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Why Jazz for Business NOW?

Leadership exists for the benefit of those being lead. People seek meaning in their existence. Meaning comes through connection, either…

Social Media Changes the Nature of Business to Improvisation

I just returned from presenting for an extraordinary gathering of people at the Global Summit on Social Business Design presented…

Knowledge Transfer as collaborative practice

Knowledge Transfer as collaborative practice

Jazz is the collaborative practice of knowledge transfer- making explicit the tacit knowledge of each individual in order to transform…

The “how” of teaching the Arts in Business

The “how” of teaching the Arts in Business

Kira Campo asked a couple of good questions in response to my previous post. Very intriguing post. You mention that…

The power of the Arts in a digital world

The power of the Arts in a digital world

This is a piece I wrote for Americans for the Arts. The topic was: The arts have relied on patrons…

Commerce as Jazz

Three centuries ago the French philosopher Voltaire wrote “Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position but certainty is an absurd one.” I…

Marketing Visionary: A Short Story about Miles Davis

Miles Davis played a concert in the late 1960’s- in Italy I believe- that provides some interesting insight into the…

Listening

Listening

What does it mean to listen? Do we even think of it as a skill? It’s curious that, of our…

Current and Recent Clients

  • CPSI 2013 CONFERENCE

    UNLEASH THE POSSIBLE: HOW TO CREATE, INNOVATE AND LEAD CHANGE
    Michael Gold will conduct workshops for The Expert Forum at the Center for Creative Problem Solving Conference in Buffalo, New York

  • THE PLEXUS INSTITUTE 2013 CONFERENCE


    JAZZ IMPACT will present the opening program for the Plexus Institute of Complexity Science in Silver Springs Maryland.

  • THE CALIFORNIA SOCIETY OF MUNICIPAL FINANCE OFFICERS/


    Jazz Impact will present a keynote for CSMFO’s 2013 Annual Conference on the dynamics of accountability, creative thinking, listening, cross-functional understanding and teamwork in the agile organization.

  • U OF MINN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH/


    Dr Michael Gold will return for the fourth year to work with a cohort of medical professionals working towards a MBA in Public Health Administration. In this seminar the art of jazz improvisation is used as an effective tool for deepening the effectiveness of online relationships.

  • KELLOGG NORTHWESTERN EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAM


    Dr. Michael Gold returned for the seventh year of tri-annual programs using the Jazz Ensemble as a model of Organizational Leadership for the Advanced Education Program at Kellogg Business School in Evanston, Illinois.

  • DR. MICHAEL GOLD HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE faculty and curriculum development committee of The Art of Science Learning’s project titled “Integrating Informal STEM and Arts-Based Learning to Foster Innovation.” The project is based at the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership in San Diego. Key national partners include Americans for the Arts, American Association for the Advancement of Science and Association of Science-Technology Centers. It is a four-year research project funded by the National Science Foundation.


  • SOCIAL BUSINESS DESIGN SUMMIT/ The Dachis Group


    Berlin, Germany

  • AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS/


    National Conference/ Bringing Creative Arts Programs to Business, San Antonio, Texas

  • QBE THE AMERICAS/


    Leadership Development Workshops, New York City

  • T ROWE PRICE/


    The Catalyst Event:
    Collaborative Innovation in Social Business Design

  • April 29th, 2010

    HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION/

    Jazz Impact will keynote for the HFMA’s Leadership Training Conference in New Orleans

  • MAY 25TH, 2011

    SOCIAL BUSINESS DESIGN SUMMITT 2011/

    Jazz Impact will present keynote programs for The Dachis Group Social Business Design Summit 2011 in Austin Texas and London UK

  • March 10th and March 24th, 2011

    U OF MINN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH/

    Dr Michael Gold will return for a second year to work with a cohort of medical professionals using jazz as a tool for deepening the qualituy of their online relationships

  • JANUARY 14th, 2011

    ACCENTURE/

    Jazz Impact returned to Accenture to present a program on Jazz and Innovation for their L4 Leadership Development Master Class

  • DECEMBER 8TH, 2010

    SIEMENS/

    Jazz Impact will present a keynote program for 160 “Diversity Ambassadors” – globally located senior executives charged with leveraging diversity in their organizations, business units, and regions

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