How Diversity of Thought Makes a Difference

How Diversity of Thought Makes a Difference

Clearly lays out some of the important principles represented as critical to the success for all of the Strategic Exploration ...
The Problem-Solving Process That Prevents Groupthink

The Problem-Solving Process That Prevents Groupthink

The Implications Wheel promotes "divergent" thinking while the Strategy Matrix is designed for "convergent" thinking. This article documents the importance ...
5 Steps to Creating a Truly Collaborative Work Environment

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 ...
How Managers Can See the Future More Clearly

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 ...
Dispel Your Team's Fear of Data

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 ...
Law of Unintended Consequences

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., ...
Why Futurism Has a Cultural Blindspot

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 ...
Gerd Leonhard – Will machines replace human...

Gerd Leonhard – Will machines replace human…

s it necessary for everyone to have a job in the future? Podcast Link ...
Leadership Involves Mastery of "Initiative Conversations"

Leadership Involves Mastery of “Initiative Conversations”

http://customerthink.com/leadership-involves-mastery-of-initiative-conversations/ The Strategic Exploration Tools certainly involve conversations about the future. The interesting connection here is the move "starting action." ...
Using Fact, Not Feeling, to Deliver Change

Using Fact, Not Feeling, to Deliver Change

Includes an interesting discussion about "mapping" information. https://talentmgt.com/2015/04/28/using-fact-not-feeling-to-deliver-change__trashed/ Article Link ...