4 Rules to Make You Smarter, Your Networks Stronger, and Your CSR Programs Better
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Those same principles were at work at the Center’s annual International Corporate Citizenship Conference, where a community of more than 600 smart people shared knowledge and tools about corporate citizenship. As part of the event’s 26 breakout sessions, I facilitated a workshop designed to share ideas and tools to make you smarter, your networks stronger, and your programs better. Who wouldn’t want to do that?
The workshop had four guiding principles:
- You are not the smartest person in the room
- Great ideas are everywhere
- Bring all ideas to the table
- Make everything visible
These principles are not unique, they are the underpinnings of Design Thinking—championed by IDEO—and Appreciative Inquiry, taught widely here at the Carroll School of Management. The approach encourages innovation and creativity and is particularly relevant to the field of corporate citizenship.