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Minimum Viability Eats The World
Awhile back, one of my leading posts was Agile Is Eating The World, where I riff of of Andressen’s quote Software Is Eating The World. In that post, I talk about how…
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Stop Letting Your People Sink Or Swim
I interviewed all sorts of interesting people on my show – a few weeks ago, I interviewed George Aye, who started an agency that only works with non-profits. He told me of…
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Act First, Become Later
One of the most interesting things about humans is how hypocritical we are. We study after study and get results after the result, but we still do not implement the study’s findings.…
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i’m new here
Three simple words. These three simple words are incredibly powerful. The tone in which you say them means a lot as well. When we take on consulting engagements, there is usually a…
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we need this surprising kind of diversity
We all live in our own reality. Our reality lives inside our heads. It is what we have experienced throughout our lives. Right? My reality is different from your reality. Your reality…
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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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How To Incentivize Disruptive Innovation
In the book, Loonshots, the author describes the origin of some of the most spectacularly successful institutions of our time as being generated by specific kinds of individuals in particular types of…
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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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are your own rules limiting innovation?
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Designs Would Be Banned Today. I recently returned from Phoenix, where I had the great pleasure in touring Taliesin West. It’s a sprawling desert structure built by Frank Lloyd…
