Mills Scofield

MAY 5, 2015

Educating myself about the fall of the Roman Empire may not provide direct, transferable skills to the corporate office, the quirky startup, or any particular field of work. But I argue it gives me something even better: critical thinking skills. Critical thinking skills. Quite the buzzword these days.

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CEO Microfinance Class Pharmaceuticals 70

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Are you developing your people’s skills, independence, creativity, knowledge, expertise? Sure, there’s a lot to learn from your HOW , but is that more important than learning for themselves? How would you want to be managed ? Or are you undermining them? Next time you give an assignment, stop and think about the dishwasher.

Management 136

Management Micromanagement Learning-by-Doing Maturity 136

Mills Scofield

MARCH 5, 2017

These can be hobbies, skills, work, stuff you like learning or doing, anything - don't restrict yourself, take a holistic approach of you - personal, professional, academic, etc. Same guidelines as above - hobbies, skills, work, learning, etc. So here are the 3 questions I ask to start a Life by Design. “ ” Make a list!

Guidelines 70

Guidelines Learning-by-Doing Planning Goal 70

Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2014

If I’m going to fly, I have to trust the airline to have sane, sober, skilled, alert pilots. To create great music you need an ensemble — a trio, quartet, basically a team of players with complementary strengths, skills and vulnerabilities and a willingness to listen to each other and a common goal.

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Efficiency Energy Senge Resources 132

Mills Scofield

AUGUST 17, 2012

At other times our competence is simply the unintended consequence of doing what needs to be done…” We’ve been hiring for skills first and maybe culture and passion. Skills can be taught – enhancing a culture and bringing passion to work? It’s time to turn that around.

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Innovation Safe Harbor Sports Education 146

Mills Scofield

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Jack Kearney : When you've got the skills and team to start building a product, it's really easy to get carried away and just 'go'. Learning to test your ideas as cheaply and efficiently as possible is a skill that we have only recently begun to develop. Unfortunately, that sort of mentality can lead to a lot of wasted lines of code.

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Learning-by-Doing Creativity Brainstorming Skills 138

Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Numerous studies have shown the power of physically making for muscle memory, learning new cognitive skills, and much more. Making, physically making, with atoms, not bits (or at least not just bits), is powerful!

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Workshop Learning-by-Doing Education System 91

Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The Genecian team heartily agreed that this project was a unique opportunity to remove ourselves from our everyday business lives and put our skills to work helping dedicated problem solvers we might otherwise never have the privilege of meeting. After that, we have a long list of tasks, administrative and marketing, ahead of us.

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Ryan PR Project B2B 130

Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Are you developing your people’s skills, independence, creativity, knowledge, expertise? Sure, there’s a lot to learn from your HOW , but is that more important than learning for themselves? How would you want to be managed ? Or are you undermining them? Next time you give an assignment, stop and think about the dishwasher.

Management 91

Management Micromanagement Learning-by-Doing Maturity 91

Mills Scofield

AUGUST 14, 2013

Use your skills and interests. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. Show, don''t tell. Know what you can control. Be double-booked, put more stuff on your calendar than you can possibly do. The more you say it, you become it. Be your own best advocate. Don''t wait for someone to come along and say that you can do it; tell them yourself!

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Mentor Learning-by-Doing Motivation Career 149

Mills Scofield

MAY 13, 2019

We each brought different skills, as she shared her keen eye to visually display her reasoning, and I shared my systematic reasoning in informing detailed decisions we made for our project. My partner studied History of Art and Architecture, and I studied Cognitive Science and Education.

Uncertainty 188

Uncertainty Class Education Retail 188

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 21, 2013

The steps include: Take deliberate action in the areas that sustain your health, personal relationships, career networks, job skills and life maintenance, or they won’t happen. Attend a class to learn a new skill, or plan a long weekend away. Get to bed early one night.

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Career Open-book Follow-up Globalization 176

Mills Scofield

MARCH 28, 2013

Since reinventing ourselves can be daunting, Dorie uses a ‘lean startup’ approach to help us experiment and prototype (as she says, “test drive”) our path and develop the skills we might need. As someone who loves mentoring, and being mentored, her chapter dedicated to finding and learning from a mentor hit home.

How To 163

How To Mentor Tactics Advice 163

Mills Scofield

JUNE 18, 2012

That’s how we learned and developed preliminary pattern recognition skills. Do you remember playing the “which of these is not like the other” when you were a kid? Somewhere along the way, it switched!

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Open-book Innovation Books Blog 138

Mills Scofield

MAY 8, 2012

But moreso, Kona is not your average 24yr old - her poise, wisdom, leadership, business acumen and management skills are on par As a C.V. Kona Shen graduated in 2010 with an honors thesis on the impact of foreign aid on Haiti’s environment and ways the international community could improve aid efforts. Not your average thesis.

Innovation 170

Innovation Business Model Goal Class 170

Mills Scofield

MAY 13, 2019

We each brought different skills, as she shared her keen eye to visually display her reasoning, and I shared my systematic reasoning in informing detailed decisions we made for our project. My partner studied History of Art and Architecture, and I studied Cognitive Science and Education.

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Class Education Retail Course 91

Mills Scofield

MARCH 31, 2014

So, this week, this month, start observing yourself and those around you – and hone your skills in what comes after your “Ass…” (Note: thank you to my friend & client, Karl Driggs , for the recent discussions on this very topic). [1]

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Learning-by-Doing Engineering Entrepreneur Politics 142

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 22, 2012

I wonderful how many opportunities for innovation we’ve lost because we weren’t ‘doing’ In the NYT article, Apple’s executives said the reason for outsourcing went beyond cheap labor; overseas factories could scale faster and workers were more flexible and skilled than in the USA. Perhaps because they learned to?

Outsourcing 114

Outsourcing Insourcing Innovation Cost-Benefit Analysis 114

Mills Scofield

AUGUST 27, 2013

That does not reflect the skills the next generation will need as we face the political, social, economic and environmental battles of our shared future. It doesn’t promote growth in our global economy, it’s not supporting global politics and communication, and it’s a major concern for our nation’s security interests.

Education 169

Education Globalization GDP Learning-by-Doing 169

Mills Scofield

MAY 17, 2013

It should be clear – five decades after the launch of the war on poverty – that innovation in the civic arena requires different tools, skills and frameworks than what works in the private sector. Recognize that we work in complex environments and develop tools specifically for such environments.

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Environment Innovation Porter Education 166

Mills Scofield

JANUARY 12, 2013

Through stories about humble leaders and constant communicators, like Mike Waite , Doug demonstrates how critical the ‘soft’ skills are in successfully taking smart risks…and in the payoffs. This is particularly important for some of the hardest areas of smart risk taking – our own ego and our ability to communicate.

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Due Diligence Definition Cost Innovation 112

Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 3, 2013

In my mind art and science are so similar—the cornerstone skill of each is astute and reflective observation. All of my experiences as a scientist have given me the background to be the artist I am today. The transition to being an artist was a natural progression.

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Rivkin Film Project Innovation 130

Mills Scofield

MAY 29, 2013

All of this helped me to learn practical skills in marketing, business development, project and client management, and community building, among other things. I shared valuable experiences with a wide network of like-minded individuals, several of whom are now friends and mentors.

Education 166

Education Innovation Project Mentor 166

Mills Scofield

MAY 19, 2015

Few Americans—our next-generation leaders—take the time to learn about a new culture and to build the skills they need to communicate with its stakeholders. Today, only 7% of American college students are studying a language. If we can push that needle a little further to the right, we can make an immense impact.

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Learning-by-Doing Globalization Education Entrepreneur 70

Mills Scofield

MAY 19, 2015

Few Americans—our next-generation leaders—take the time to learn about a new culture and to build the skills they need to communicate with its stakeholders. Today, only 7% of American college students are studying a language. If we can push that needle a little further to the right, we can make an immense impact.

Learning-by-Doing 70

Learning-by-Doing Globalization Education Entrepreneur 70

Mills Scofield

JUNE 8, 2015

Each of those situations is an opportunity to build new skills and improve. ” So, the next time you face a challenging client, a tight timeline, or a bad quarter.work to focus on the opportunity in the obstacle. Adversity shows itself every day, and you'll be better equipped to address because of what you faced today.

Wilde 70

Wilde Education Environment Self-aware 70

Mills Scofield

JUNE 8, 2015

Each of those situations is an opportunity to build new skills and improve. ” So, the next time you face a challenging client, a tight timeline, or a bad quarter.work to focus on the opportunity in the obstacle. Adversity shows itself every day, and you'll be better equipped to address because of what you faced today.

Wilde 70

Wilde Education Environment Self-aware 70

Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2013

When thinking about new job descriptions and interviewing candidates for positions, we use this lens of “Entrepreneur, Leader, Manger” to assess our real needs and where an applicant’s skills truly are.

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Talent Management Management Supply Chain NGO 167

Mills Scofield

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

Each prospective user is asked to include a photo (or a hookup with his or her Twitter and/or LinkedIn account) and specify his or her particular skills and expertise. This is done via a real-time community dashboard , which lists the registered users and organizes their skills in a cloud. Step 3: Building a Mesh.

Social Capital 169

Social Capital Open-book Network Economy Innovation 169

Mills Scofield

APRIL 21, 2011

Yesterday was the 3rd Open Innovation Summit at BW's Center for Innovation & Growth: Practical Challenges of Global Open Innovation featuring P&G. Too much happened for one post so I'm going to do one on each panelist's story and discussion, starting with Kelly McDow, Associate General Counsel for P&G's Connect+Develop.

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Innovation Globalization Development Entrepreneur 147