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“When one teaches, two learn” – Robert Heinlein It has been said, that to really understand a topic you must…

In a recent forum, I had the opportunity to share insights from our work with a group of technology executives.…

“Getting the right people and the right chemistry is more important than getting the right idea.” – Ed Catmull How…

Companies that are successfully embedding new ways or working into their organizations know that a flat organization is not the…

There is a concept in learning theory called scaffolding. It is the idea that when learning new concepts, you start…

I recently read through a lengthy article describing organizational change and what companies need to consider in order to better…

When something is hard, there can be a tendency to want to avoid the thing and work around it. This…

Barry Diller is famous in the business world for a number of things. He innovated early on in Paramount to…

How you feel or think about a design does not matter. It’s the results it delivers that truly matters. That’s…

Users know what they want when they see it. If you just ask, you’re likely not going to get the…

There is a difference between a big opportunity and your particular idea, product, or solution. The opportunity space might be…

One of the biggest differences between a start-up and an established enterprise is the audience they have. Enterprises have customers.…

Mark Zuckerberg built Facebook on the philosophy of ‘moving fast and breaking things’. Over the years, Facebook has worked hard…

In an organization where there is more than one person, you are likely to have multiple stakeholders. Whether you’re trying…

Silos are often discussed in the context of organizational design within a company, and they are the invisible (yet sometimes…