Empathy, Inc.
July 23, 2014 — Mike Konzen
– By Mike Konzen, principal and chair What is the fundamental value that drives your business? A few years back, my partner Jim Moorkamp and I developed a… Continue reading.
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Authenticity and Wonder
June 3, 2014 — Mike Konzen
– By Mike Konzen, principal and chair Here’s an interesting question: The Mona Lisa has been destroyed in a fire, but there is a perfect copy that even… Continue reading.
Beyond the Civil War: A Tourism Advance on Appomattox
April 29, 2014 — Mike Konzen
– By Mike Konzen, principal and chair Next April will be the 150th anniversary of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, which effectively ended America’s Civil… Continue reading.
Inventing the Inventing Organization
April 21, 2014 — Mike Konzen
– By Mike Konzen, principal and chair Imagine that you were given the task of inventing an organization that is capable of inventing great things. What sorts of… Continue reading.
Boxing up Creativity
April 14, 2014 — Mike Konzen
– By Mike Konzen, principal and chair Unlimited budget. Complete freedom to dream. No constraints. Unfettered, out-of-the-box creativity. Isn’t this the ideal scenario to design the best attraction… Continue reading.
Your Museum Has Wonderful Stories to Tell, But Does It Have Wonderful Storytelling?
March 20, 2014 — Mike Konzen
– By Mike Konzen, principal and chair Doug Nickrent, one of our lead exhibit designers, asked this question recently. Doug has a knack for asking challenging questions, and… Continue reading.
Creating the Cultural Tourism Hub
March 5, 2014 — Mike Konzen
– By Mike Konzen, principal and chair Asheville, North Carolina is one of my favorite places on earth. So I was thrilled to be asked to recommend improvements… Continue reading.
Player Development
February 20, 2014 — Mike Konzen
– By Mike Konzen, principal and chair Here in Saint Louis, we love our baseball Cardinals. In fact, this year we will open a project that is a… Continue reading.
A Time to Plan, A Time to Wait
February 7, 2014 — Mike Konzen
– By Mike Konzen, principal and chair To everything(turn, turn, turn) There is a season(turn, turn, turn) And a time to every purpose, under heaven. I was recently… Continue reading.
Destinology Redux
February 4, 2014 — Mike Konzen
– By Mike Konzen, principal and chair If you want great answers, perfect the art of asking great questions. This is the premise for Destinology: The Art and… Continue reading.