When thought leaders lay out a vision of revolutionizing healthcare in the coming years, it’s usually a fusion of medicine and ground-breaking technology that calls to mind sophisticated AI robots performing non-invasive surgery with lasers to cure cancer in a matter of minutes.Chances are that, sooner or later, that vision of the future of heal...

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Far and wide across the consumer packaged goods (CPG) and retail economy, digital disruption is forcing legacy brands to radically reevaluate how they view production, distribution and consumption in the digital age. With distribution and sales models dating back 100 years or more, incumbents have been slow to adapt to the rise of the “digital n...

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Charles Darwin said in On the Origin of the Species that it’s not the strongest or most intelligent of the species that survives, but the one that’s most adaptable to change.While we’re a long way off from 1859, the idea is just as relevant as it ever was. We are a species whose habitat is now ruled by technology, and it is chancing at a rapid p...

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In part 1 we defined Digital Darwinism and the Coefficient of Adaptability, in part 2 we discussed the MTP, part 3 we deep dived into scenario planning, plausible futures and new entrants, and now we’re going to bring it together an envision the future of the restaurant.Invest in the future of personalized nutrition, which resides in the future ...

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In part 1 we defined Digital Darwinism and the Coefficient of Adaptability, and in part 2 we discussed the MTP. Now let’s deep dive into scenario planning.Scenario PlanningScenario Planning is the process of anticipating possible futures by generating actionable insights through the creation a small set of scenarios for an organization’s future ...

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In part 1 we defined Digital Darwinism and the Coefficient of Adaptability. Now let’s deep dive into the MTP.One of the most critical aspects of any successful company is to have great Mission, Vision, and Culture. There are many good articles about this, like [Execution Eats Strategy], [Culture Trumps Strategy], but today’s let’s talk about hav...

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The following is the first part of a multi-part series covering organizations of the future, covering vision, strategy, organization design, operational model, and culture.The latest digital buzz is Digital Transformation, defined as the profound and accelerating transformation of business activities, processes, competencies and models to fully ...

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Along the lines of framing the future, I submitted a panel for SXSW on Simplifying Innovation - would really appreciate your vote and feedback.With today’s pace of technology innovation, increased expectation of user experience, and company leadership mandate to innovate - how do you answer a simple question: what? If you’re a corporate exe...

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With today’s pace of change and innovation, new technologies, services, startups, and constant chaos - one of the most common asks is to how do we make sense of it all? What will stand out? What should we invest on? Here’s a short video I presented at the Digiday Agency Innovation Camp on how to reframe the problem, simplify the statement, and c...

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Prior to mentoring at the Agency Innovation Camp, Digiday interviewed me asking me about hiring talent, emerging technology, and futurism. Was a fun interview and I recommend it for every young talent at the agency word - hope you enjoy.Who were you at 25?When I was 25 is when I started doing all my speaking engagements. I wrote a book on AJAX t...

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