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How Innovation Happens — Lesson #7: Invest in Experiential Capital
I've been covering the link between future trends and innovation strategies for 30+ years. I went back through my blog posts, stretching to 2002, to dig out the nuggets of…
From the Stage: Remember the Maytag Repairman?
Remember the old TV ads about the loneliest man in the world? The Maytag repairman never had anything to do because Maytags never broke. On stage I used him to explain what…
The 26 Principles, Revisited — #13: Wisdom Inversion — What I Said, and What’s Actually Happening
Part of my “26 Principles, Revisited” series — checking my own math, nine months into the year I predicted. Know when to get your age out of the way. Day 13’s idea: seniority and…
How Innovation Happens — Lesson #6: Think Big, Start Small, Scale Fast
I've been covering the link between future trends and innovation strategies for 30+ years. I went back through my blog posts, stretching to 2002, to dig out the nuggets of…
From the Stage: You Aren't Selling a Widget Anymore
Speaking to the Philips sales team, I put the challenge bluntly: "competing on price no longer counts." Every global company I work with is wrestling with the same shift: "We've…
The 26 Principles, Revisited — #12: Strategic Humility — What I Said, and What’s Actually Happening
Part of my “26 Principles, Revisited” series — checking my own math, nine months into the year I predicted. The hubris of experience guarantees failure. Day 12 warned that deep…
How Innovation Happens — Lesson #5: Treat Organizational Sclerosis as a Disease, Not a Metaphor
I've been covering the link between future trends and innovation strategies for 30+ years. I went back through my blog posts, stretching to 2002, to dig out the nuggets of…
From the Stage: Experiential Capital
"Innovators invest heavily in experiential capital." What is it? I put it simply on stage: "experiential capital is simply cumulative experience." The more you try, the more you…
When Everyone Has the Same Magic, Is There Any Magic Left?
If every organization has access to the identical AI tools, the tools stop being the advantage. What remains is you, your judgment, and your particular way of seeing things. I…
Average Is a Decision
Average doesn't happen to you. It happens one small choice at a time. That's the honest, slightly uncomfortable premise behind two new companion books built on thirty years of…
The 26 Principles, Revisited — #11: Radical Subtraction — What I Said, and What’s Actually Happening
Part of my “26 Principles, Revisited” series — checking my own math, nine months into the year I predicted. To move fast, you don't need more gas. You need less drag. Day 11…
How Innovation Happens — Lesson #4: Run a Regular Attitude Inventory
I've been covering the link between future trends and innovation strategies for 30+ years. I went back through my blog posts, stretching to 2002, to dig out the nuggets of…
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