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culture isn’t rocket science
As a firm that frequently consults on the power corporate culture, it’s always tempting to make it sound more complicated than it is. You know, use a …
healthUX – we need to be fearless
Being asked to take a chance on something new at work can feel like leading the charge out onto the battlefield. Only when you …
building a great life
Our dear friend, Jerry Colonna (a former VC and current business coach), has a great “Reboot” podcast which I highly urge you to listen to. Jerry’s not about …
failure is the new success
There’s a new meme in the business world, one that extols the virtues of failure. “Fail fast, fail cheap, fail often” etc. This “positive …
what to do with your employee engagement data
Like almost all companies, you have data and insights from your engagement surveys. You ran those surveys for a reason. There are “issues” to fix, …
everyone is in transition
Even the most solid business plan is temporary. Things change. People change. Life is fluid. But at least, knowing this, you have a lot less …
anything is magical
Though it would be easy to quibble with this 2014 HBR article: “For Breakthrough Innovation, Focus on Possibility, Not Profitability”, the main point of the article …
healthUX – what the patient feels?
Do you design based on how a patient feels? By Jon Mertz Maya Angelou, author and poet, said, “I’ve learned that people will forget …
are we a more creative company?
I began my professional life in an era where “creativity” was a dirty word to the guys in suits. The fact that we live in …
innovation is chemistry
In the world most of my clients live in, size is not an issue, innovation is an issue. The companies that can innovate faster than …
excuses are a disease
If I have one regret about my younger days, it’s that I made far too many excuses. I over-relied on the and understanding and …
tech problems don’t exist
This cartoon was inspired by my friend, Deb Schultz’s famous Iine, “Technology changes, people don’t.” Just as a fish cannot perceive that it’s swimming in water, …
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