Boulder Startup Week 2025

Imagine this scene: It’s 9:30 am and your colleagues, direct reports, or managers are already present, focused, and clearly engaged in the day’s demands. And as the day progresses, so does your team’s happiness and curiosity. By the end of the day, everyone is satisfied and eager to see each other again the next morning. I believe that such a blissful state is achievable through a simple, daily practice of responding to prompts. That’s right, I’m asking you to get your team to spend 5 to10 minutes each morning writing a response to a prompt that will get them thinking (creatively!) about how to solve your businesses’ problems, and that will keep them focused on supporting what truly matters.

I know it works because I’ve done this for years and seen many individuals and teams benefit from the simple, shared practice of prompt response. I’ll share the magic by modeling the practice, then walk through the blueprint of how to bring the practice to your workplace, and we'll discuss how to track the changes.
The workshop session will include an introduction about the process, a prompt-writing exercise by participants, a sharing exercise by participants, and a discussion of how to tailor this practice to your needs. This exercise provides business and team leaders with a means to focus, motivate, and encourage their team members at zero monetary cost, while yielding deep rewards.