Opening Keynote
Delivered to the NASA Senior Project Managers' Masters Forum

Our "Best of the Best Project Managers" are a highly motivated and innovative group and we found your presentation to be right on target... wonderful.
- Dr. Edward Hoffman, Director, NASA Academy for Program and Project Leadership

Title: The Secret of Life
Audience: 60 of the most senior project managers at NASA
Objectives:
   (1) Kick off the conference with an intellectually stimulating presentation
   (2) Jumpstart collaboration among the participants.
Length: 70 minutes
Presentation Overview: 
   (1) Explore the nature of balance through an intellectual exploration into the physics
        of balance. Link it to the emotional territory of sustained engagement in difficult projects.
   (2) In small groups, have participants build representations of balance using modelling clay
        and found objects in the room (e.g., napkins).
   (3) In plenary, evaluate each sculpture and award prizes to the group that was most creative.
   (4) Lead a session of JumpStart Storytelling to build a collaborative atmosphere.
   (5) Conduct a group dialogue based on the participants' stories. Use these stories to reflect
        on current issues facing the senior NASA community.