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As the World Turns: Why Population Trends Matter to You

As the World Turns Issue 113, June 15, 2023 We’re taking a pause to share several trends that we believe are bellwethers for a sustainable future. And we’re not including climate change, although it clearly ranks high on anyone’s list as a cause for concern. We’re talking about two trends that don’t get much attention: population shifts and life expectancy. Here’s the big picture from the UN: The world’s population is expected to increase by two billion people, from 7.7…

Kevin Novak

June 14, 2023

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Are You Ready? – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

Are You Ready? Issue 112, June 8, 2023 Wrong question. Are your customers ready? Is the market ready? Actually, the real question is a fusion of both. Is the customer base in your market ready to adopt what you have considered building and offering as you seek to stabilize, grow, and expand your organization? Put another way, is what you are contemplating developing something nice to have or necessary? Then add a layer of complexity to that: if the customer…

Kevin Novak

June 7, 2023

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The Case for Slow Work – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

The Case for Slow Work Issue 111, May 31, 2023 How do we anticipate what’s next before the breakthroughs are even made that will ultimately shape the future? History is written in the eye of the beholder. False assumptions are the roots of history, only to be reversed/updated/revised when new information is revealed to correct the false narrative. One way to look at it is how Piet Hut, astrophysicist at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University, describes scientific…

Kevin Novak

May 31, 2023

Spring Awakening – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

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Spring Awakening – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

Spring Awakening Issue 110, May 25, 2023 It’s Spring and we are coming up on a major holiday weekend where we hope for good weather and time outdoors with family and friends. At 2040 we’re feeling optimistic and seeking opportunities for renewal (even escape) as we see the landscape around us come to life once again. In fact, we recently came to the realization that organizations seeking to change, and transform could easily be compared to a natural landscape and…

Kevin Novak

May 25, 2023

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Can You Imagine Living Only in the Past? – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

Can You Imagine Living Only in the Past? Issue 109, May 18, 2023 What if there were term limits on your ideas, thoughts, hopes and dreams? What if you reached a point in your life where you learned nothing new and were limited by your past experiences and body of knowledge? And if this were the case, and you led an organization, you might become irrelevant pretty quickly since you wouldn’t have the knowledge and scope to address today’s issues…

Kevin Novak

May 18, 2023

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Making Faulty Assumptions, Part II – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

Making Faulty Assumptions, Part II Issue 108, May 11, 2023 Last week we explored how making bad assumptions can derail a business model and debilitate a team. Operational assessment and readiness can fall victim overnight based on assumptions that are out of alignment with shared purpose and market orientation. As we have stated, often the infrastructure can be so dysfunctional that bringing new strategies to life and achieving new goals simply isn’t possible. Here are a few signs that indicate…

Kevin Novak

May 11, 2023

What Happens When You Make Assumptions? – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

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What Happens When You Make Assumptions? – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

What Happens When You Make Assumptions? Issue 106, May 4, 2023 Does your organization have what it takes to succeed? For example, how many times a day do you make an assumption? On a scale of magnitude, perhaps it’s the assumption that the sun will rise each morning and gravity will still be in place at night — to assuming that other people will drive responsibly and the trash in your neighborhood will be picked up. Assumptions are based on…

Kevin Novak

May 3, 2023

What Do Top Performing Organizations Get Right? – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

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What Do Top Performing Organizations Get Right? – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

What Do Top Performing Organizations Get Right? Issue 105, April 27, 2023 For anyone that insists on predictability and familiar expectations, today’s disruptive marketplace can throw a wrench into a rigid planner’s world. Will there be a recession? Is inflation going to abate? Are current economic conditions the new normal? Will customers continue to pull back on their spending? There are so many moving parts to evaluate and consider for aligning organizational purpose, direction and focus. Since we are hardwired…

Kevin Novak

April 27, 2023

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Why You Need to Listen to Gen Z – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

Why You Need to Listen to Gen Z Issue 104, April 20, 2023 How well do you know your Gen Z employees? For that matter, how well do you know the millennials, Gen Xers and boomers? We have written extensively in The Truth About Transformation about the benefits and challenges of managing a multigenerational workforce. Since things continue to evolve and pivot at warp speed, we thought it was timely to update you on the trendline of recent developments in…

Kevin Novak

April 20, 2023

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The Distortion of Time – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

The Distortion of Time Issue 103, April 13, 2023 With our celebration and awe of emerging tech (think generative AI), there is a basic issue that we rarely consider: the distortion of time. What we mean is that we are in such a hurry to develop and adopt new tech that we frequently leapfrog over its actual relevance, usefulness or even its consequences to our organizations and business models. Let alone do we address the potential legal or policy issues…

Kevin Novak

April 13, 2023

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