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TAKE A WALK

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Sep 21, 2020

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Each day, after finishing work, I walk 2-miles. Usually I listen to an audible book pacing briskly through my neighborhood.

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Topics: Discipline, Innovation Process, Innovation, Ryan Holiday, Stillness is the Key

Gain Clarity: Write a Narrative

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Aug 3, 2020

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I love to write. Most people I’ve discovered, do not.

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Topics: business clarity, Innovation Process, Clarity, Innovation, Think Like Amazon, Amazon Narratives

Innovation Requires A Different Mindset

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Jul 27, 2020

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Many business organizations struggle with innovation.

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Topics: Innovation Process, Innovation Window, Innovation, OUTTHINK THE COMPETITION, Think Like Amazon

The Discipline of Innovation, Quantification, Quantification

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Sep 16, 2019

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One of my customers, who had been my E-Myth Customer, now a ScaleUp customer, reminded me of the importance of Innovation, Quantification, Orchestration.

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Topics: Michael Gerber, Quantification, E-Myth Revisited, Innovation, Orchestration

Solve Big Problems, Test New Ideas in Just Five Days - Sprint!

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Feb 11, 2019

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Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, and Braden Kowitz, sounds like an impossible task.

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Topics: strategy, Innovation Process, Innovation, Strategy - How, Measure What Matters, Sprint: Solve Big Problems & Test New Ideas

Do Your Meetings Kill Your Employees Best Ideas?

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Jun 25, 2018

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Meetings can be the scourge of an organization, or a catalyst for growth.

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Topics: meeting rhythms, meetings, Innovation, leadership meetings, Leadership Decisions

Develop Disruptive Innovation – Step One: Generate Lots of Ideas

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, Jan 4, 2018

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In How Originals Identify Innovative Ideas I promised to share ideas on how you can improve your batting average to generate innovative products and services for your business.

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Topics: strategy, Innovation Process, strategy decisions, Innovation, Adam Grant, Originals, Disruptive Strategies, Outthinker Process

How Originals Identify Innovative Ideas

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Tue, Jan 2, 2018

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A quick reminder why you and your business absolutely need to innovate.

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Topics: strategy, Innovation Process, strategy decisions, Innovation, Adam Grant, Originals, Strategy Decision, Outthinker Process

Outthink The Competition – Ease & Impact

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Feb 6, 2017

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I’d like to apologize if you’ve been reading my blog.

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Topics: strategy, Innovation Process, strategy decisions, Innovation, OUTTHINK THE COMPETITION

Outthink the Competition - Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive Components (MECE)

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, Feb 2, 2017

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We’ve been sharing ideas and concepts from Outthink the Competition: How a New Generation of Strategists Sees Options Others Ignore by Kaihan Krippendorff.

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Topics: strategy, Innovation Process, strategy decisions, Innovation, OUTTHINK THE COMPETITION

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