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SUMMARY:Graduate Certificate – Brand Strategy and User Experience
DESCRIPTION:Master the creativity and strategy of building brands and meaningful user experiences. This graduate certificate equips learners with in-demand skills in branding\, communication\, storytelling\, marketing\, user experience and design. Through hands-on projects and industry-relevant tools\, including Adobe Creative Suite and artificial intelligence\, students will learn to craft customer-centered brand strategies\, develop compelling content and leverage emerging technologies to drive engagement while creating memorable user experiences both digitally and in person. This graduate certificate is ideal for early-career professionals or professionals looking to pivot into areas like brand communication\, user experience or digital storytelling. Learn more here. \nStart as soon as Spring 2026! Term runs January 12–April 29\, 2026.
URL:https://innovationlab.furman.edu/event/graduate-certificate-brand-strategy-and-user-experience/
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SUMMARY:Calm in the Chaos
DESCRIPTION:Calm in the Chaos: Nervous System Strategies for a Restorative End to the Year\nFurman faculty and staff–as the semester winds down and holiday demands ramp up\, it’s easy to find yourself stretched thin. In this one-hour session\, we’ll explore simple\, science-backed tools to regulate your nervous system and manage stress so you can close out the year prepared with additional clarity\, calm\, and capacity. You’ll learn how to shift from survival mode to a more grounded state developing skills to support your focus\, wellbeing\, and resilience. Consider this your invitation to yourself to pause\, reset\, and head into the holiday break feeling more like yourself again. \nSpace is limited so register to join us here!
URL:https://innovationlab.furman.edu/event/calm-in-the-chaos/
CATEGORIES:community,Innovation,MentalHealth,workshop
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SUMMARY:Better Conversations Every Day™ Fall 2025
DESCRIPTION:Better Culture Starts with Better Conversations \nThe culture of your organization is more powerful than your strategy and more persistent than your vision. It’s the environment that enables performance or undermines it. \nBetter Conversations Every Day™ (BCE) starts with a simple — yet transformative — premise: that better culture starts with better conversations. \nNo matter the size of your organization\, BCE helps drive business outcomes and create lasting change. Uniquely created for everyone and every single conversation — from the front desk to the corner office — BCE’s impact transcends that of a typical coaching skills program. This scalable\, one-day experience creates a common mindset\, skillset\, and language and equips leaders with the tools to break down communication barriers and bring your business strategy to life. \nEveryone wants better outcomes. Build them on a foundation of better conversations. \nMore information can be found from our website or register here to reserve your seat and learn how to have better conversations.
URL:https://innovationlab.furman.edu/event/better-conversations-every-day-fall-2025/
CATEGORIES:Innovation,Leadership
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SUMMARY:Springboard: Using Stress to Our Advantage
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an inspiring evening as we celebrate the launch of Springboard: Transform Stress to Work for You\, a groundbreaking new book that redefines how we experience and harness stress. Author and CIL Fellow of Stress Management and Human Potential\, Dr. Rebecca Heiss\, will take the stage to share powerful insights from the book\, guiding attendees through a transformative journey that turns stress from a burden into a catalyst for growth. \n  \nRaffle: Register and attend the event for a chance to win one of 25 free copies of Rebecca’s book—Springboard: Transform Stress to Work for You—through our prize draw. \n  \nThrough engaging storytelling\, science-backed strategies\, and practical tools\, you’ll learn how to: \n\nUnderstand the biological roots of your stress response—and recalibrate it for modern life.\nReframe fear as fuel to boost performance and unlock personal growth.\nApply a simple brain-rewiring framework to reduce burnout and restore purpose to your work.\n\nWhether you’re a professional navigating high-pressure environments\, a leader seeking resilience\, or simply someone ready to reclaim your energy\, this event is your springboard to a more empowered life. \nRegister here to join us!
URL:https://innovationlab.furman.edu/event/springboard-using-stress-to-our-advantage/
CATEGORIES:community,Innovation,Leadership,MentalHealth,workshop
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