LOOKING TO THE FUTURE #2: How Can High Touch Build a Business? In my last post, I shared the first of three segments on Looking to the Future, focusing on Embracing the Times. Today, I’d like to focus on the value of high touch, or maintaining close relationships with clients and colleagues, and what makes [...]
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE #1: Embracing the Times Oh, if only I had a crystal ball! But seriously, where’s the challenge in that? As so many do, I thrive on the opportunity to grow and learn. While I don’t like ambiguity, I also wouldn’t give it up. In my final series of posts celebrating EnVision’s [...]
WHAT I WISH I KNEW #3: Putting Myself Out There This is the third of 3 things I Wish I Knew when I first started out. I am writing this series in celebration of EnVision’s 27 years. I wish I had embraced speaking and writing about instructional design much sooner than I did. Now I [...]
WHAT I WISH I KNEW #2: Examine Others’ Intentions Last month I shared three examples about What I Wish I Knew #1: Don’t Confuse Activity with Progress. In this post, I reflect on situations when my optimism outpaced my due diligence. I wish I had known to pause and explore others’ intentions before agreeing to [...]
WHAT I WISH I KNEW #1: Don’t Confuse Activity with Progress In honor of EnVision’s 27th birthday this past November 2025, I’m sharing my reflections on success, what I wish I knew, and what’s next. In previous posts, I shared 3 examples each of 3 keys to EnVision’s success. In this next series, I will [...]
SUCCESS FACTOR #3: Keeping Up with Changing Technology This is the third of 3 success factors I’m writing about in celebration of EnVision’s 27 years! (Up next will be a series on what I wish I’d known!) Tech seems to be changing, improving, or throwing us for a loop almost every day. It’s hard to [...]
EnVision turned 27 in November 2025. In celebration, over a series of posts, I am sharing 3 examples for each of 3 factors in each of 3 areas (3 x 3 x 3 = 27!). The areas are: what led to success, what I wish I’d known, and what’s next. Last month, I shared three [...]
EnVision turns 27 this month. I can’t believe it’s been that many years. How fortunate I am to work with such an incredible team. Together, we’ve had, and continue to have, the opportunity to partner with so many amazing clients. We are proud of our contributions to our clients and ultimately those they impact in [...]
By Kris Normandin, guest blogger Have you ever felt stuck? At some point in our lives, we all have. The larger question is, how do you get “unstuck?” This is what we set out to answer at Velocity Quest for Women. We provide a series of virtual, real-time programs for women who want to increase [...]
Last month, Sheree Galpert, an Applied Improv practitioner and trainer, shared fundamentals of improvisation in EnVision’s blog. Sheree introduced three principles of improvisation: Be in the moment Use “Yes, and” Make your partner look good Sheree illustrated how instructional designers can leverage these techniques to be more effective in their work. After reading Sheree’s post, [...]
By Sheree Galpert, guest blogger “Begin with the end in mind.” That’s one of the key habits laid out by Stephen R. Covey in his best-selling book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. For instructional designers and trainers, that’s kind of a no-brainer: You have to know what you want your learners to get [...]
I scan the room, looking for people I know and for people I can meet for the first time. I walk up to the coffee urn, where someone I don’t know just filled her cup. After extending a hand, I introduce myself and ask her what brought her here today. Soon, I excuse myself to [...]
I was honored recently to have been interviewed by Ed Evarts about bravery in the workplace. Ed is a leadership coach, podcast coach, and author who helps successful leaders raise their visibility and value at their organizations. The topic hit home for me. Bravery, including professional courage, has resonated over the past year for us [...]
My 2011 gorgeneering experience has guided me in recent weeks. In my need to find adventures a few years back, I thought I found the perfect one: it was advertised as “gorgeneering” and I pictured myself wading through the low and slow waters of a rocky gorge. I didn’t know I would first need to [...]
We recently took an amazing vacation, which included a couple of days in Bruges. Bruges is a UNESCO world heritage site because of its original medieval architecture throughout the city. During our first day in the center of Bruges, we were a bit overwhelmed. There was so much activity — horses with their carriages and [...]
4. What do you want out of the relationship? In our previous posts we shared client and vendor insights about scoping out a project, defining success, and choosing a vendor. Today, we examine what we each want out of the relationship – being aligned on this is an important factor in a fruitful project and [...]
3. How do you identify and select the best vendor for your project? In our last two posts we shared client and vendor insights about scoping out a project. In this month’s installment, we offer suggestions for selecting the best vendor for a project. Veronica Clements, Client perspective I begin my search for a vendor [...]
2. Define success: How do you define what success will look like? In our last post we discussed problem definition. As part of that we delve into defining success. Veronica Clements, Client perspective As the client, an important part of preparing a request for proposal or discussing my needs with a prospective vendor is to [...]
What happens when you are asked to take on more work than you can handle– either due to capacity or capability? Let’s say your manager just laid a huge project on you – to develop a new training curriculum for a group that has been having some challenges. Because you don’t have the resources you’ll [...]
After a wonderful few days spent with family and friends, I feel reenergized and ready to meet 2019 head on! How about you? For many of us, the new year brings challenges, like reprioritizing our time so we’re focused on the right things or learning the next great tool or process or figuring out how [...]
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