Dear Ela,


The last days of summer with my family slip by. The first moments of fall workshops creep up. For both I wonder, Am I doing what matters most?


As you design the last days of summer, and the first days of your school-or-fiscal years, remember that one new possibility in that question, or any Compass question, can unstick us from the autopilot mode we may regret later.


And get inspired by new events, resources, and stories below. Find more at innovatorscompass.org. Please share, share back your experiences, and reach out anytime!


To savoring and centering at summer's end,

Ela Ben-Ur, Founder of innovatorscompass.org

Help in a Quick Way!
Huge thanks in advance for your quick login, vote, comment, and share to help get this workshop off SXSW's waitlist! It's an exciting mash-up of Compass, visual thinking (Manuel Hererra), and social-emotional learning (Kim Zajac).
VOTE BY 8/21!
Join A New Event
Passionate about Enabling Innovation for Everyone in Your Organization? Come to this 45-minute hands-on LinkedIn Office Hours with me and LinkedIn Learning author Keith Hopper.
Sept 20 at 12 EST, Onlline
Join!
Join me in welcoming the Deeper Learning Conference to Boston! Kim Zajac and I will lead a four-hour deep-dive: Stuck happens! 5 Questions to Design Your Way Forward—From STEM to SEL to Staff Meetings.
Sep 30-Oct 1, Greater Boston
Tickets
Try A New Resource
Half-page Cue Cards for facilitating powerful Compasses are here! There's an overview with quick tips, plus three I use in longer workshops. They're formatted to cut apart or fold as table tents.

Jumpstart free digital unsticking with Compass Layouts built into Google Slides or Google Jamboard!

More Tools!
Enjoy New Stories
Thank you Exploration "Public School for Public Good" in Minneapolis for this update last year!
"The students and team are really getting into the Innovators' Compass and it's been an incredible tool in our designs. We are SO proud of their awesome work in the pandemic as a new school. Our recent Community Asset Projects projects are works in progress. And they're using the compass in all their classes right now. Yay!"

YOUR stories move this work forward—please share them by email or tweet!
And yes, I still have UNSTICKers!
Check out this 2-minute intro video (or a picture book/video for kids):
innovatorscompass.org
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