Are We Ready To Give Up Agency To Save Time?
I have spent the better part of the past few years advocating for goods and services that cater to the inherent slothfulness in all human… Read More »Are We Ready To Give Up Agency To Save Time?
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The 10000 Hour Myth
You are familiar with it. We have all been exposed to it. The “10,000 hours to mastery” idea has been discussed in many business books… Read More »The 10000 Hour Myth
Prepare Yourself to Be Disrupted by Opening Your Mind
I’ve started my own businesses, worked for tiny businesses, large businesses, and firms in the middle ground, and I’ve also held positions at organizations of… Read More »Prepare Yourself to Be Disrupted by Opening Your Mind
Why Storytelling Is Important
Not all human cultures are literate, but every culture tells stories. Whether in caves or cities, storytelling remains the most natural and essential form of… Read More »Why Storytelling Is Important
Creativity Threatens The Structure And Function Of Everyday Life
I’ll bet that you believe that you are a creative person. I don’t think you would be reading this blog if you weren’t interested in… Read More »Creativity Threatens The Structure And Function Of Everyday Life
Boundless Imitation
I want to go into Mimetic Theory in a little more detail – I’ve just been reading René Girard’s Mimetic Theory (Studies in Violence, Mimesis… Read More »Boundless Imitation
Act First, Become Later
One of the most interesting things about humans is how hypocritical we are. We study after study and get results after the result, but we… Read More »Act First, Become Later
Is Your Brain Afraid To Accept Reality Today?
I love science fiction – it’s amazing how prescient some authors actually are – I just completed reading a short story written in 1970 about… Read More »Is Your Brain Afraid To Accept Reality Today?
Use Foresight To Stop Cold The Disaster Of Unintended Consequences
Our world is rife with many examples of unintended consequences. Is it really possible that most people don’t think about the far-reaching effects of their… Read More »Use Foresight To Stop Cold The Disaster Of Unintended Consequences
How To Handle Constant Disruption
How can you stay calm when there is one disruptive thing happening after another? This year is shaping up to be just as disruptive, if… Read More »How To Handle Constant Disruption
Break Out Of Your Bubble
Now, more than ever (BTW, don’t you hate that phrase too), we live constrained within our own little realities. Our own little bubbles. Sometimes we… Read More »Break Out Of Your Bubble
Are You Shaking The Box?
Have you heard of the term “shaking the box”? It’s a great way to trigger new thinking – or at least try to unearth current… Read More »Are You Shaking The Box?
Thinking About The Future Is Meaningless
A few posts back, I wrote a note about something I’d recently seen in one of the all-hands meetings of one of my clients. This… Read More »Thinking About The Future Is Meaningless
The Human Brain Is An Amazing Thing
Something I learned: the human brain is a fantastic thing. Have you ever looked around you and marveled at your surroundings (unless you are sitting… Read More »The Human Brain Is An Amazing Thing
Are You Plussing Or Minusing?
Ever been in an ideation session which pits the DoIts against the ShouldWes? Yep – first the DoIts pitch an idea, and then the Should… Read More »Are You Plussing Or Minusing?
To Meet Your Goals, Burn Your Ships
Stop Giving Yourself a Route Away from Your Goals Back during Greco-Roman times, a famous leader was landing a fleet of warships with thousands of… Read More »To Meet Your Goals, Burn Your Ships
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
Denying Your True Human Nature? Here’s What Happens When You Do
What are humans really like? I think we all, deep down, know the answer to that question. Yet, we still hold out hope that humans can… Read More »Denying Your True Human Nature? Here’s What Happens When You Do
Get Your Silicon Valley Magic Dust, Right Here.
I moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1999, near the tail end of the craziness around Web 1.0. Webvan (a now-defunct delivery company)… Read More »Get Your Silicon Valley Magic Dust, Right Here.
Get More Things Done By Understanding Our Basic Humanity
I just got off a great podcast interview where we discussed the need to be more human in our communications. More personal. The days where… Read More »Get More Things Done By Understanding Our Basic Humanity