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Steve Jobs’ dent in the universe—the shocking truth revealed!
Steve Jobs is a poster child for our Be Bold practice, and we’ve used the oft attributed Steve Jobs quote “we’re here to make a dent in the universe”, but caveated it with our inability to find the...
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Hey Chief Innovation Officer. You’re Fired.
(And Two Simple Ways to Stop That From Happening) Trying to innovate within your organization is one of the most courageous or foolhardy jobs you can choose to take on because between you and the...
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Fail Fast. F*&k That!
How often do you hear platitudes about failing fast, failing forward, celebrating failure, embracing failure, feeling free to fail?Well, I’m here to say—f*&k that.I’m here to say failure is not...
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How might we learn to innovate, when we really don’t want to?
Even in our own small business, we use automation, algorithms, AI, SaaS packages and Amaze-on Web Services to do many tasks that were previously done by us mere mortals. As astounding as this new...
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Is a “Culture of Innovation” just bulls**t?
I admit I have almost as big a problem with the platitude “Culture of Innovation” as I do with “Failing Fast.”It’s a collision of ambiguities. Ask 20 people what they think organizational culture is,...
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You’re not a startup—and why that’s a good thing.
We frequently hear how big established businesses, governments, even the military need to be like startups. Let me get this off my chest first—government and the military shouldn’t be like...
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GOD is Truth
This blog isn’t ecumenical in nature. Still, it is about answering big questions and seeking truth and understanding. At Solve Next we preach “achieve change by formulating and testing hypotheses,...
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