Attend or volunteer in industry conferences and networking events.

Attend or listen to a Moth storytelling event and then write an inspirational email to a group that you volunteer or work with outside of U-M.

Attend or join a local Toastmasters club to develop your public speaking skills.

Attend one university sponsored event per semester that highlights different cultures and practices than your own. See Happening@Michigan for opportunities.

Attend an event with a speaker. Notice the degree to which the message is inspirational. If so, create a list of the inspirational attributes for the next message that you compose.

Attend an event and invite colleagues to join you and to discuss it afterwards.

Attend a U-M sponsored book group.

Attend a U-M event about a topic that you are curious about. Participate in a question and answer session if there is one.

Attend a professional conference and report your findings about this topic to your team.

Attend a performing arts event or a talk in a subject area that is new to you. Invite others to join you so that you can engage in conversation and reflection about it afterward.