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52 Awesome Things

There are 168 hours in a week. Surely a few of them could be spent creating something awesome.  At the end of each week, what if we all asked ourselve’s- “what is my artifact of awesome?” Be it a research paper, a song, a painting, a photo, blog post, or thank you card. What would [...] Read more – ‘52 Awesome Things’.

The Embedded Hubris of Intelligence

To succeed at companies with a high concentration of brainiacs you need to be willing to go toe to toe with brainiacs and those who envision themselves brainiacs. How do you tell an intelligent person they are wrong? With a healthy serving of hubris. Why does telling an intelligent person they are wrong require hubris? [...] Read more – ‘The Embedded Hubris of Intelligence’.

Designing Work

Since graduating business school in 2005, I’ve been fascinated by the application of design thinking and concepts to business strategy, operations and products. My fascination, which began as an exploration of how brands are built and communicated, is now all the rage. Design Thinking, Design of Business, Change by Design- you name it and design [...] Read more – ‘Designing Work’.

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