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Why Do We Believe In Silver Bullet Solutions?
In folklore, a bullet cast from silver is often one of the few weapons that are effective against a werewolf or witch. In business, the “silver bullet” is a simple, but sure-fire solution to a complex and/or chronic problem. Once… Continue reading
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Community Is The Most Powerful Unit Of Change
We are less pessimistic about our own lives than we are about larger units. We’re not very pessimistic about our village, we are not pessimistic about our town – but we are very pessimistic about our country, and even more… Continue reading
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Three Reasons Why We Fail To Solve Problems
Why do some problems get solved whilst others stick around? Here are three examples of why we sometimes fail and what we could do differently. Continue reading
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Where Did Our Commute Time Go?
The jury is still out on whether the pandemic has ushered in a new era of remote work but either way a lot of workers have saved a lot of time this year. So you’d think we’d have put it… Continue reading
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Can The Pandemic Usher In An Era of Creative Disruption?
If we’d followed a conventional big transformation/ big consultancy approach to vaccine development and deployment we’d be getting our jabs sometime around the middle of 2033. The question is, can your organisation draw on the lessons of the pandemic to… Continue reading
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From Vertical Hierarchy To Horizontal Networks: Trust Has Gone Local
The latest Edelman Trust Barometer reveals an epidemic of mistrust and misinformation. However, beyond the headlines there are some exciting possibilities for community led innovation. Continue reading
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Why We Bend The Rules And What To Do About It
How do you rate yourself for complying with Covid restrictions? Are you saint or sinner? Or are you, like most of us, somewhere in between? Despite the blame game being played by politicians, most of us do comply with the… Continue reading
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Three Innovation Aspirations For 2021
In 2021 perhaps the bravest and most radical thing you could do is to change your mind. Continue reading
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COVID, Creativity and Death By Zoom: The Most Read Posts of 2020
Happy New Year everyone – these are the five most popular posts I wrote in 2020. Thanks for subscribing and reading Best wishes Paul Continue reading
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Moving Beyond Command And Control
The natural reaction of the rule maker when people start breaking the rules is not to redesign them, or seek to understand why, but to issue yet more rules. Continue reading
Paul Taylor 