5 Steps to Creating a Truly Collaborative Work Environment
An excellent set of factors that fits perfectly with our beliefs for running explorations with the Strategic Exploration Tools
Author: Jim Schreier
How Managers Can See the Future More Clearly
Management is a lens. It’s the best way yet invented to focus the organization’s capital, human, and time resources toward the goals of the business. Many have observed that companies can have admirable goals; but, if poorly managed, success proves …
Dispel Your Team’s Fear of Data
Most people are uncomfortable with data. Estimates, analytics, and data-driven predictions — they can all be confusing and overwhelming. Some of this discomfort is based on experience. Everyone remembers a time when their data was simply wrong, a prediction was …
The Power of Precise Predictions
The problem with such predictions is that it is difficult to square them with objective reality. Why? Because few of them are specific enough to be testable.
The VW scandal could cost car owners $5,000
While focused heavily on the financial aspects, this article is pretty good at identifying implications beyond just first orders. Article Link
Law of Unintended Consequences
What an intro: Unintended consequences (or, unanticipated, unforeseen, unplanned… consequences) are outcomes that are not intended by a purposeful action, i.e., intended actions that are taken for a completely positive purpose… but have negative unexpected consequences that outweigh benefits of the intended actions, or …
Why Futurism Has a Cultural Blindspot
A very interesting article — received this from Joel. I suspect we have some strong reactions to parts of it. Article Link
The Implications of Big Data
“Like all new tools, Big Data carries the potential for unintended consequences.” Prompted by the above quote, this article, authored by Jim Schreier, includes a segment from an exploration on “big data.’” Article Link
The Perfect Elevator Pitch
During Facilitator Training, we include (or recommend) that Facilitators create an “Elevator Pitch” for the Implications Wheel. Here’s a nice graphic that focuses on “The Perfect Elevator Pitch.”
Gerd Leonhard – Will machines replace human…
s it necessary for everyone to have a job in the future? Podcast Link