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In A Complex World, Humans Are Slaves To The Exact
Do you know what product managers do? Do you know what startup founders do? In my view, the skill set for each of the above is pretty much the same. Product managers…
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The Dangerous And Radical And Disruptive Are Squashed
You are an innovator – and you are proud to be an innovator. You pride yourself on listening to your customer’s desires and building products which do just that. The only problem…
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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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We Can No Longer Live Our Lives Without Augmentation
We’ve nearly reached the point – or have passed the point in some cases, where we can no longer operate without augmentation. When was the last time you took a break from…
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how to stop toxic employees
Have you ever come out of a meeting thinking, wow, there are some terrible people are working here! Some only care about making themselves look good, so they pull down everyone around…
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To Innovate, You Must Be Able to Change Your Mind
Altered States Lead to New Creates. In many of the exercises we run, try to alter the typical mindset of the attendees as soon as they arrive at the session. The sooner…
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What’s So Bad About Being A Cyborg?
Are you reading this blog post on a smartphone? Does your smartphone ever leave your side? Do you freak out if you ever misplace or lose your smartphone? Do you ever feel…
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Ask Not If Your Idea Can Make Money, Ask If It Can Help Humans.
A common refrain that I hear from individuals at some of the companies that we’ve worked with in the past (and some prospects who ultimately decide not to work with us) is…
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Your Startup (or Innovation Program) Needs Both Kirk and Scotty.
To Be Successful, You Need Both These Attributes In Equal Measure If you look at most of the successful startups (and internal innovation programs) throughout history, you’ll note a trend – there…
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When People Say “We’re Not Like Google”, I Say “Why Not?”
I’ve worked with a number of clients over the years who seem to have a bit of a self-esteem issue. We have very successful ideation sessions, a number of great ideas are…
