green ideas 2013 65 tips to blossom and thrive
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A dozen people share their top 5 tips for success.TRANSCRIPT
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12 Essentials to
Blossom and ThriveGreen Ideas 2013Christine Geith, PhD
Assistant Provost & Executive Director Michigan State University MSUglobal
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First, seek out the hard-won wisdom of others…
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“Make sure your outcome is aligned with resiliency and issue-drivers of the future. Make sure you are attached to the bigger agenda.”
Rick FosterEndowed Chair of Food, Society and Sustainability,
Michigan State University | Former VP for Programs at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation | East Lansing, Michigan
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“Be SMART: specificmeasurableachievablerealistic timely.”
Wiley BarbourExecutive Director, International Biochar
Initiative Chairman of the Board, Greenhouse Gas Institute Washington, DC
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“Requirements - clear requirements and analysis that breaks them down to small user stories.”
Prabode WeebadeCEO & Chief Software Architect, Venturit
Okemos, Michigan & Sri Lanka
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“A clear project rhythm & set milestones, with the chance to reevaluate, help the team to be productive and also flexible.”
Jess DanielFounder & Chief Enabler, FoodLab Detroit
Local Economy Fellow at Business Alliance for Local Living Economies | Detroit, Michigan
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“Select the right leaders: visionary leaders champion the work; operational leaders interpret the vision and develop plans to carry it out.”
Renee V. WallaceCEO, Visionary Strategist, Chief Doer
Doers Consulting Alliance | Program Manager, FoodPLUS Detroit | Detroit, Michigan
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“All risk is in the market. Prepare & continually update a competitive analysis, profiling every actual & potential competitor.”
Gregory E. BradburyPresident & Owner, The Bradbury Group, Inc.
Co-Founder & CEO DrawbridgeSerial Entrepreneur | New London, North Carolina
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“Enlist your funders as part of your team.”
Lynda BarbourCreative Director of Business Solutions, FHI 360
Washington, DC
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“Get traction, fast. As fast as you can. In my line of work...Traction=people signing up, paying you, or using it a lot.”
Brett KopfCo-Founder & CEO, Remind101
Twitter Nut | Gen Y entrepreneur | Techie | Outdoor Junky | San Francisco, California
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“…It's Ok to ask for help along the way, asking for help is a sign of strength not weakness.”
Anne K. KeehnEntrepreneur-in-Residence, Education,
Postsecondary Success, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Washington, DC
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“Don’t assume people understand…The absence ofobjections, questions and conflict is usually a huge warning sign.”
James ReimerSalt Project Director for the University of Notre Dame
Haiti Program | Founding Member FoodPlus Detroit Detroit, Michigan
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“…dealing with change really is the one thing you need to be good at.”
Philipp SchmidtCo-Founder & Exec Director, Peer2Peer
University MIT Media Lab Director’s Fellow Boston, MA
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“Give it away…to someone else who can realize it…In that way you get a group of people saying, I did it. That’s the only way to accomplish something.”
Peter PareeProgram Leader Complex Projects
ZLTO Southern Farmer’s Union Breda Area, Netherlands
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Blossom and Thrive: It Takes a Community
Thanks to all who shared their wisdom!
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And thanks to the MSUglobal Team
for hundreds of blossoming and thriving projects!
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Christine Geith, Ph.D.Assistant Provost & Executive Director, MSUglobal
Michigan State UniversityOffice: 517.353.0856
Email: [email protected]
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