design Studio program. Plus the honor of hosting it went to the new Trinity College Career and Life Design Center that was cocreated via Innovators' Compass (story below)!

 

Try a New Resource

Congrats to my copresenter, Michael Hernandez, for launching his book Storytelling With Purpose at SXSW EDU! Michael writes about using Innovators' Compass for "any stage of the storytelling process" to tune into one's audience, generate ideas, and align goals.

See Michael's Book
 
 

Enjoy a New Story

From Joe Catrino, Executive Director of the Career & Life Design Center at Trinity College in Hartford, CT:


"Innovators’ Compass was instrumental for developing our Center, its mission, and its programs—to identify student needs, define potential goals, facilitate strategic thinking, and foster a creative mindset.


We spent extra time figuring out our Principles, which was critical and allowed us to better understand what we were really trying to put together at Trinity. What mattered most would drive the ideas and ultimate prototypes we would launch.


By integrating life design principles, this innovative framework empowered the staff and me to create a center offering groundbreaking solutions well beyond traditional career guidance for navigating transitions into, through, and after college—encouraging students and alumni to envision and realize a fulfilling and purposeful life."

YOUR stories move this work forward—please share them by email or tweet!

 

New UNSTICKers and Pocket Compasses!

Can you spot my daughter's addition?

As always, pay cost (10¢ + shipping) or what you can.

Check out this 2-minute intro video (or a picture book/video for kids):
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