Past Sessions

Sponsored by the Office of the President

As part of the UVA Success in Science program, STEM departments are strengthening student success through new forms of collaboration, shared ownership, and rapid-cycle innovation.

Drawing on the content of his books Plan to Pivot: Agile Organizational Strategy in an Age of Complexity (2023) and <

**NEW DATE: February 5 **

Join colleagues from across UVA for an engaging and collaborative session focused on how we access, interpret, and apply data to inform our work.

Design for lasting change in your work by utilizing the same model that innovators use to design successful products.

Why does innovation inspire some people and intimidate others? We will answer this question together through this interactive introduction to Creative Problem Solving.

Discover how to use the transformative, yet simple, tools of Liberating Structures (LS) to enhance the effectiveness of any group.

Does it sometimes feel like change is the only constant in life? Embracing change, both personally and professionally, can be challenging.

In our fast-paced world where time is a precious resource, learn how to approach improvement efforts with purpose and intention for meaningful change that sticks.

An Innovation culture drives high-performance, continuous improvement, and human excellence.

Join our first affinity dialogue and unlock the power of peer-to-peer collaboration and learning!

At large universities, community members face daily challenges in education, research, and administration that don’t have easy solutions.

Appreciative Inquiry is an organizational change methodology that identifies and builds on strengths to achieve one’s goals.

While surveys have become ubiquitous, they vary widely in their quality and efficacy.

No matter what role you play, facilitation can help groups better achieve their purpose – from problem-solving to planning to meetings and more.

An interactive session focused on communicating the art of learning from failure.

What if you and your team members had access to a simple toolkit that is easy to understand and enhances the quality of your collaborations and meetings, improves the effectivenes

There is no denying that the ability to take on a special project (or any project for that matter) and complete it successfully is an essential ingredient to thrive in your job.

How might AI, like Chat GPT, be applied to your work?