What Are Your Working Assumptions?
The future is not clear. But assumptions are the foundation for how we envision what possible futures might look like.
#Quote: “You’ve got to move out of your own comfort zone”
"By focusing only on what you know, what you are comfortable with. . .you ignore customer requirements, constantly doubling down on existing strengths."
Pitchfork Kills With Its Immersive Janelle Monae “Cover” Story
I have a newfound respect for Pitchfork. It wasn’t always the case. As someone who focuses on black…
How Ambition Impacts Corporate Strategy
Reading Lafley and Martin’s Playing To Win: How Strategy Really Works raised this question for me: If so…
Why “Playing To Win: How Strategy Really Works” Is A Must-Read
Let’s get this out of the way immediately: A.G. Lafley and Roger Martin’s recently released book–Playing To Win:…
Now on PSFK: 6 Keys To Waging The War Of Ideas
My first column for creative business site PSFK ran yesterday. The premise: Today’s modern business environment isn’t just about…
Two Choices To Make In Strategy
I just started reading A.G. Lafley and Roger Martin’s Playing To Win: How Strategy Really Works, and it’s…
The Year In Kickstarter
This just in from the Worth Seeing Department: Kickstarter published its 2012 numbers and the results are impressive.…
Forrester: CES Matters More Than Ever
And that’s why, even as the tech titans bow out of CES, CES matters more than ever to…
Courage and Leadership
I call them the six steps of leadership, surrounded by courage. Courage is an interesting one because any…
Notes from @PSFK’s 2013 Trends Hangout
Good stuff on the hangout. I’m not offering much analysis here. Just highlighting a few things that stood…
Strategy: Easy to say. Hard to do.
Strategy is one of those words people like to throw out. It makes them sound smart. The word…
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