Meet Leah. She’s an expert in helping nonprofit teams break free from daily routines to foster creative thinking🎨 As senior director of strategy and innovation at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, she helps nonprofits approach their work in new ways to better achieve their missions and solve social problems. She urges nonprofits to embrace risks and adapt based on learning, sharing examples from innovative organizations like World Reader, and Alcoholics Anonymous. Drawing from her book, 'Innovation for Social Change,' she offers practical tools to inspire innovation at your org Tune in to add some game-changing innovation tools to your arsenal🚀

💡Learn

• Sparking innovative ideas with design thinking tools
• Ways we can move our ideas into action
• How to create a theory of change

Today’s Guest

Leah Kral, Senior Director, Strategy and Innovation, Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Episode Highlights

• Leah’s story and journey to where she is today (2:35)
• The opportunity that exists for nonprofits today (5:55)
• Design thinking + sparking innovative ideas within our team (10:15)
• Traits that we can cultivate to embrace innovation (16:00)
• How we can move our ideas into action (22:45)
• Creating theories of change (26:45)
• A powerful story of philanthropy in Leah’s life (35:15)
• Leah’s One Good Thing: Empower people on the frontlines. (38:30)
• How to connect with Leah (41:45)

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