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Do What People Want: Don’t Fight Human Nature
What are people like? I have a feeling that we all, on some level, already know the answer to that question. Despite this, we continue to believe that humans can alter their…
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To Innovate, You Must Be Fearless
If you want to be innovative, you have to learn to overcome your fears. Did you know that most people consider the fear of public speaking even more severe than the fear…
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How Are Those Long Range Scanners Working Out?
Are You Looking Far Enough Into The Future? Since our earliest days as primitive savannah wanderers, we humans have had a natural tendency to prioritize immediate gratification above achieving more far-reaching goals.…
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How To Leverage Mimetic Theory For Product Innovation
What Is Mimetic Theory I lightly covered mimetic theory in previous posts, a theory of human behavior posited by French philosopher Rene Girard. In short, the theory suggests that all conflict is…
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The Product Manager’s Guide to the Product Lifecycle: A Simple Overview.
The product lifecycle is one of the most important concepts for any product manager. The stages in the process, such as identifying opportunities and defining requirements, are vital to ensuring that you…
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Why Do I Do This?
Once upon a time, a corporate innovator was having trouble bringing innovation into their organization. No matter how hard they tried to guide the culture of the organization to be more innovative…
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Why You Should Ignore The Past
I love the “success literature” space – it’s actually pretty humorous. I think of all of the books I’ve read; there are maybe three that I can say actually “tell it like…
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Eyeing The Life Patterns Of Successful Innovators
If there is one thing that I have noticed after interviewing hundreds of humans for my podcast is that most people who are in the innovation space end up there due to…
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Run From Disruption: Pivot Quickly Or Face The Music
Do you remember the time BC (Before COVID)? Everything was awesome, right? The market was going great – you are selling well – your revenues were rocking and your profits were high.…
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How Do You Feel About Taking Risks?
After facing the future and feeling empowered to change yourself or your organization to design your ideal future, one of the next steps in my Foresight Leadership program is a risk assessment.…
