Chappel has also risen in the ranks of the business world. Initially serving as a part-time research psychologist at Interval Research (Paul Allen’s think tank), she eventually became senior director of the User Experience Group at Alta Vista, and VP of Customer Research at WeeWorld, a social networking site for teens. She currently works as an international consultant for companies such as Google, eBay, Virgilio, TiVo, and Yahoo!
Corporate Workshops
Igniting Innovation
Ralph Waldo Emerson warns that “imitation is suicide.” This is as true for businesses as it is for artists. In this quickly changing global market, companies must be innovative to be successful. During this two-day workshop, you will learn how to foster creativity in your company—and yourself—by using proven problem solving techniques, following artistic best practices, and studying case histories of breakthrough products. You will learn to:
- Generate new ideas by breaking set ways of thinking
- Make space for creativity by building slack time into tight schedules
- Facilitate different points of view by encouraging diversity in teams
- Stay ahead of the competition by developing customer-driven innovation
- Avoid burn out by cultivating a sense of play and passion about what you do
- Draw customers in by building a strong voice/brand/signature
Employees of large companies, entrepreneurs, and small business owners are encouraged to enroll. Participants will develop one significant new idea for their business by the completion of the workshop.
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Everyone found Michelle’s ideas very interesting and
thought-provoking. We’d really like to get her back. Tom Wailes,
Senior Director, Yahoo!