Innovation Partners International (IPI) is proud to announce it made the 2012 WorldBlu List of Most Democratic Workplaces, a global certification based on 10 democratic principles such as transparency, integrity, and accountability.  This marks IPI’s 5th consecutive year, an honor carried by only 5 of the 48 WorldBlu certified companies worldwide. IPI is in good [...]

Last week I toured various schools and community centers in Houston where I had the honor of meeting some amazing people: teachers, administrators, family development workers, parents, and students.  We sat down with several of them throughout the tours and asked the same question each time: “Why does learning matter?” Everyone sat up straight, looked each [...]

There are nice people in the world willing to go the extra mile for strangers.  The media sends negative messages daily that encourage us to worry about our security, especially with regard to technology and strangers.  We are to eat or be eaten.  We are to protect ourselves or lose everything.  We are to avoid [...]

So the strategy is complete. It’s bound up in a nice binder containing a beautiful series of strategies and goals wrapped up in a bow with objectives. It’s bound up. Now, how do you “unbound” human potential and engage leaders and teams in implementation? Many strategy efforts produce 100% perspiration but little inspiration or innovation. [...]

Nearly every organization uses strategic planning. Few, however, leverage its full power. Too often people adopt the “usual” definition of strategic planning that goes something like this: strategic planning is a plan or a blueprint for achieving a vision or overarching goal. While this is true and important, I would contend that strategic planning, at [...]