The positioning of a person, place, or thing for maximum impact or effect—that’s the secret to good design. Whether you are finalizing a deal, creating a new product, or shepherding change, how you go about creating…
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Making your own rules
As a child, I was exposed to a wide variety of music by my mother and father. I have particularly clear memories of listening to the soundtrack of Walt Disney’s Fantasia (1940). The album was…
The collision of systems
What happens when two systems collide? It could be opposing ideas, personalities, or cultures that intersect at some point. Or a wave hitting the shore or even two soccer teams with different styles of play….
Reflections on writing 700 blog posts
A few days ago I published my 700th daily blog post. Here are a few notes on the experience and what I’ve learned along the way: I started in early 2015 and the first 90…
Pattern recognition
“We have no future because our present is too volatile. We have only risk management. The spinning of the given moment’s scenarios. Pattern recognition.” — William Gibson, Pattern Recognition Patterns exist on macro and micro…
The exponential entrepreneur
Exponential growth requires exponential thinking. What’s your big idea that’s going to… …solve a problem? …get you promoted? …enable you to start your own business? …help you make more money? …gain you more respect? …bring…