As AI and other forces grow in scope, more catalyzed change is expected in the next 25 years than there was in the last 25. And that’s taking into account past major events of systemic change like the previous rise of the internet, and with it cloud-computing, cryptocurrency, high-power cell phones,...Read More
It appears to truly be a great idea with a company culture fit. The market looks ready. It’s been bought internally to unanimous acclaim. But after an initial positive reception and an enthusiastic start to scaling up, the idea sputters and suffers a fatal voltage drop. How can this be avoided? When...Read More
Profitability shifts. Tightening margins. Workforce issues. Scaling challenges. All these and more drive companies and organizations to consider significant changes – sometimes complete transformation – of processes and operations. A serious fact? Many of these change initiatives and transformation...Read More
Growth initiatives, scaling efforts and business transformation — all developed with the best of intent — sometimes they’re successful and sometimes they crash and burn, taking companies and organizations down with them. From Winston Churchill to Heraclitus of Ephesus to Elon Musk,...Read More
Buy some space or time, write some copy, bust up an ad on InDesign (or in Final Cut), and away you go. Steve Jobs built Apple in a garage, so why can’t you? So rake it in and repeat? Nope. And for sure not halfway through the second decade of the 21st century. Advertising, marketing and PR (and...Read More
Bloomberg BusinessWeek posed this question on its current cover: “What do you call 176,000 lawyers lying at the bottom of the ocean?” The answer? (for approximately 176,000 law school graduates who probably won’t find a job this year at law firms): “The future.” Citing professors at Indiana...Read More
Systemic redesign. Cultural diagnostics. Cross-functionality. These phrases may tempt our eyes to glaze over, but in times of major turmoil and change, they pop up frequently. Why? In tough times (or even in perceived soon-to-be tough times) companies and organizations often cast about for new platforms...Read More
