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How To Leverage Mimetic Theory For Product Innovation
What Is Memetic 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.…
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punching the 10000 hour myth in the jaw
You’ve heard it. We’ve all heard it. Countless business books and life books have touted the “10,000 hours to mastery” rule. I think Malcolm Gladwell started it all – or maybe it…
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subscribe to everything
You’ve heard of Dollar Shave Club? The scrappy startup which started marketing by putting ironic videos on social media which spoke directly to the burgeoning millennial male who just had to shave…
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execution matters, but so do ideas
You’ve probably heard a variation of this quote a thousand times: Ideas don’t matter. Ideas are a dime-a-dozen. Execution matters. This statement, like Schroedinger’s Cat being both dead and alive, is both…
