By Lisa Bodell – Global Leader on Culture Change Focused on Simplification and Innovation If your strategic plan for 2020 was scrapped in Q1, you’re in good company. Beyond the new best practice of adding contingency plans for a global pandemic, this year offers a rare opportunity to…
By Josh Linkner – Speaker on Creativity, Innovation, and Leadership In a recent experiment at the University of Sydney in Australia, neuroscientists gave 128 volunteers a puzzle to solve that can only be conquered with creativity. The subjects were asked to connect nine dots, arranged in three…
By Daniel Burrus – Futurist Expert and Speaker on Business Strategy, Technology, Innovations & Their Impact: Given the recent release of the documentary series The Last Dance, I found this example to be more prevalent than ever. Basketball great Michael Jordan once famously stated that he had missed more than…
By Erik Qualman – Top Technology Speaker, #1 Bestselling Author & Futurist In the 1980’s, Dunkin’ Donuts produced a television commercial so successful that the company decided to make over 100 slightly different versions. People would get up in the morning and humorously repeat its popular tagline to…
By Kaihan Krippendorff – Futurist, Strategy and Innovation Expert & Founder of Outthinker When an airplane hits turbulence, it seeks a new altitude. One without turbulence. Even better, one with tailwinds. Now, COVID has certainly injected turbulence rarely seen in history. But is this turbulence universal? Is every sector…
By Krister Ungerböck – Global CEO, Entrepreneur and Speaker on the Language of Leadership What makes a good leader? It’s a question that has rarely been as relevant as in 2020, which might well be named “The Year of the Frustration.” The past months have brought…
By Peter Hinssen – Serial Entrepreneur, Acclaimed Author, Sought-after Innovation & Technology Keynote Speaker When digital became the New Normal, a silo that used to be the safe dwelling place of nerds and geeks all over the world suddenly opened up to the mainstream. When I was studying computer science…
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By Mike Walsh | Speaker on the Change, Technology and Innovation Few leaders would dispute the fact that business today is driven by data and smart algorithms. Yet, rather than real digital transformation, many instead pursue digital incrementalism, using automation to cut costs or, worse — cut jobs. Doing…
By Duncan Wardle – Former Walt Disney Executive & Speaker on Innovation and Creativity What do fireworks and cornflakes have in common? Let me tell you; they were both invented by mistake — each a botched attempt to do something completely different. One day, the Kellogg brothers tried…
