The underlying premise of my Immersive Executive Experience series is to take a small group of participants through an exceptional, multi-day event that combines three complementary, yet traditionally separate components:  High intellectual stimulation, one-of-a-kind locations, and invigorating activities that reinforce the key Slingshot principles.  I took part in an invigorating IEE-type event last month in the Austrian Alps.

What better way to start the New Year, than a quick mental challenge? One that allows you to match wits with young children.  As you know, I am a big admirer of the simple, intuitive way that children think, and urge adults to re-capture and retain such a perspective.  So here is a quick test to see if you are capable to think as a child.

As my final post for the year, I chose to draw your attention to the celebration of humor and laughter.  It happens annually on, you guessed it, April 1st.  But where it happens may surprise you:  The Black Sea port town of Odessa, in Ukraine.

Well, well, well.  As a wholehearted proponent of re-imagining boundaries, I am enamored by the intersection of seemingly unrelated elements.  Such a mix has the potential to ignite previously untapped value propositions.  And, I am also a big fan of humor, as an ingredient of creative thinking. 

As we are nearing the year’s end and entering the holiday season, I want to share a couple of uplifting, joyful stories.  One of these is an inspirational, community project, drenched with Slingshot components.