Stories
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3 Ways to Plan for Failure Successfully
Why do our attempts to solve problems often fail? What if we created a new approach to move forward after our initial ideas fail. Here are three ways businesses can plan for failure.
5 Strategies to Immediately Unlock Effective Team Collaboration in Any Workplace
Team collaboration is a worthy investment. But if you want to boost team collaboration, where do you start? Here are 5 strategies to unlock better team collaboration in your workplace.
Biomimicry: A Sustainable Design Thinking Approach
Strengthen your products, systems, and solutions of tomorrow with biomimicry.
Turning Insights into Opportunities
Transforming insights into opportunities is a key step of design thinking, but it’s not as simple as it sounds. So, how do you find the silver lining? Here are a few helpful hints…
The Power of Vision and Strategy: A Non-Profit Leader’s Story
In this Leaders in the Arena episode, hear from Lucy Rymer, Executive Director of the Museum & Cultural Center at 5ive Points, and learn about her journey to design a vision and strategy to become an arts and culture anchor for her community.
A Community Transformed: The Unum Workforce Development Forum
The Unum WFDF (Workforce Development Forum) faced a critical challenge: how might we remove barriers in the hiring process to help populations experiencing unemployment or underemployment earn and retain a living wage?
The City of Chattanooga Housing Division Enhances Team Alignment & Unlocks the Advantage
With Bridge Innovate’s help, the City of Chattanooga’s Housing Division unlocks the advantage of a cohesive team, finding greater alignment on a shared vision and cultivating a closer team bond as they step into an era of change.
Fortune 500 Company Establishes Inspiring Vision and Strategy for Core Operations Division
Bridge Innovate helps a multinational Fortune 500 company establish a 3-year strategic roadmap for a core capability in the organization.
PlayCore Unlocks the Advantages of a Cohesive Team Using the Five Behaviors Model
Bridge Innovate helps PlayCore’s leaders unlock personal insights for a more cohesive team using the Five Behaviors Model.
Tennessee Valley Authority Builds Alignment and Unity With A Next Generation Teaming Approach
With the help of Bridge Innovate, the TVA team set the path for empowering change, building habits for better work, and cultivating a new generation of teaming.
Embracing Diversity: My Crucible Moment with Carrie Harper
In this Leaders in the Arena episode, we’re exploring how Carrie Harper, Shaw Industries' Sustainable Sourcing and Supplier Diversity Manager, experiences the power of diversity in her life and work.
A Fortune 500 Company Invests in Developing and Retaining Future Leaders With The Exemplary Leaders Program
A Fortune 500 company grows essential talent through The Exemplary Leaders program, helping leaders identify personal leadership strengths and weaknesses and create action steps to improve leadership skills.
Bridge Innovate Provides Scholarships for Nonprofit Leaders to Build Leadership Skills in Partnership with United Way of Greater Chattanooga
Bridge Innovate provides scholarships for nonprofit leaders in partnership with United Way of Greater Chattanooga to invest in their professional growth through The Exemplary Leaders Program.
Global Manufacturer Gains Inspiration for Innovative Human-Centered Product Design
Through the Human-Centered Design simulation with Bridge Innovate, the product team of a global manufacturer deepened their understanding of essential design-thinking tools.
NNH Invests in Their Future With Strategic Planning and Leadership Development
With the help and facilitation of Bridge Innovate, NNH continues to enhance its programs, equipping employees with new capabilities to do good work, and ultimately helping the Greater Chattanooga area to flourish.
Crabtree Farms Revives Missional Alignment and Operational Efficiency
Through a guided operational improvement exercise with Bridge Innovate, Crabtree Farms clarified their mission and established clear action steps for each part of the organization, empowering their organization to grow sustainably.
Morehouse Innovation Ignites Growth for Minority-Owned Small Businesses
For the fourth year, Bridge Innovate is proud to have partnered with Morehouse Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center's Small Business Executive Certificate Program.
Define & Align Your Values at the Studio
University of Tennessee Chattanooga identified shared core values within the team during a strategy session held at Bridge Innovate.
Accomplish Great Things with Strategic Influence
Bridge Innovate® administered the Strategic Influence series, an engaging virtual program over six sessions, for a Fortune 500 company.
Listening Leaders
As part of The Leadership Collective, Bridge Innovate® hosted dinner and discussion at our second Leadership Roundtable for 2023. This roundtable’s theme was “listening leaders”—exploring the importance of communication and listening with respect as leaders.