A lot of people talk about design and innovation, but fewer can translate it into economic value in the form of a new product or service. Living in the realm of ideas is very comfortable….
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Organizational states
Organizations exist in a variety of states: Great vision but no strategy. Great strategy but no plans. Great plans but uninterested employees. Great employees but no plans. Great plans but no strategy. Great strategy but…
How to build a following
Developing a following is not as simple as coming up with a good idea or creating an innovative product and waiting for people to discover it. You need to work directly with customers and build…
Your structure
I once had an office that overlooked the construction site of a 30-story building. Over a period of 18 months, I watched the clearing of the site; the excavation to the bedrock; the pouring of…
Open and transparent
People and organizations often describe themselves as being open and transparent. Social media enables one to see facets of a person or an organization, but not always the whole. The mind creates an image of…
Making memories
For one day of the year, my street is coated in gold. The 70-year-old gingko trees that line our small one-way street shed their leaves in one night and cover the cars, sidewalks, and street…