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Josh Linkner on “Unleashing Chain Reactions”

October 25, 2013

Here is a recent post by Josh Linkner at his website. He discusses a subject of special interest to me, causal relationships, that has almost unlimited relevance to human experience throughout recorded history. Although the most significant chain reaction was…

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Lisa Bodell: An interview by Bob Morris

September 27, 2013

A globally recognized innovation leader and futurist, Lisa Bodell founded futurethink in 2003 to provide a simple approach to the otherwise complicated topic of innovation. Working with leading brands such as Starwood, Merck, and Sprint, futurethink has become the largest…

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Josh Linkner on “The Past Is Dead”

July 10, 2013

There is a quotation among those that I have collected, “The past is dead. Tomorrow will become whatever decision you make it,” that may be from one of St. Paul’s letters. (So far, I have been unable to verify its…

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Why Josh Linker Advocates “The Creative Twist”

May 31, 2013

Here is an especially interesting statement by Josh Linker, featured by his website, during which he cites three examples of how outstanding results were produced — against all odds and in defiance of conventional wisdom — in his home town,…

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The Five New Faces of Leadership

May 21, 2013

Here is Josh Linkner‘s latest blog post. To check out the wealth of resources he provides at this website, please click here. * * * In the context of seemingly endless challenges, many of us have paused to reassess what…

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Josh Linkner on “Never Embolden the Naysayers”

May 9, 2013

Here is Josh Linkner‘s latest blog post. To check out the wealth of resources he provides at this website, please click here. * * * At some point on the journey, every great contributor to the world was met with…

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Josh Linkner on “Never Embolden the Naysayers”

May 7, 2013

Here is Josh Linkner‘s latest blog post. To check out the wealth of resources he provides at this website, please click here. * * * At some point on the journey, every great contributor to the world was met with…

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Creative Intelligence: A book review by Bob Morris

April 27, 2013

Creative Intelligence: Harnessing the Power to Create, Connect, and Inspire Bruce Nussbaum HarperBusiness (2013) How we can “increase our creative ability by learning from others, collaborating, sharing.” I selected one of Bruce Nussbaum’s observations to serve as the title of…

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Gerard J. Tellis: An interview by Bob Morris

April 6, 2013

Gerard J. Tellis is Director of the Center for Global Innovation, Neely Chair of American Enterprise, and Professor of Marketing, Management & Organization at the Marshall School of Business, the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. He specializes in…

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The Thought Leader Interview: Cynthia Montgomery

March 27, 2013

Here is the introduction to an interview of Cynthia Montgomery, conducted by Ken Favaro and Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. The distinguished Harvard Business School professor observes that leaders become better strategists by engaging in…

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