6 Ways Getting Lucky Helps You Innovate
Get Lucky to Innovate In earlier posts, I talked about luck and how luck plays a huge role in success. While many people talk about… Read More »6 Ways Getting Lucky Helps You Innovate
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165 Luck and Innovation Require Similar Traits – Why You Could Use A Corporate Philosopher
Could You Use A Corporate Philosopher? And How You Expanding Your Luck Helps You Innovate
Startup Success: You Got To Get Lucky
Oh You Lucky Startup Founder, You! There are plenty of motivational speakers out there who speak about being successful and purport to have the magic… Read More »Startup Success: You Got To Get Lucky
How To Free Your Mind
We all have lots of great ideas. As human beings, I believe that we are all creative – in different ways, of course, but we… Read More »How To Free Your Mind
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… Read More »Why You Should Ignore The Past
Why Experts Are Usually Wrong
Have you ever been in an ideation session where people are reluctant to comment or generate ideas because they are not an SME in that… Read More »Why Experts Are Usually Wrong
Popsockets: An Innovation Story
TL;DR: Inventor has a problem, invents a product to solve his problem, tries the product out with friends and family, friends and family use the… Read More »Popsockets: An Innovation Story
243 Persistence Over Talent
Does persistence always win over talent? Yes, for many reasons, but here are two: 1) if you keep going on anything – writing, dieting, working… Read More »243 Persistence Over Talent
Don’t Do Your Best!
Stop Trying to Excel! If you watch anime or read manga, you’ll come across pretty common phrase – when a character is about to complete… Read More »Don’t Do Your Best!
Innovation Is Dangerous
Innovation is beyond dangerous, awesome, and wonderful. Innovation is central to your company, but at the same time, innovation is dangerous. Innovation can be a… Read More »Innovation Is Dangerous
How To Build Unicorns: Actually Solve Your Own Problem
Build Your Next Unicorn With These Three Simple Steps The startup scene is pretty rife with founders using a problem that they have themselves to… Read More »How To Build Unicorns: Actually Solve Your Own Problem
How To Build Awesome Bots
The Best Bots Do The Work For You Lately, chat bots have been all the rage – no matter what services you provide, chances are… Read More »How To Build Awesome Bots
Prepare For The Future Of Work, Where Everything Is Personal
Everything Is Personal In the Future of Work In the disruption of work, we will all need to be generalists to some degree, even roles… Read More »Prepare For The Future Of Work, Where Everything Is Personal
Beginners Mind, The Key To Disruption
Disruption Often Requires Zen Mind “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” When I was in high… Read More »Beginners Mind, The Key To Disruption
Can Only Unicorns Be Innovative?
Is Your Innovation Program A Failure Because It Didn’t Produce a Unicorn? I was at an innovation outpost event (innovation “outposts,” in their definition, are… Read More »Can Only Unicorns Be Innovative?
105 Innovation Is A War Between The DoIts And The ShouldWes
Once upon a time, there were two types of humans… As a futurist, I was always a big fan of depictions of the future –… Read More »105 Innovation Is A War Between The DoIts And The ShouldWes
3 Best Ways To Reach Startup Nirvana
3 Things You Need To Run A Successful Startup OK, so you are fed-up with your day job and are thinking about leaving to join… Read More »3 Best Ways To Reach Startup Nirvana
Speak No Evil: Motivation Malarkey
Motivation – Shmotivation I’ve recently noted a number of posts that are simply inspirational quotes from others. Aside from a few quotes from William Gibson… Read More »Speak No Evil: Motivation Malarkey
Success Is A Lightning Strike: How Do You Attract Lightning?
Struck By Success A long time ago, back before a time which we aren’t supposed to talk about (pre-2007), I used to have a podcast… Read More »Success Is A Lightning Strike: How Do You Attract Lightning?
Don’t Just Consume, Create!
I’ve been having a long, back and forth discussion on “what’s wrong with the youth of today” with various folks of my somewhat advanced age… Read More »Don’t Just Consume, Create!