Just Competition in Job Training, Leader Development, and Business Owner Coaching Ensure Ethical, Strategic, and Impact-Driven Professional Growth The industries of job training, leadership development, and business coaching exist to empower individuals and organizations—but competition in this space has become crowded with empty promises, overpriced programs, and misleading success claims. We apply Just Competition principles […]
At Intellectual Ferret, we believe wholeheartedly at becoming a platform for education across multiple disciplines. As such, we commissioned a local artist, Cason Miller, to create a poster. Using his personal style to show an out-of-this world approach to education, Cason has developed a poster that presents a nontraditional, but still awesome, Intellectual Ferret. Share […]
by Connor Dillon So you’ve just gotten a degree, maybe you have a job or two lined up (or more likely don’t). Time to start your life! Except, you probably haven’t thought about this: all those skills you’ve developed and have ingrained in the back of your mind over the last seventeen years of formal […]
Whenever I think of change, I think of this Pink Floyd song- particularly the lines “And did they get you to trade / Your heroes for ghosts? / Hot ashes for trees? / Hot air for a cool breeze? / Cold comfort for change? / And did you exchange / A walk on part in […]
I read Creativity by Mihaly Csikszentmihaly, trying to gain insight, when I stumbled across two quotes that rocked me. The first is from Erik Erikson: “I am what survives me.” This simple, yet powerful phrase describing identity should be painted above every home’s entry door- on both sides- reminding us as we leave and return […]
What is Possible? I have an imagination and I’m not afraid to use it. I had an employee give me a button to wear with that on it- and I wore it every day at that workplace. When I was much younger, relatives called me “Spock” because I would comment on human behavior with “That’s […]
Think of all the complex tasks you do everyday. Driving cars, playing musical instruments, the very act of handwriting- these are very complex activities. Take teeth brushing, for instance. Somehow you have to maneuver your meat-covered skeleton made from stardust into a space where you have access to water, a teeth brush, and teeth paste […]
A good trainer is a rare find because many Train the Trainer programs often focus on teaching the mechanics of how to do a certain task, or follow a prescriptive formula for a specific program. That’s not what Train the Trainer programs should be- instead, they should focus on teaching trainers the best ways to […]
The EPA ENERGY STAR Team has released two recorded webinars covering 2025 updates to the program, SFNH Revision 14, and MFNC Revision 05. We have put them in a workshop here, which should be accessible from both your corporate university page, as well as the account page. Additionally, the ICC has approved our course for 0.20 CEUs for ICC recertification! Click the button below to access the course.
Let's talk about tools and processes to design, build and rate new homes, multifamily buildings, and gut renovations to meet, beat codes, achieve the Inflation Reduction Act 45L tax credits, and obtain green building certifications. We will also discuss the ANSI CO2e Rating Index, which is of growing importance to stakeholders wanting to understand their direct operational carbon emissions impact.
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On May 15, 2023, our hosting platform will begin updating their backend OS. They will start with Japan and work region by region. When the servers hosting us receive the update, the website will temporarily go down for 10-20 minutes. No data should be lost, but access to the website will be temporarily disabled while the update is going on. Please refer to this status update page where our hosting platform will provide updates on the transition.
Starting in January 2023, we will shift our courses to a new LMS on the backend. We will put Intellectual Ferret under construction from Tuesday January 3 to 5, 2023 to make the switch.
This will improve user experience and provide a more clear progression path through different workshops.
Unfortunately, a side effect of this shift is users will need to download any certificates earned by completing a workshop on the Intellectual Ferret platform BEFORE December 31, 2022.
We will download any earned certificates on that date, record course progression, and then make the switch.
If you have any questions, please reach out to us.
Thank you,
Connor Dillon
Due to the impending shift of providing quality management through the Building Science Institute Ltd. Co.'s True North QMS, we have to perform a similar action on the education front.
Intellectual Ferret will return to being the platform for single-purchases of residential construction, building science, and related courses (in addition to Corporate University offerings).
That means every client who currently has access to Intellectual Ferret University AND has signed contracts with Building Science Institute, Ltd. Co., will be shifted to Building Science Education.
You will NOT lose access to the results from quizzes and courses you've completed on Intellectual Ferret, but your access to current and future courses will expire by the launch of BSI.
For every client who has NOT signed a contract with Building Science Institute, Ltd. Co., your access to the content will expire at the end of May 2022.
If you have any questions, please email me (connor@thedillongroupinc.com) or shoot me a text or phone call (423-838-5171).
We'll be closed Friday, December 24, 2021 and December 31, 2021 for Christmas and New Year's Eve, respectively. Any quizzes submitted during these days, emails, or calls may not be responded to until the next business day. We hope your holidays are filled with good cheer, and eggnog if you're into the sort of thing.
Like many things these days, we're changing with the times. What does that mean? Well, for starters...
You get the same great content - on a different platform.
Building Science Education has all the same great content we've trained hundreds of energy raters, inspectors, HVAC contractors and more with. And it's where all of our individually available online courses will be available.
But, what about Intellectual Ferret?
It will stay where it is - but focused on delivering the best experience we can for corporate university clients. From customized content to company-branded training programs, that's what Intellectual Ferret does best.
You are the person we want to hear from. Yes, you.
Believe it or not, we can't get better until people tell us. As much as some people think, we aren't omniscient.
So please fill out this short survey and let us know about your experience in the workshop.
