Making Innovation a Core Capability
As innovation has gone from buzzword to must-have at companies of all types and sizes, I find that many leaders remain mystified as to how to make it work within their own organizations. Drawing on...
View Article6 Innovation Roadblocks Worth Breaking Through
If there’s a poster child for innovation, it’s most likely Thomas Edison. And if there’s a slogan scrawled across his poster, it’s probably his often-cited quote, “I have not failed. I’ve just found...
View ArticleVideo: My xPotomac Talk on Digital Ubiquity
xPotomac sponsor Vocus has posted video of last month’s talk about what digital ubiquity — the Internet of Everything — will mean for businesses and for brands. This video includes the full 23 minutes...
View ArticleLeading Transformation: Myndset Podcast Interview
I first had the opportunity to meet marketing strategist Minter Dial when I was in Paris for a project at L’Oreal – at the time, he was a member of the company’s executive committee responsible for...
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What Amazon Dash Tells Us About the Future of Shopping – and the Future of...
When Amazon announced Dash — a series of branded smart buttons that will allow Prime members to simply press to replenish popular packaged goods as supply runs low (reorders are automatically fulfilled...
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50 Questions to Spark Strategic Innovation
I believe that strategy is change and I know that change can be hard — but getting started shouldn’t be. You just need to be willing to ask the right kinds of questions, the answers to which will...
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CEGOC Business Transformation Summit – Digital Transformation Keynote (Full...
Late last year, I had the pleasure of making my first trip to Lisbon as a guest of training company CEGOC, who was hosting their first Business Transformation Summit. Here’s the video of my complete...
View ArticleAVEVA World Summit – Digital Transformation Keynote (Full Video & Slides)
Last month, I kicked off AVEVA World Summit 2017 with my ‘Digital Revolutionaries’ keynote. This one had it all: exponential change, digital disruption, technological innovations, inspiring examples,...
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The Book That Took Eight Years to Write (But Takes Just a Few Seconds to...
One week from today, my new book — NEVER NORMAL — will start shipping. Subtitled “Uncommon Ideas for Leaders Who Refuse to Settle for the Status Quo”, NEVER NORMAL collects 15 of my most popular blog...
View ArticleWhy Leaders Must Embrace Ambiguity
Embracing Ambiguity. It’s a key component of adaptability and an essential skill for the future of business. No surprise, it’s also one of the 10 principles in the Adapt Manifesto code of practice,...
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Announcing the Alpha Collective – The Business of Web3
As someone who has spent a good part of the past decade or so immersed in the world of digital transformation, it’s become clear to me that Web3 — the next iteration of the internet, built around...
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