Lessons Taught, Learned, Forgotten, and Ignored
It’s easy to say a lesson was learned and far more difficult to show it to be true. What can
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When Strategy Solutions Are Hidden in Plain Sight
The COVID-19 pandemic and its effects provide a perfect example of similarity and difference in strategy, outcome, and impact. Are
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Resolutions Past, Present and Future
A year-end, a new calendar, or a change of seasons bring fresh starts and times of renewal and reflection. It’s
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Frameworks and Their Utility
A good framework can provide enormous guidance when faced with a situation where there is no clear path forward. By
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Improving Our Innovation Definitions
It’s remarkable how a term can grow and change over time and that is no less true for the term
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Drips and Drops in Strategic Innovation
Strategic innovation is not immune to the same trends in consumption and use as we see in products and services.
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Light or Darker? The Age of Complexity
Five years ago we were on the cusp of the Trump presidency, experienced the recent Brexit vote, and what felt
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The Power of Regular Network Engagement
The informal conversations we have with friends and colleagues can have enormous value if we’re willing to recognize it. The
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Clickbait and Mistaken Beliefs: Change Strategies for Humans
Our sense of certainty and our certainty about it can be one of our most hazardous beliefs. By adopting a
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Collective Sensemaking’s Ridiculous End
Sensemaking is having its day – but how much of that is a good thing? In this post I ask whether
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