Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Creativity Culture Customers Diversity Innovation Leadership Strategy Value Proposition Design' Where do you let others stand? And do you listen? Note: I love this painting for obvious reasons and if anyone knows who the artist is, please let me know!

Diversity 70

Diversity Creativity Innovation Strategy 70

Mills Scofield

AUGUST 7, 2017

The panel ranged from age 27 to 55, manufacturing to services, for and not-for-profit, and diverse backgrounds. So, when asked to moderate a panel of women entrepreneurs , I thought it was time to change the conversation.

Entrepreneur 132

Entrepreneur Agility Sample Advice 132

Mills Scofield

MAY 13, 2019

Value collaboration with individuals from diverse backgrounds - In this class, students came from a variety of concentrations, ranging from International Relations, Architecture, Sociology, Applied Math, Engineering, Economics.etc.

Uncertainty 188

Uncertainty Class Education Retail 188

Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 15, 2013

A community offers diversity, and diversity strengthens anyone. We can begin to empathize more and see how we can modify our innovations to better fit how people will actually use them. Use the variety of opinion to strengthen what you are working on. Your views need to be balanced with broader perspectives. Trust in tension.

Creativity 132

Creativity Innovation Self-aware Software 132

Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 19, 2014

Teaching by problems is constraining; elegant theories and patterns get squeezed into templates of problems, and the student will find it difficult to pull ideas from diverse fields to solve new and unseen challenges. I warn against this. Modern NBA MathHoops students need to know how to navigate ambiguous and unknown problems.

Education 132

Education Metrics Creativity Learning-by-Doing 132

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 18, 2015

If the cost (I m Cost ) is the amount of time a project will require, the impact (I m Gain ) is the assessment of organizational gains in terms of: Culture : an innovative, interdisciplinary, authentic and diverse mindset that encourages solving customers’ pains through experimenting-learning-applying and iterating which, by the way, helps the (..)

ROI 70

ROI Short-term Long-term Metrics 70

Mills Scofield

MAY 13, 2019

Value collaboration with individuals from diverse backgrounds - In this class, students came from a variety of concentrations, ranging from International Relations, Architecture, Sociology, Applied Math, Engineering, Economics.etc.

Class 91

Class Education Retail Course 91

Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2013

The diversity of species naturally cycles nutrients, protects the soil, and manages insect populations. This analogy for me is the most concrete rationale for the true value of diversity I’ve encountered. In a forest ecosystem, no intervention is needed.

Talent Management 167

Talent Management Management Supply Chain NGO 167

Mills Scofield

AUGUST 27, 2013

Our generation faces a society that has adopted English as a global language, but we cannot forget that learning other languages initiates deeper connections and more trustful relationships between diverse communities. Language is more than a pragmatic communication system. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

Education 169

Education Globalization GDP Learning-by-Doing 169

Mills Scofield

JUNE 1, 2015

It is through eclectic, diverse, and seemingly random relationships, interactions and friendships that we learn and then change the world. Andrew Kaplan eloquently sums this up in his post below he wrote right before graduation. So much of our learning is from each other and I have learned so much from him over the past 3 years.

Kaplan 70

Kaplan Wilde Learning-by-Doing Project 70

Mills Scofield

JUNE 1, 2015

It is through eclectic, diverse, and seemingly random relationships, interactions and friendships that we learn and then change the world. Andrew Kaplan eloquently sums this up in his post below he wrote right before graduation. So much of our learning is from each other and I have learned so much from him over the past 3 years.

Kaplan 70

Kaplan Wilde Learning-by-Doing Class 70

Mills Scofield

MARCH 5, 2015

He diverse background and expertise gives him the credibilty to speak on our very dynamic world. Joseph Pistrui' s post from his blog really resonated with me and I thought it would with you! Jospeh is a friend, colleague and wise man. So read on and please ponder.

Tools 70

Tools Innovation Operations Engineering 70

Mills Scofield

MAY 17, 2013

Writers as diverse as Aldo Leopold and Margaret Wheatley have been advising us for decades on how to recognize and function in complex environments – where solutions emerge based on the interactions of independent agents, and no one is in charge.

Environment 166

Environment Innovation Porter Education 166

Mills Scofield

MARCH 5, 2015

He diverse background and expertise gives him the credibilty to speak on our very dynamic world. Joseph Pistrui'' s post from his blog really resonated with me and I thought it would with you! Jospeh is a friend, colleague and wise man. So read on and please ponder.

Innovation 70

Innovation Tools Operations Environment 70

Mills Scofield

MAY 20, 2013

For entrepreneurs like Rajan , who solicited the help of students to significantly alter the course of his biotech startup’s business development, accessing insights from a diverse body of learners was game-changing. But Rajan wasn’t alone.

Education 164

Education Innovation Course Learning-by-Doing 164

Mills Scofield

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Our group formed simply by where we were sitting around the design table and spoke to the diverse array of backgrounds in the class. Inspired by the idea of collaboration, a group of us decided to work together to create something impressive, something that would get our client’s attention – basically, something BIG.

Class 178

Class Project Long-term Engineering 178

Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

During our four sessions, we coached the Chatham team to first identify their organization’s diverse roles (which includes business service provider, government policy influencer, educational resource, and liaison for B2B urban development programs). From here, we identified the key activities and challenges faced in each area.

Ryan 130

Ryan PR Project B2B 130