2024 Year in Review: Surprising ways human ingenuity thrives through inflectionsThere is no shortage of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD) to go around. As Futurist Amy Webb points out in her 2024 SXSW talk, we’re in the…21h ago121h ago1
Escaping the outrage machine — Is Bluesky becoming a thing?As my Thought Sparks guest Steven Brill points out, absence of accountability for content posted on social media sites, plus algorithms…Nov 26Nov 26
“It’s as though the Albanian army was going to take over the world”Where better to learn about the potential and the pitfalls of AI than at MIT! I was thrilled to join the program as part of the opening…Nov 19Nov 19
How powerful women outsmart conventional fashion designWhen women first started flooding into professional workplaces in the 80’s, they faced a dilemma — what to wear? High fashion didn’t look…Nov 12Nov 12
Are you a hammer or a nail? Insights from Princeton’s Keller Center Innovation DayPrinceton is discovering its entrepreneurial mojo, and part of that is integrating the traditional concerns of entrepreneurs — can we make…Oct 29Oct 29
A bright spot on the leadership development horizonField notes from the final installment of my time delivering a custom executive education program for Genentech.Oct 22Oct 22
We say we want adaptive behavior but we reward other things…As part of my research for my new book, I’ve been revisiting many management classics, including Arie de Geus’ book “The Living Company.”…Sep 101Sep 101
Transient advantage isn’t going away — how AI can help with inevitable inflection pointsThe field of strategy has long been anchored to the idea that industries exist and that the normal state of things is in equilibrium…Sep 3Sep 3
The Perils of Great SuccessMost of the time, bringing an innovation to life doesn’t work out. But sometimes, in a magical moment, product-market fit is achieved, the…Aug 13Aug 13
Choice architecture makes its way into anti-trust: Google RulingThe theory of monopoly has to date been firmly rooted in the analog world. Traditionally, a monopoly occurred when there was a single…Aug 71Aug 71
