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Media & Mentions

Call on Janice Maffei and Joanne Spigner for fresh thinking and sound advice on how organizations really work, where they get stuck, and breakthrough ideas for gaining traction.

 

With extensive experience consulting with corporations, non-profits and civic organizations and media expertise drawn from two years interviewing activists, executives and entrepreneurs on Invent the Future, they can give you quotable quotes and provocative insights about topics like:

  • Innovation – How to create a culture of innovation and what gets in the way
  • Shared Vision – How to get everyone on board and avoid the common traps
  • Effective Meetings – “Talking head” syndrome and other expensive mistakes
  • Getting Traction – What it takes to stop wheel spinning and initiative fizzling

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Janice and/or Joanne have been featured in...The Wall St. Journal, The Star Ledger, The Daily Record, National Underwriter, NewsOnWomen.com, VoiceAmerica.com, CNN, NPR

 

Wall St Journal Blogquote of the Day - "To spur innovation, employees need to focus on the future. Senior executives talk about innovation, but they are often invested, to a fault, in the status quo. It’s time to shake it up." -  Janice Maffei, 1/29/07


Innovating to Make a Difference in the World

Janice Maffei mobilized her book group in support of women survivors of war after reading Zainab Salbi’s poignant memoir, Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam  Read more.


Janice Maffei to Speak on Innovation

Janice Maffei has been selected to speak on “Creating A Culture Of Innovation” at the Society of Human Resource Professionals regional conference on November 5th. Read more.


Joanne Spigner Named Colgate University Trustee

The Colgate University Board of Trustees has appointed Joanne Spigner a trustee of the university.  Read more.


VisionFirst Partners Donate Facilitation Skills

Janice Maffei and Joanne Spigner volunteer for AmericaSpeaks, helping diverse stakeholders tackle important local, national and international issues. Read more.