Weekly Briefing No. 18

380 Words | (1) Adapting Secular Innovation to Fix Kingdom Higher Education, (2) Getting the Right People on the Innovation Bus, and (3) Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Cliches. Innovation in Higher Education…Just Add Salt and Light Innovation: Train for outcomes not life experience. Desired Outcome: A young, inspired and debt-free Kingdom workforce. The investment of college has become […]

Weekly Briefing No. 17

349 Words | (1) Serving Beyond the Known, (2) #1 Free Christian Crowdfunding Website, and (3) Leveraging Your Direct Service Providers for Innovation. Making Your Unknown Known (Even If Unknown) Innovation: Look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen. Desired Outcome: To serve people beyond the obvious. Future events, outcomes or situations that are […]

Weekly Briefing No. 16

395 Words | (1) Survey for Actual Need and Practical Solutions, (2) Tea for Two and Innovation for You, and (3) No Boomers Allowed in the Special Task Force Launch a Listening Tour…and Learn  Innovation: Survey to uncover new ways to serve. Desired Outcome: To serve people in the best manner possible. When was the last time […]

Weekly Briefing No. 15

347 Words | (1) Assigning Mary when Martha is Needed, (2) Take that Innovation Away and Give It to Another, and (3) Know When to Hold ‘Em, Know When to Fold Them. Why Good Gets in the Way  Many times a good solution to an obvious need seems reasonable when you are attempting to be expedient. However, […]

Weekly Briefing No. 14

308 Words | (1) Delivering Disproportionate Value, (2) Being Bold and Courageous in Your Ministry, and (3) Is News of Your Ministry Travelling Free? Deliver Disproportionate Value… Every time!  Delivering disproportionate value does necessarily not mean over engineering your offering with excessive features and benefits. It could simply mean offering a minimally viable product with ridiculously […]

Weekly Briefing No. 13

374 Words | (1) Are You Harvesting the Right Field? (2) Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing and (3) Fail Fast on the Best Ideas to Serve Better. Are You Harvesting the Wrong Field…and Don’t Know It At 3AM one morning this week, I awoke with a deep seated impression that I was innovating beyond […]

Weekly Briefing No. 12

334 Words | (1) Making Your Customer Service a Competitive Advantage, (2) Being Part of Something Much Bigger Than You and (3) Become a Brand Activist. Your Customer Service Could Be the Difference Maker Regardless if you offer a product or service, your customer service should be lavish to be a competitive advantage. Since people have […]

Weekly Briefing No. 11

320 Words | (1) Be Known for Serving Well and Posting Regularly, (2) Gleaning as the Lord Intended, and (3) Meeting People Where They Are and It’s Online. Be Known for Serving Well…and Posting Regularly Do the people you desire to serve know who you are or what service or value that you are trying to offer […]

Weekly Briefing No. 10

314 Words | (1) Get Over Yourself and Help Others, (2) Not Everyone Loves Innovation, and (3) Joy Proms’ Success Shines a Light on Church Need. Get Over Yourself and Help Others Do you remember the first four words Rick Warren started his seminal book, The Purpose Driven Life with? “It’s not about you” was insightful and […]

Weekly Briefing No. 9

339 Words | (1) Innovate to Create New Habits, (2) Work Inside Your Mission and Outside Your Walls, and (3) Create like Funnyman Jerry Seinfeld. K.I.S.S. and Innovate with Habit and Ease of Use in Mind Have you ever noticed how the Google search page has never really changed? That is because Google understands that people […]