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The Experience Mindset: A book review by Bob Morris

June 15, 2023

The Experience Mindset: Changing the Way You Think About Growth Tiffani Bova Portfolio/Penguin (June 2023) “In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities; in the expert’s there are few.”  Shunryū Suzuki Years ago when Southwest Airlines was more profitable and…

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“In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities; in the expert’s there are few.”  Shunryū Suzuki

May 18, 2023

How to create employees and customers who are what Jackie Huba and Ben McConnell characterize as “evangelists”? In The Experience Mindset, Tiffani Bova provides a thorough explanation. She prepares leaders in almost any organization — whatever its size and nature…

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Who invented the computer?

April 13, 2023

Most innovation is a gradual process. It is also a team sport, as Matt Ridley correctly suggests. Thomas Edison was eventually awarded 1,093 (singular or joint) patents for research and development of breakthrough innovations. At any time throughout a period…

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Why innovation is always a collaborative process

November 22, 2021

In How Innovation Works, Matt Ridley explains how and why innovation happens “when people are free to think, experiment, and speculate. It happens when people can trade with each other. It happens when people are relatively prosperous, not desperate. It…

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Post Corona: A book review by Bob Morris

December 3, 2020

Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity Scott Galloway Portfolio/Penguin (November 2020) The future isn’t whatever happens; rather,  what we make of it…for better or worse. The character for the Chinese word for “crisis” (危机) has two meanings: “peril” and “critical…

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The Practice: A book review by Bob Morris

November 6, 2020

The Practice: Shipping Creative Work Seth Godin Portfolio/Penguin (November 2020) Once again, Seth Godin shares “everything you need to make magic” So far, Seth Godin has created nineteen international bestsellers and will probably create another dozen or two in the…

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Why innovation is always a collaborative process

May 4, 2020

In How Innovation Works, Matt Ridley explains how and why innovation happens “when people are free to think, experiment, and speculate. It happens when people can trade with each other. It happens when people are relatively prosperous, not desperate. It…

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Who invented the computer?

April 29, 2020

In How Innovation Works, Matt Ridley explains how and why innovation happens “when people are free to think, experiment, and speculate. It happens when people can trade with each other. It happens when people are relatively prosperous, not desperate. It…

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Innovation is a team sport

April 25, 2020

In How Innovation Works, Matt Ridley explains how and why innovation happens “when people are free to think, experiment, and speculate. It happens when people can trade with each other. It happens when people are relatively prosperous, not desperate. It…

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Always Day One: A book review by Bob Morris

April 15, 2020

Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever Alex Kantrowitz Portfolio/Penguin (April 2020) “What got you here won’t get you there.”  Marshall Goldsmith Goldsmith correctly suggests that whatever enabled a company to enjoy success today…

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