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Using Design Thinking to Drive Innovation A new kind of leadership and thinking is required if innovation is the goal. The Design Thinking approach allows us to address a wide range of complex challenges, using a human-centered perspective towards solving a problem. The Design Thinking creative methods enable organizational change, combining what is desirable from a user point of view with what is economically viable and technologically feasible to create a better future for customers. However, Design Thinking is not another process, delivery framework or set of steps that needs to be followed; it requires a change of individual mindset and organizational culture. By sharing personal experience, Denis Vukosav will provide insights on how to encourage change and use Design Thinking to successfully drive innovation in an organization. Additionally, some of the key Design Thinking challenges on the innovation journey will be discussed and ways to resolve them will be suggested. Assess the benefits of the Design Thinking approach Recognize the challenges of innovation and ways to overcome them Identify leadership styles required for managing Design Thinking organizations

Say It Skillfully™: Tough Conversations with Great Results Do you avoid difficult conversations? Have you failed to say what needs to be said, simply because you didn't have the right words? This session will show you how to speak your mind in a positive and productive manner, even under challenging circumstances. We will explore specific scenarios in which Molly offers the exact words you can use-and explains the words-so you start to see patterns emerge and are able to skillfully resolve what used to be difficult interactions. When you hold back, you become part of the problem. When you learn how to express your perceptions, you become part of the solution. The words you need to be open, honest and direct Frameworks to help you to build confidence and poise Skills to help you support those around in a positive and uplifting manner

Real-World Use Cases for AI In this session, we'll look at the impact of several recent developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) including the areas of computer vision, language understanding, and reinforcement learning on our ability to more effectively carry out projects. We'll also dive into real-world use cases where these breakthroughs are being applied to improve our ability to get things done through better communication and collaboration, information processing, and decision making. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

Business Intelligence for PMs and BAs Today, managers and workers need to interact differently as they face an always-more competitive environment. More and more, we see a new kind of Business Intelligence rising: the collaborative BI. It includes a combination of collaboration tools, including spanning social media and other 2.0 technologies, with online BI tools.' (Source: The datapine Blog)Business Intelligence (BI) is an emerging concept that refers to technologies, applications and practices for the collection, integration, analysis and presentation of business information. The purpose of Business Intelligence for projects is to support better business decision making for project stakeholders. By understanding and applying Business Intelligence, professionals will be better equipped to meet project KPIs and CSFs that lead to project success. In this presentation, we will: Explore and explain this emerging concept of collaborative business intelligence Discuss how BI can help improve certain aspects of decision making for projects, programs and portfolio management Cover the important trends for the adoption of business intelligence in the project life cycle Demonstrate real examples of tool combinations such as those led by Microsoft® with Power BI and Microsoft® Project

Strengths 2.0: Applying Design Thinking to Individual and Team Strengths and Weaknesses Consider the adage that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Is it time to change your approach? Through the metaphor of sport, learn how individuals and teams can use innovation approaches to identify and leverage their unique strengths (and design around weaknesses). By attending this session, you will become empowered to: Achieve breakthrough performance by focusing on what you do best Decide what to Participant, quit or outsource, and plan to maximize team resources Create higher engagement and more effective collaboration with customers and colleagues

The New AI: Agility and Inclusion We have so many terms to describe People & Culture strategy, yet confusion about what works is skyrocketing. This talk goes over the key distinctions between Inclusion, Belonging, and Psychological Safety... plus how to use Agile as a lens to put these concepts into action. Starting with the basics and climbing into best practices for future-proof change management. This talk is for leaders, strategists, and practitioners -- anyone working with or curious about the links between DEI&B (diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging), business agility, and strategic change management. Key Takeaways: Understand the differences between Psychological Safety, Inclusion, and Belonging Receive helpful ideas your company can use today

The Magic of Macros The Magic of Macros Learn how Excel's Macros (a.k.a. VBA), can create incredible results in the blink of an eye! We'll start with a few basics, then move to more advanced topics and work through an example. Watch Excel create multiple totals in basically one line of code! This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

What's New in Microsoft Project 2016? What's New in Microsoft Project 2016? What's new in Microsoft Project 2016? Project 2016 has all the functionality and features you're used to, and some added enhancements and new features. We will provide you an explanation and demonstrations of top new features you'll find in Project 2016, including: More flexible timelines, which allows you to leverage multiple timelines to illustrate different phases or categories of work. You can also set the start and end dates for each timeline separately. We will preview the Resource Engagement that allows for better control over resource scheduling (Note this will only work if you're using Project Professional 2016 connected to Project Online). We will explain how to do things quickly with Tell Me, which is a text field where you can enter words and phrases related to what you want to do next and quickly get to features you want to use or actions you want to perform. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies.

Exploring the Underbelly of Exceptional Leadership: The Softer Skills Required to Effectively Lead Through Change Rapid change is impacting nearly every industry vertical, re-shaping, re-forming, and ultimately disrupting 'business as usual'. With this comes workforce strain, stress, and frustration. Today more than ever industry needs people who fully understand, embrace, and exemplify the softer skills of leadership. With the energy that could light up an entire city grid, Cassandra Worthy captivates audiences with her stories and unique perspective on what it really means to effectively lead THROUGH change. New perspective on the soft skills required to effectively lead through change (C.H.A.N.G.E Traits®) A heightened self-awareness of their current leadership effectiveness and the guidance to take the right next step to improve Invigoration to more effectively lead through ANY change challenges they face

High-Performance Teams: Core Protocols for Psychological Safety and EI Want awesome teams that build great products? Great teams don't happen by accident. And they don't have to take a long time to build.In this session, Richard lays out the case for Continuous / Extreme Teaming. Join in a flight of fun learning activity-sets that will give you a taste of team awesomeness and how to start when you go back to work.Richard builds on the work of Jim and Michele McCarthy, Google, Bruce Tuckman, Gamasutra, Standish Group, Peter Drucker, and Melvin Conway. His learning activity-sets activities are short games, using elements from improvisational theater, The Core Protocols, Extreme Programming, and more.Who should attend? Anyone who wants to create a great team and build great products. You'll leave having embodied the essential elements of accelerated continuous team-building and maintenance. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.