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Rebuilding Ukraine: Huge opportunity, huge risks?

November Roundup

Remembering Frances Hesselbein

Early warnings of a fading competitive advantage

Lying – or at least not telling the whole truth - as a business model comes to haunt Meta

We had the Jetsons in 1962 – and autonomous driving is still out of reach

What does Ford’s decision to drop Argo AI Mean for autonomous driving?

Simultaneous discovery – or the sincerest form of flattery? Board Committee research

The skills we aren’t taught, and how you can expand your leadership through leveraging them

When The Mothership Doesn’t Want It

Taking a discovery driven approach to internal projects

What’s the difference between a methodology and a terrorist?

When Business Cases Teach the Wrong Lessons

The Strategic Management Society’s CK Prahalad Award for Scholarly Impact on Practice

Think everybody has a positive view of creativity? Think again!

How’s your teaming going?

A Conversation with EY Entrepreneur of the Year, Stephen Bailey

Three Kinds of Competition to Have on Your Radar

Networking with a Master

How LEGO used Agile Principles to Accelerate Innovation

Flywheels vs. Relationships – Why your business architecture matters to your initial marketing plan

From Funnels to Flywheels

7 Ways to Take Smart Career Risks: Lessons from Sharon Price John, CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop

Boris Johnson, How the Powerful Escape Consequences and Jeff Pfeffer’s Fantastic Book

You can’t tackle complex systems with linear thinking

Eyes glaze over when we talk about inflation? You’re not alone. But what you don’t know can hurt you.

Pandemic – and reopening - surprises

Thought Sparks Wrap Up - May 2022

Who knew there is so much in common between the rare successes in mega-projects and innovation?

Counting down Our Top Ten List of Discovery Driven Planning misses – Part 2 (5 through 1)

Startups in distress – we’ve seen this movie before

Thought Sparks Wrap Up —April 2022

Bright Promise and Dashed Hopes – The AT&T Media Strategy Saga

You can’t avoid the digital dimension of your business, even if you wanted to!

Say what???? The optimistic launch and ignominious end of CNN+

What Everybody Ought To Know About Planning Under Uncertainty

Mind Your Introductions! A Short Essay in advance of National Imposter Syndrome Day

Thought Sparks Wrap Up — March 2022

When terrible things happen to good innovation projects…

Knowing when to pull the plug – Part 2

Knowing when to pull the plug – Part 1

Assumptions we need to question now

A secret ingredient for competitive advantage? Good jobs.

Thought Sparks Wrap Up — February 2022

The essential art of smart politics

Maybe the answer to the back to work puzzle is to look beyond the office

Crazy, Unloved but Potentially Transformational – What’s in your Loonshot nursery?

The Facebook Inflection Point Materializes

Thought Sparks Wrap Up — January 2022

It worked great, until it didn’t: The surprising, but perhaps foreseeable, shutdown of Drinkworks

Secretive Pricing, poorly served patients and unintended consequences – will insulin go the way of hearing aids?

Who Else Wants to Make MLK’s Dream a Reality? A conversation with Robert Livingston

Happy 2022 – Building New Skills for the New Year!

Uncertain about the future? A well-defined strategy can help