“Loving God, forgive us, and remind us again of your power to do the impossible, your power to make all things new, your power to give peace.

Help us to translate our thoughts and words into acts of compassion and our faith into deeds. Amen”

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Faith and InnovationConversations from ..

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1. 2013 week 1 2. 2013 week 2 3. 2013 week 3

4. 2014 week 1 – One-word vision and TED5. 2014 week 2 – Idealized design and TED6. 2014 week 3 – Reverse ideation and TED7. 2014 week 4 – Idea olympics and TED

Faith and Innovation

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7 week agenda

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Innovation and Learning

How do professionals innovate?How might you innovate?

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IDEO’s rules for innovation– One conversation at a time– Stay focused– Encourage wild ideas– Defer judgment < penalty bell!– Build on the ideas of others

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Faith and InnovationClosing words

An exercise in Faith and Innovation: Understanding, Possibilities and Action.

John 8:7 "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."Matthew 19:26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Prayer“Thank you God for helping us look to see the big picture, the system and you in it, question our assumptions, even to question the obvious. Thank you for giving us the courage to be vulnerable, to accept and learn from others, and the faith to know that we are worthy to do your work. Please grant us the grace to discern your purpose for us on this earth and act on it. Amen”

Psalms 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God”

James 1:22 Do not merely listen to the word and so deceive yourself. Do what it says. Amazing Grace

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Summaries of prior

sessions at Wayne Pres.,

2013 week 1 – UnderstandingFaith and Innovation

An exercise in Faith and Innovation: Understanding, Possibilities and Action.

1. What is innovation? What is faith?

2. Context: Your image of God

3. Context: What do you see?

4. Giants of innovation and faith

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“God in nature; God everywhere; God all around; God in us; The power of God; All powerful; God is Love as seen in children, in Wayne, in South West Philadelphia..”

Innovation: “Acting on ideas for a purpose” Faith: “Trust in a person or entity” [Can be self, God, God in self, other]

“What you think you see depends on where you stand and how you feel” Five Blind Men David Roth

If by life’s roadside I can plant a tree, beneath whose shade some wearied head may rest, I shall not have lived in vain while here 2

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1. Risk mistakes and accept being wrong

2. Thinking in different ways

3. Your innovation process

4. Giants and judgment

What is needed

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What is best?Do it!

Review it!

Michael Jordan, St. Augustine and “wrongologist” Kathryn Schultz.

See the system. Observe self. Borrow a brain. Look for the next right answer. IDEO: Defer judgment.

Pick something that matters. Suspend evaluation. Reduce barriers. Include others, neighbors, God.

Treat people as humans. Embrace those who disagree with you including your enemy.

2013 week 2 - Possibilities

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1. Faith in action: learning from giants

2. Creating a “personal scorecard”

3. Giants, judgment and forgiveness

Videos of and on Tutu, Mandela, King, Gandhi, Theresa and Wilberforce.

Start with your purpose. Make promises. Then keep them! James 1:22 Do not merely listen to the word and so deceive yourself. Do what it says.

Borrow brains, think the opposite, it is free.Act to forgive. Forgiveness is good for your health!

2013 week 3 - Action

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1. An interview with Brene Brown and TEDa. Interview with Jonathan Fields [5]b. Excerpts from TED talks by Brene Brown_[15]

2. Idealized design for The Common Place “1-words” from flip chart in the Fireside Room

South West Point of View | Quality vs. Quantity | Empowerment | Discernment | Listening into Speaking | Natural | Surprising | Serving | Assets | Equality | Authenticity | Time | Scale of Innovation | Original |

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2014 week 1 The Common Place (1/12/2014)

2014 week 2Faith and Innovation

An exercise in Faith and Innovation: Understanding, Possibilities and Action.

1. Review: MLK video and others2. Idealized design with systems thinking

What are the elements of The Common Place, the Purpose and the Needs?

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Purpose Needs ElementsMeet the Security People

needs of the Encouragement Schools

community Connection Churches

Education Opportunities Programs

Food

2014 week 3Faith and Innovation

An exercise in Faith and Innovation: Understanding, Possibilities and Action.

1. TED talksa. Tying your shoes / Africa (understanding)b. Where ideas come from (possibilities)

2. Reverse innovation:Possible issue: A 100 year old retreat center in a remote location. Purpose: “Live and work so all people may be united together as one.”

3. So what? (action)

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