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Who Will Own the Companies of the Future?
Patagonia’s purposeful transition “Earth is now our only shareholder,” wrote Yvon Chouinard. You’ve likely read the letter by now. Last week, Patagonia’s
Does Your Business Model Need a “Managed Retreat”?
Every summer, for the past 12 years, my family has visited the Hamptons. After inching our way out of Long Island traffic,
Rahimafrooz’s Fourth Option Idea
2022 has been a dark summer for Bangladesh. The country (which I’m proud to say is my mother’s home country) considered itself
How Red Bull’s Unconventional Marketing Strategy Gives the Company Wings
It all began in the summer of 1982 when Dietrich Mateschitz, an Austrian salesman, found himself suffering from jet lag on a
How to Take Advantage of the War for Talent while Talent is on Top
In the war for talent, talent is winning. Unemployment has not been this low since 1968. Employers are paying 20% compensation premiums
Taking on Innovation Antibodies
We’re all familiar with the legend of the entrepreneur. It’s a story of the creative genius who decides to fly solo and
Mastercard & the Power of Stories in Your Transformation Message
A World Beyond Cash… Former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga’s vision of a “world beyond cash” has resonated across a decade. The concept
Outthinker’s 2022 Strategic Summer Reading List
Summer starts this week, at least for those Outthinkers north of the equator. If you’re anything like our team, you’ve spent the
Will Web3 Make Us All “Prosumers”?
Like many inventors, Cleveland resident Charles Brush was ahead of his time. By 1888, he had constructed a 144-blade windmill in his
Channel 13 and the Vocabulary of Web3
Why Billy Joel confuses my kids … A few weeks ago, my wife and I took the kids to see Billy Joel
Elon Musk Bans Remote Work: The Outthinker Perspective
Earlier this week, Bloomberg confirmed news of an email to all Tesla employees. The message, sent by CEO Elon Musk, demands that everyone
Four Principles for Competing within Ecosystems
The most central question for any business today may be the following: “To what extent does delivering value to your end-user involve
Language That Unleashes Innovation: 4 Steps
Last week, the Outthinker Strategy Network (OSN) hosted our first in-person roundtable of the year at Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island in
70 Ways to Transform Your Culture
How can you shift your organization’s culture? This is a critical question to answer if you want to survive and evolve as
Proximity Powers the Future of Work
Has COVID pushed us toward a new era of work? Of all the painful effects of it, might it push us to
Your Company as an Ecosystem
You can always feel the difference between city streets that were designed from the bottom up versus the top down. For example,
Netflix Drop: The Downside of Platform Models
This week, Netflix shares plunged 35% in a single day after Tuesday’s report that the company lost subscribers for the first time
FLOOW2 Creates a Collaborative Ecosystem for Dutch Healthcare
One of my favorite things about the work I do is having the opportunity to interact with companies in so many different