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Foresight is the Front End of Strategy

Foresight is the Front End of Strategy

“One can have only as much preparation as he has foresight.” ― Jim Butcher, Changes Those who figure out the future better can plan better and respond better to our fast changing world. What skills do you use to navigate the future? Imagine if you had real skills and a real methodology for figuring out …

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Innovation Explained

Innovation Explained: All the Big Ideas of Innovation on a Page

“The future is already here — it’s just not evenly distributed.” — William Gibson I was head coach for Satya Nadella’s innovation team.  I learned a lot from that experience, and I’ve learned even more about leading innovation since then. I’m going to walk through some core innovation topics in this article that are the …

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Agile Innovation Framework

The Agile Innovation Framework

“You can’t predict the future, but you can create it.” I’ve created multiple version of an Agile Innovation Framework to help leaders reimagine how to create and capture value for their Future Business. I also wanted to help make innovation a team sport. I found that business leaders and technology leaders could easily talk past …

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Why So Many Ideas Die

Why So Many Good Ideas Die or Don’t Get Adopted

“Don’t die with your music still inside you. Listen to your intuitive inner voice and find what passion stirs your soul.” – Wayne Dyer Why do so many good ideas die on the vine or fail to get adopted? I didn’t know whether to call this why adoption fails, or why ideas die, but regardless, …

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how to kill innovation

How To Kill Innovation

“The only way you survive is you continuously transform into something else. It’s this idea of continuous transformation that makes you an innovation company.” — Ginni Rometty A few years back I was working on a culture change effort for Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft. To prepare myself for the challenges ahead, I reflected …

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