September 27, 2022
Changing the World Depends on How You Think.
Did you notice what just happened? After two tumultuous, tragic years, Covid 19 has finally receded into the background. The crisis is no longer Topic A. Here in California,...
August 23, 2022
Stepping off the Hamster Wheel: How to Stay Creative even When You're Insanely Busy
It wasn’t supposed to go like this. After working remote for two years, knowledge workers were said to have learned a lesson. They vowed to never fully and completely get back...
July 25, 2022
Futurizing: A Powerful Tool in Business and in Life
When I taught in the Writers Program at UCLA in the early '80's, I'd often assign a writing exercise that really got students creative juices flowing. Design an ideal day for...
June 15, 2022
Driving the Future of Innovation
With Russia's war in Ukraine threatening Europe, a global pandemic locking down manufacturing in China, interest rates rising, and a revolution in the workplace happening all at...
May 10, 2022
Reclaiming the Vision of a World That Works
The other day I heard about a young man who gave up a promising career in corporate America to become a professional gambler. You read that right. Top of his class in college,...
April 11, 2022
Leadership When The Heat is On
Three years ago, Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, was a comedian with a young family and a popular television show. Today he moves around in bunkers, rallying his...
March 29, 2022
Six Proven Methods for Creating Powerful Ideas
For years, I've been studying the winning habits and personal best practices of leading innovators seeking the secrets of their success. I have had the good fortune to interview...
February 21, 2022
Retreat to Advance: Using Your Offsite Meeting to Focus on the Future
The pandemic may have obsoleted the traditional strategic planning process, but what are you and your organization doing to replace it? Many organizations have yet to devise a...
February 21, 2022
Inventing the Future of the Conference
As the conference and meetings industry finally begins to emerge from the pandemic, it's time to recall the transformative power of what a great and meaningful gathering of...
February 11, 2022
Strategic Planning is Dead. Foresight-Based Innovation is What's Next
So, Peloton's CEO and founder, John Foley, is resigning. After the connected fitness bike's stock plummeted last week amidst declining sales, the company announced that it was...
February 11, 2022
Strategic Planning is Dead. Here's What's Replacing It
Did you see where Peloton's CEO and founder, John Foley, is resigning? Suddenly the company's once-raving fans are sick and tired of taking live spin classes at home and are...
December 10, 2021
Finally, Some Good News for the Millennial Generation
On a flight to Portland, Oregon the other day I read a report on what's up with the Millennial Generation that got me thinking about the importance of tracking...