Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 31, 2012

On Monday, October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy re-designed that coastline. There were “traditions” around certain weather occurrences, like the annual Nor’easter that helped get the boat out of the water, the annual winter beach erosion and summer rebuilding and the very very rare snow on the beach.

Engineering 150

Engineering Learning-by-Doing Cost Planning 150

Mills Scofield

MAY 13, 2012

Khalil is preparing for a 2012 Fall launch. A national pilot with a majority of free/reduced-lunch students shows significant improvement in 51% of the math scores and improvement in attitudes about math – for both boys and girls. Lesson : Get out, meet some Gen-Zs and Millennials. We can all learn from their transformative innovations.

Business Model 154

Business Model Constraint Innovation Licensing 154

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 6, 2013

During 2012, creating a process for internal innovation moved to our priority list. Early in 2012, the team created ideas to impact each of these areas and voted on innovation as the common denominator. The team then hosted a brainstorming event with the entire company on how to encourage innovation at Geneca.

Innovation 130

Innovation Incubator Brand Document 130

Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 19, 2011

And, as we prepare for 2012, let’s think about the message we will deliver to those who receive the gifts of our work – and how we can better their work and lives. So, as we prepare for Christmas and Chanukah, take a moment to thank G-d for the gift of work and the gifts of our works.

Course 93

Course Productivity Products Innovation 93

Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 26, 2014

In his 2012 South by Southwest keynote, Springsteen said he got the inspiration for "The Rising" a few days after the attacks, when a stranger in a car stopped next to him, rolled down his window, and said: "We need you now. A great storyteller must be a great listener.

Learning-by-Doing 129

Learning-by-Doing Audience Open-book Innovation 129

Mills Scofield

MAY 20, 2013

He finished his undergraduate education in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at Brown University in 2012. Nabeel is pursuing a Master’s in Learning and Technology at the University of Oxford’s Department of Education and is also co-founder of Coursolve.org.

Education 164

Education Innovation Course Learning-by-Doing 164

Mills Scofield

AUGUST 27, 2012

by Chia Han Sheng on Sunday, August 19, 2012. MedInternational was started in 2011 to raise the standard of healthcare in resource-poor regions of the world by sharing and maintaining appropriate hospital technology in these areas, initially Zanzibar, Tanzania. Thoughts on Charity, Foreign Aid and Market Incentives - Tanzania.

Incentives 171

Incentives Marketing Microfinance Entrepreneur 171

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 16, 2013

When we met in January 2012, my idealist entrepreneurial dreams hit pavement as David shared their years of market experience in mobile recruitment while managing a large and rapidly growing team in over four countries. I was directed to two companies already working in this market, Baba Jobs in India and Assured Labor in Latin America.

Short-term 187

Short-term Innovation Entrepreneur Learning-by-Doing 187

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The core team was assembled the following Wednesday and in the five days that had passed since the announcement, our euphoria came crashing down into the question, “ how in the world are we going to meet the target measures by the end of 2012”? Million in new revenue (when our forecast was $250k) all in eighteen months!

Succession 70

Succession Industry Stage-Gate CFO 70

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Conference in February, 2012 was a half day event in which questions such as “What If There Were Carfree Cities?,” It was getting to the point where I began wondering if this was the point. So, how do you tell an audience they have a need? You hold an event and prove it to them. The first What If…?

Venture Capitalist 132

Venture Capitalist Conference Education Class 132

Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Sam Gilman and Andrew Kaplan , college juniors started Common Sense Action in 2012 with one chapter. In the summer of 2012, he interned at the Bipartisan Policy Center where he did research for a book on the causes and implications of gridlock in American politics. What if our youth started to take government back?

Kaplan 194

Kaplan Policies Politics Chief Executive Officer 194