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If you want to put on an executive leadership design thinking workshop like Tanner, one of the first hurdles to jump to your mind is probably getting everyone in the room.
a. One of the major things that allowed Tanner to succeed is he had a track record of successful workshops on his campus. He started small, teaching freshman classes or covering for a teacher who had a sick day. For over a year he served his campus and built up good will with administrators around his university who saw he was truly passionate about this topic.
b. Though you may not have a year to begin working around your campus, you can start putting on innovation workshops for your peers and serving your campus community today. This will build good will that will be reciprocated back to you in the future. 7. Setting up the event independently a. If you have to set up the event independently, there are a few key logistical things to keep in mind. i. Identify your target list of attendees and email them early. The key administrators you want at your event have very busy calendars maintained by assistants that set events months in advance. I would email all parties you are interested in attending at least 2 months in advance and send follow up emails if you do not hear back. ii. Room availability. You need to begin by doing an inventory of what spaces on campus have all the equipment your need (movable desks, white boards, ect) and it large enough to hold everyone you want to attend. These rooms are also scheduled months in advance so find your campus’s space scheduler and lock up your date before you start sending out personal invitations. iii. Find sources of funding for food. It would be great to have cookies, finger foods, or even a light lunch at your event, but you certainly don’t want to foot the bill for this yourself. Talk with your college’s dean, UIF sponsor, and campus’s innovation center about sources of possible funding for this. b. Once you have your room reserved, guest list invited, and preparations for food, all that is left is preparing your curriculum and self to put on a great workshop the day of.