Weekly Wisdom 11/14/23 – Pitching Ideas That Scale

On this episode of the Weekly Wisdom Podcast, Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance, and Doug Lederman, Editor and Co-Founder of Inside Higher Ed, discuss how higher ed leaders can best share their own positive, success-oriented approaches with other institutions. Together, they explore pitching scalable ideas from a place of commonality, respecting the time and interest of leaders at other institutions, owning and remediating mistakes, and speaking with a collective voice. Topics include:


• Framing a value proposition that doesn’t sound like a sales pitch
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Finding the right audience and understanding how the idea may be received
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Honesty, authenticity, and confidentiality

• The perils and advantages of transparency