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Design Thinking in education
My sons don’t have much to envy about being an adult. They have a lovely school and home life, few responsibilities, and an endless appetite for fun, and so they see very little benefit to this whole idea of “growing up”. However, there is one notable exception when...
How to find good partners for your project
At M-Powered Projects, we’re all about building partnerships. We’ve seen firsthand how European partnerships can deliver cutting-edge innovation, all while fostering lasting, respectful, and fruitful professional collaborations that transcend borders, languages, and...
Keeping Balance
It might seem strange that Work Life Balance experts are sending you a newsletter on Christmas day. However, I assure you that right now, I am sitting with my family enjoying a traditional Polish Christmas dinner, including many delicious pierogi! It is thanks to the...
Why pursue EU funding for staff training
In 2017, Companies in the U.S. spent $93.6 billion on training. That’s over $20 billion more than in 2016. Companies are increasingly investing in courses because they understand that training staff is essential for growth and sustainability. They know that if they...
Design Thinking vs. Chaos
In today's blog article, I will focus on the theme of Design Thinking (DT). Everyone knows what “design” and “thinking” mean individually, but only few will have come across the concept of the Design Thinking process. So, why is it worth talking about? I first used...
Planning boring project meetings
We’ve all been at them. Those meetings where every minute feels like an hour and you struggle to listen to someone drone on about deadlines and deliverables, while trying to resist the urge to doodle. Now imagine that you’ve travelled across a continent and left your...
Separate or integrate? This is the question of Work-Life Balance
In the previous newsletter, you read about the challenges associated with the preparation of a project co-financed by the European Union. Today, we encourage you to reflect on the subject of Work-Life Balance. Why do we link these topics? Because we are very...
Between a rock and a hard place – planning an EU project
Planning an EU project is tricky. On the one hand, you want your project proposal to be approved, and so you must design it around the programme priorities. On the other hand, you want to ensure that whatever product or service you develop is in line with your...
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