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Brand: Before the Logo, There Were Cattle

Brand started with cattle. Ranchers burned marks onto livestock so people knew which animals belonged...
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Crisis Is Not the Time to Start Reading the Instructions

Image of multiple route options (Adobe stock)Humans are creatures of steady state. We love our...
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Read the Room? The Room’s Already Read You

I was recently facilitating a scenario-based exercise — a session where the room is wired...
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Culture Isn’t a Vibe in the Room—It is the Room

Here’s something I’ve learned the hard way: culture isn’t just the vibe in the room—it...
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The Chatham House Rule: Where Secrets Are Safe and So Are You

Imagine this: You’re at a high-stakes strategy meeting. You’ve got thoughts—sharp and controversial, but you...
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Amara’s Law: Why Change is Never as Fast (or Slow) as You Think

Remember when the dot-com boom promised us same-day food delivery and streaming movies by the...
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Keeping It Hot: Why a Quick Debrief Makes All the Difference

Ever Left an Event Wondering, "What Just Happened?"We’ve all been there. You survive a chaotic...
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From Arrival to Departure: The Art of Creating Event Magic

Forget just checking off boxes and throwing a bunch of people into a room with...
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Keeping Your Meetings on Track with the “Parking Lot” Technique

Meetings often stray off-topic. To maintain focus and efficiency, I like to use the "parking...
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Mastering the SWOT: A Quick Guide to Strategic Insight

SWOT is an acronym for "Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats." It is a strategic planning...
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Simplicity wins! Applying Occam’s razor to everyday decisions.

Adobe Stock (Victorian image of an engraving of cards, by antiqueimages)Do you ever find that...
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What is a Game Jam?

A game jam is an event where participants, often game developers, come together to create...
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Opportunities, regrets, time travel, brought to us by the word IF

In the vast landscape of language, a seemingly innocuous two-letter word hides profound power: IFThis...
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Ctrl-Alt-Delete: Five Steps for a Strategic Project Refresh

Adobe stock imageOn a computer, the key strokes “Ctrl-Alt-Delete” is the combination of the "Ctrl"...
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The Idea Generation Triple Threat

There are three go-to methods I use when trying to rapidly and fairly collect and...

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