1/2/2024 0 Comments The power of ten showThese individual, sometimes overlapping but never duplicative perspectives create something akin to a photographic mosaic rather than a crystal clear, high mega-pixel image of the organization. Or in some cases an interview subject will say something that while “normal” in organizational life seems unfamiliar based on my understanding of the nonprofit at that particular point in time. Just as an interview subject’s description of the CEO’s management style, governance practices, mission or principal risks begins to remind me of a conversation with a prior interviewee, the person I am speaking to invariably offers an insight I haven’t heard from others. It is rare to encounter two nonprofit leaders who see and describe the organization they both serve in a similar fashion.ĭuring risk assessments we interview as many as a dozen “stakeholders” from our client nonprofit. Individuals within and around an organization have varying perspectives on the organization, often influenced by their “view.” One’s “view” of the organization could be related to the formal or informal role served, longevity of involvement, sense of connection or commitment to the mission, past history with similar organizations, life experience, and myriad other factors. My work during the past several weeks coupled with my viewing of the “Powers of Ten” reminded me of the lesson of perspective in the discipline of risk management. It also illustrates how something can be both “normal” and “unfamiliar.” This short but compelling film shows how perspective changes based on distance from the scene. The nine minute film begins with an overhead shot of a simple picnic scene and takes viewers on a “journey out to the edge of space and then back into a carbon atom…” The reverse journey begins at a distance of 100 million light years from the picnic. Released in 1977, the film, titled “Powers of Ten” was made by Charles and Ray Eames. My research quickly turned up a short film I have not seen for many years. (I do wish I were that clever.) Pondering the topic led me to a little online research to learn more about “The Powers of Ten Day.” My motivation for offering the series was unrelated to the fact that our national conference will in fact begin on 10/10/10. Our product offerings include millions of PowerPoint templates, diagrams, animated 3D characters and more.Earlier today I received a notice about a school-related function that will be held on 10/10/10, a date the invitation described as “The Powers of Ten Day.” While reading the notice I was reminded that the line-up for Center’s annual conference will include a number of firsts, including six workshops offering fast-paced content under a “top ten” series banner. is brought to you by CrystalGraphics, the award-winning developer and market-leading publisher of rich-media enhancement products for presentations. Then you can share it with your target audience as well as ’s millions of monthly visitors. We’ll convert it to an HTML5 slideshow that includes all the media types you’ve already added: audio, video, music, pictures, animations and transition effects. You might even have a presentation you’d like to share with others. And, best of all, it is completely free and easy to use. Whatever your area of interest, here you’ll be able to find and view presentations you’ll love and possibly download. It has millions of presentations already uploaded and available with 1,000s more being uploaded by its users every day. is a leading presentation sharing website.
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