• what's new?

 "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." The man who re-imagined and redefined time itself also had his eye on simplicity, Albert Einstein.

I love to create anything new: even something as simple as a cartoon on a napkin that makes someone smile or giggle. Cracking the code on a difficult subject I want write about in a brief and pithy chapter for a new book project. No endless paragraphs and strained logic, just make the point, make it fun to read, and set down your pen.

This week we needed to create by re-purposing some of our lobby area at Compassion. The plan was to enhance the experience our guests and professional consultants have when visiting Compassion International's lobby. We are not building or painting anything. Mostly we are rethinking the most effective use of some prime real estate in our lobby. It will include adding some new lighting, replacing a short video with a different video. We believe this "other" video (it is not new, but it hasn't been on public display) will have a strong impact.

Two brief meetings with a handful of people: walking around, each putting in their ideas, and all of us arriving at a collaborative solution. The outcome will not be the ideas of any one person, but new uses, better uses of our resources. Was anything wrong with the current set up? No. Had there been any complaints about the videos or the under utilized space? No. But a few of us knew we could do better. So, we're tweeking.

Some of these changes will be in place before the end of the week.They will be, for all intents and purposes, new. We will have, in a matter of a few days; imagined, brainstormed, collaborated, planned, and executed.

Team work, clear focus, agreement on the ideas, proper planning, and simple execution.

What's new? Not much really, but as for the effect, lots.

So, what's new with you?