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What is Blockchain?
Some claim Blockchain will fundamentally change the world. Others dismiss it as hype. The truth probably lies somewhere in between. Naturally, reaching
What the 4-Step Pattern of Innovation Can Tell us about the Future of Blockchain
We usually get it wrong. When trying to predict the path of innovations – which ones are hype, which ones are real,
We Decided to Stop Selling … and it Works!
For years I have been selling Outthinker: our workshops, certifications, speeches, membership, etc. And to be honest, it has felt exhausting. Waking
Are You In The Zone?
Just delivered an Outthinker training for Viacom’s sales organization in New York, now jetting to LA to do the same there. It
Language, Vision, and the Emergence of the Human Race
The last two weeks I’ve been roaming up the East Coast in an RV with my family, which has given me a
An Unexpected Train Ride Across the Ukraine
It feels I’m the only one left alive, cruising across the Ukraine in a Soviet-era train. My compartment is empty. The hallway
Three Strategic Lessons from Seattle
This week, I was in Erie, PA, then Chicago, now I’m in Seattle to present two talks. Stepping out of the arrivals
Three Leadership Lessons from Three US Presidents
In a dimly lit wine cellar, we turn to our meal. I am at a corporate dinner filled with executives from fascinating
The Power of Flashback to See How Far You Have Come
This is like an unexpected flashback, like looking at a notch on your doorframe as a child and feeling shocked at how
3 Questions to Dissect and Break Through Fear
While flying to St. Louis from a Soccer game-filled Sunday at home in Greenwich, Conn., as my flight shook indicating that it
If Google Ran a Restaurant, It Would Be This
If Google ran a restaurant, it would be the one I’m in right now, wedged between eateries in London’s SOHO. Every seat
Why Logic Won’t Lead to Innovation
Exposed brick scrapes out just enough space in the cellar off Brussels’ central square to make room for 10 tables and a
Leadership Under the Eiffel Tower
It was a magical moment. Not just because I was with my wife and three children, nor that we were at a
Why People Don’t Believe You
I’m angry, not jetlagged. It’s 4:30am and I’m banging on the keyboard from my hotel room desk when I should be asleep, fueling for
The Future of Work Will Look Like College Again
Wind blowing the sounds of trumpets, laughter, and dinner parties across the Savannah River makes my perch on my hotel balcony
A Brief History of Innovation … and Its Next Evolution
This week I ran three days of workshops for PVH (Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, etc.) and UTC (the huge tech firm that
The Beauty of Being Alone
If my family ever reads this blog, please know that I love you dearly and I carefully memorize each cherished moment I
Stop Doing What You Know to Do
This is chaos! Frozen snow is shuffling people off sidewalks and into this warm Starbucks on the “high street” of my quaint