Trust & The New Social Contract
As we look into the deep challenges of the day including inequalities of wealth and opportunity distribution caused by technology, and the disappearance of trust with all institutions – we can be easily overwhelmed.
Category: New Work
A New Social Contract
A funny thing happened on the way to 2017. 2016. Clearly, 2016 is in the pole position for the worst…
Welcome!
Welcome to my new company, website and forthcoming book, The Tip of the Spear. It has been a very exciting…
Tip of the Spear: Part 3
Part 3: Action & Answers I have spent much of the past year meeting and talking with people about their…
On Disruptive Innovation, Safety and Training
I recently gave a presentation to a group C-level executives and other leaders from the Safety and Training world on…
The Rhythm of Innovation
When thinking about Innovation, I have been wondering if there is a new way to think about the “process” as…
Tip of the Spear: Part 2 – Questions
Part 1 of the Tip of the Spear blog post suggested we needed to “appreciate” the scope and speed of…
Tip of the Spear: Part 1
“The future has arrived — it’s just not evenly distributed yet.” William Gibson, 1992 Two questions: What do Donald Trump…
The Future is a Roundabout
The Future Roundabout by kevin dooley, on Flickr I have always loved roundabouts – traffic circles – or whatever name…
On Reading and Writing.
Humble readers and followers: One of the great joys of clearing space in my work world to begin researching and…
Alberta’s Start-up Tech Ecosystem: Why not here?
It occurred to me as I watched another western Canadian technology firm head down to spend 42 hours in the…
It starts with listening …
Listening: Some say that disruptive innovation is really about being able to manage the unknown / unknowns; creating new value…
Collective Brilliance: A New Leadership Paradigm
If you have read Walter Isaacson’s excellent biography of Steve Jobs you will know that one of the central themes…