Creativity, Energy, Imagination
and The Business Value of Joy!
Richard B. Sheridan
CEO, Co-founder
Menlo Innovations
Joyful?
I Miss You
Saddest Story of All
Quality
Management
Pyromania*
*Brought to you by arsonists!
Welcome to Menlo
• Introduction
What tools can provide relief?
Storycards
• Write it down
• Get away from management by
suggestion
• Writing a card does not “authorize” it.
Storycards
The Case for
Anthropology
• Study people
• Observe them
– In their native environment
• Look for the invisible
• Be the empath!
• Advantage: iterative
Estimating
Sponsor Engagement
We must communicate to sponsors in their language!
Clear Authorization!
Freedom through tyranny!
Powered by Pairing
Most powerful managerial tool ever!
Open & Collaborative Workspace
• High-speed Voice Technology™
• Cross-training & mentoring for free.
• Knock down towers of knowledge.
Build a “Learning Organization”
“In the long run, the only
sustainable source of
competitive advantage is your
organization’s ability to learn
faster than your competition.”
- Peter Senge
Inspiration
Menlo Park,
New Jersey
1880-1881
Questions?
Richard B. Sheridan
rsheridan@menloinnovations.com
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734-665-1847
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