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Three Little Big Ideas

We are unquestionably living in a landscape of overwhelming VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and uncertainty).  In other words, we find ...

WARNING: These 17 Questions Will Result in Dangerously High Levels of Creativity

What is this thing made of? What’s missing? What was the thinking and context that led to its initial creation? ...

Three Little Big Ideas

(1) THE BAD IDEA With so much pressure to discover the perfect idea, we can easily get stuck. Instead, try ...

Three Little Big Ideas

(1) FOXCONN OR FENDI? Foxconn, a Taiwanese contract electronics manufacturer, rang up $179 billion in sales last year by a ...

Three Little Big Ideas

(1) IDEA CHIPPING When staring down a big problem or opportunity, most of us try to solve the challenge by ...

Three Little Big Ideas

(1) PLAN Z The great majority of us live our lives playing it pretty safe. Then to be even safer, ...

Three Little Big Ideas

(1) THE ALL-AT-ONCE TRAP When tackling a big problem or seizing a juicy opportunity, we instinctively try to solve the ...

The One Question Effective CEOs Ask Themselves Everyday

Jaws dropped last week when readers devoured The Wall Street Journal’s annual CEO compensation report. Despite the pandemic-savaged economy, Paycom Software founder and CEO ...

Awesome, Dude

Most of us have experienced that chills-down-your spine feeling of awe. The texture of handmade al dente pasta at La ...

A New DaVinci Code

I never had a dog growing up. In fact, for years I didn’t really understand what all the fuss was ...