An Invitation to Co-Create | Mike Geyer | True Snacks

We sing the praises of collaboration all the time, but how we invite others to engage and collaborate have a huge impact on the experience and outcomes.Mike Geyer, a business and technology consultant, a storyteller, and a Global Accounts Executive at Adobe, has created his own approach to inviting others to engage and co-create in developing novel solutions to business challenges. Instead of a normal conversation or a simple beverage transaction, Mike offers an invitation through vulnerability, play, humor, and creativity which engages his counterpart into a more engaged interaction - or it doesn't. But when it works, great things are possible because he has created something he and the other person have co-created and can share. It's from these conditions that he’s created, and the invitation he’s put out there, that the stage is set for great things to happen. His superhero power, Creating Authentic Connections, is on full display in this conversation. In this conversation, Mike answers the following questions: - What is an authentic connection? - How do I create an authentic connection? - What are the possibilities and benefits of an authentic connection?  - How do I create an invitation for a different type of interaction? - How to create your own coffee shop name? Here's the link to the full episode: https://whatdoyouknowtobetrue.com/video/creating-authentic-connections-with-mike-geyer“True Snacks” is a series of excerpts from the "What Do You Know To Be True?" podcast. The purpose behind this series to share some of the key learning moments from the podcast. If you like the conversation, please share this episode with one other person. Thank you! Music in this episode created by Ian Kastner. All "What Do You Know To Be True? and "True Snacks" episodes are here on YouTube, and they are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and on our website at https://whatdoyouknowtobetrue.com/ "What Do You Know To Be True?" is a series of conversations where I speak with interesting people about their special talent or superhero power and the meaningful impact it has on others. The intention is to learn more about their experience with their superhero power, so that we can learn something about the special talent in each of us which allows us to connect more deeply with our purpose. For more info, go to: https://whatdoyouknowtobetrue.com/ "What Do You Know To Be True?" is hosted by Roger Kastner, is a production of Three Blue Pens, and is recorded on the ancestral lands of the Duwamish and Suquamish people. To discover the ancestral lands of the indigenous people whose land you may be on, go to: https://native-land.ca/