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Is Your CEO Like Elon Musk?
I mentioned in a previous post that I had ordered a Cybertruck – mostly because its a very cool, futuristic design (something I’ve been waiting for from the auto industry for years).…
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Brainstorm This: Tell A Story Of Things To Come
In many of our ideation sessions, we have to start by contending with those who are stuck in “today”—those who will shoot down any suggested ideas by looking at it through the…
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Remote Is Better Than In-Person. Change My Mind.
Running an ideation session is hard. Running it remotely is even harder. But it can be done and in many cases lead you to even better ideas than you can get in…
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7 Tips For Dealing With The Coronavirus And Future Black Swans
There is a tremendous amount of misinformation out there on this pandemic. Much of it is designed, in my view, to throw people into a panic. In our practice, we have a…
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The Upside Of Black Swans
The Coronavirus is a Black Swan: The black swan theory or theory of black swan events is a metaphor that describes an event that comes as a surprise, has a major effect,…
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Will 96% of Businesses Fail Within 10 Years?
When I read that statistic, I thought it pretty odd. I mean, are the companies that are around us now all less than ten years old? Are they all part of that…
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Ways We Innovate: Lobby Watch
Here is an interesting exercise in judging your companies employee engagement. It requires a few days of effort and keen observation. First, block out your calendar for weekday mornings and afternoons, preferably…
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Denying Your True Human Nature? Here’s What Happens When You Do
What are humans really like? I think we all, deep down, know the answer to that question. Yet, we still hold out hope that humans can change their nature. We feel that since…
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Unearthing Your Customers True Core Desires
In our paper, Doing Digital Transformation Right, we talk about how most companies focus on the digital-first, looking at transforming their businesses by using technology. This technology first approach works for some…
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Get More Things Done By Understanding Our Basic Humanity
I just got off a great podcast interview where we discussed the need to be more human in our communications. More personal. The days where you needed to appear professional at all…
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