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12 Essentials to
Blossom and ThriveGreen Ideas 2013Christine Geith, PhD
Assistant Provost & Executive Director Michigan State University MSUglobal
April 11, 2023 2
First, seek out the hard-won wisdom of others…
April 11, 2023 3
“Make sure your outcome is aligned with resiliency and issue-drivers of the future. Make sure you are attached to the bigger agenda.”
Rick FosterEndowed Chair of Food, Society and Sustainability,
Michigan State University | Former VP for Programs at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation | East Lansing, Michigan
April 11, 2023 4
“Be SMART: specificmeasurableachievablerealistic timely.”
Wiley BarbourExecutive Director, International Biochar
Initiative Chairman of the Board, Greenhouse Gas Institute Washington, DC
April 11, 2023 5
“Requirements - clear requirements and analysis that breaks them down to small user stories.”
Prabode WeebadeCEO & Chief Software Architect, Venturit
Okemos, Michigan & Sri Lanka
April 11, 2023 6
“A clear project rhythm & set milestones, with the chance to reevaluate, help the team to be productive and also flexible.”
Jess DanielFounder & Chief Enabler, FoodLab Detroit
Local Economy Fellow at Business Alliance for Local Living Economies | Detroit, Michigan
April 11, 2023 7
“Select the right leaders: visionary leaders champion the work; operational leaders interpret the vision and develop plans to carry it out.”
Renee V. WallaceCEO, Visionary Strategist, Chief Doer
Doers Consulting Alliance | Program Manager, FoodPLUS Detroit | Detroit, Michigan
April 11, 2023 8
“All risk is in the market. Prepare & continually update a competitive analysis, profiling every actual & potential competitor.”
Gregory E. BradburyPresident & Owner, The Bradbury Group, Inc.
Co-Founder & CEO DrawbridgeSerial Entrepreneur | New London, North Carolina
April 11, 2023 9
“Enlist your funders as part of your team.”
Lynda BarbourCreative Director of Business Solutions, FHI 360
Washington, DC
April 11, 2023 10
“Get traction, fast. As fast as you can. In my line of work...Traction=people signing up, paying you, or using it a lot.”
Brett KopfCo-Founder & CEO, Remind101
Twitter Nut | Gen Y entrepreneur | Techie | Outdoor Junky | San Francisco, California
April 11, 2023 11
“…It's Ok to ask for help along the way, asking for help is a sign of strength not weakness.”
Anne K. KeehnEntrepreneur-in-Residence, Education,
Postsecondary Success, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Washington, DC
April 11, 2023 12
“Don’t assume people understand…The absence ofobjections, questions and conflict is usually a huge warning sign.”
James ReimerSalt Project Director for the University of Notre Dame
Haiti Program | Founding Member FoodPlus Detroit Detroit, Michigan
April 11, 2023 13
“…dealing with change really is the one thing you need to be good at.”
Philipp SchmidtCo-Founder & Exec Director, Peer2Peer
University MIT Media Lab Director’s Fellow Boston, MA
April 11, 2023 14
“Give it away…to someone else who can realize it…In that way you get a group of people saying, I did it. That’s the only way to accomplish something.”
Peter PareeProgram Leader Complex Projects
ZLTO Southern Farmer’s Union Breda Area, Netherlands
April 11, 2023 15
Blossom and Thrive: It Takes a Community
Thanks to all who shared their wisdom!
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And thanks to the MSUglobal Team
for hundreds of blossoming and thriving projects!
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Christine Geith, Ph.D.Assistant Provost & Executive Director, MSUglobal
Michigan State UniversityOffice: 517.353.0856
Email: [email protected]
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