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Sneaky innovation
I unpack the reasoning behind a product strategy workshop I run where teams learn-by-doing four key skills of effective innovation work: Asking good…
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A good start
Why and when to begin with amorphous consulting.
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March 2024

Amorphous consulting
Amorphous consulting is for the problems organizations can’t put words to yet.
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Transmission fidelity
How do we decide what makes a tool good and what kinds of tools we should aim to make? Read on for a new quality criterion for tools (their accuracy and…
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February 2024

Payback time
In which I pay for sea turtles in Costa Rica with unexpectedly crummy flooring and an ensuing DIY rabbithole.
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Strategies for different uncertainties
Words and tools to help those who "get" uncertainty help those who don't.
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January 2024

December 2023

A war on Stuff
An end-of-year reflection on how hard it is to design systems that don't accumulate crap — and why it is essential to do so.
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The hot-air balloon conference
Conventional conferences with fixed speakers, tracks, and panels are like trains. To stimulate new practical thinking in emergent areas, a conference…
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November 2023

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