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# Daily Inspiration: “Stop planning. Start doing!”

*“Stop planning. Start doing!”* – Futurist Jim Carroll

When I’m on stage, I often talk about the ‘*organizational sclerosis*‘ that sets in, that prevents organizations from seizing the opportunities of the future.

To this day, I remain stunned by the slow speed of many organizations. Too often, this comes about because too much time is spent on planning what to do, rather than actually doing it!

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As I note often on stage: ‘*The high velocity economy economy and massive disruption demands that we act fast — which demands that we often do things in the absence of complete information*.”