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2040’s Ideas and Innovations: Inflation + True Value

Inflation + True Value Issue 41: February 3, 2022 This is the first time since 1982 that inflation has grown at such a fast pace and become such an urgent short-term issue for so many organizations and individuals around the world. It is clearly affecting consumers forcing them to make fundamental changes in their choices and their overall lifestyles. The consumer who is now having to be more discerning about their own expenses contributes to a set of challenges faced…

Kevin Novak

February 3, 2022

2040’s Ideas and Innovations: How to Use Systems Thinking + Strategic Thinking

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2040’s Ideas and Innovations: How to Use Systems Thinking + Strategic Thinking

How to Use Systems Thinking + Strategic Thinking Issue 40: January 27, 2022 One of the common complaints about the ongoing explosion of startups is that they tout a solution … as it turns out in many instances, to a problem that usually doesn’t exist. We envy their innovation, admire their flexibility and applied agility, but entrepreneurs often don’t look deeply enough to understand if there is an actual problem that their solution seeks to address. It’s not just the…

Kevin Novak

January 26, 2022

2040’s Ideas and Innovations: Is Perception Everything?

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2040’s Ideas and Innovations: Is Perception Everything?

Is Perception Everything? Issue 39: January 20, 2022 Some say that we live in a simulation. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and The Matrix popularized ideas long held by some physicists and game theorists. Some say that we will be living in a parallel reality, a metaverse dramatized by Ender’s Game, Belle and Ready Player One, to mention only three pop culture narratives. There are plenty of thinkers and philosophers who believe that reality is how you perceive it;…

Kevin Novak

January 19, 2022

2040’s Ideas and Innovations: Nine Real Risks in 2022

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2040’s Ideas and Innovations: Nine Real Risks in 2022

Nine Real Risks in 2022 Issue 38: January 13, 2022 The existential and operational risks facing any leader have been ramped up because of an ongoing pandemic, economic disruption, global supply chain breakdowns and a series of demands from all stakeholders delivered through an increasingly contentious civil discourse. Our organizations have faced tough times in the past; what feels different this time is the perfect storm of forces most leaders have no control over. The irony is that on the…

Kevin Novak

January 12, 2022

2040’s Ideas and Innovations: Shared Purpose

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2040’s Ideas and Innovations: Shared Purpose

Shared Purpose Revisited Issue 59, June 9, 2022 Back by popular demand, our newsletter on Shared Purpose is the best-read article we have published. It resonates because organizations today need a shared purpose to make a business sustainable. It’s not enough to have shared goals, an organization needs shared intent. Axios reports, “So much misunderstanding, tension and turmoil flow from thinking the other people are dishonest or out to get you. So, stop assuming the worst. Dig deep enough into…

Kevin Novak

January 6, 2022

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2040’s Ideas and Innovations 2021 Year End Wrap Up-A Guide to Readiness For Change and Transformation

A Guide to Readiness for Change and Transformation Issue 36: December 28, 2021 As we look back over the past year, it is remarkable to note how resilient we are as human beings and together as a society, which extends to our organizations and their culture. Leading in a time of ambiguity can be exhausting and meeting all stakeholders’ expectations is never-ending. At 2040, we work with our clients to navigate the sea changes that have reshaped and re-engineered how…

Kevin Novak

December 28, 2021

Ideas + Innovations from 2040: Great Expectations

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Ideas + Innovations from 2040: Great Expectations

Great Expectations What is the role of a business leader today? The pressures placed on managers and leaders have grown exponentially with expectations from all stakeholders to lead in a certain way. And that way is what those stakeholders believe is the right way. The leadership arena is complex and risky. Whether you lead a small association or a multinational brand, the skillset required to exceed everyone’s expectations has expanded beyond organizational expertise. As we turn our attention, despite current…

Kevin Novak

December 23, 2021

Ideas + Innovations from 2040: Context Is Everything

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Ideas + Innovations from 2040: Context Is Everything

Context Is Everything We have shared with you a set of practices that is key to high performance, optimal business modeling, productive workplace culture and enlightened leadership. Clear, unbiased communications and organizational constructs are essential tools in a digital marketplace. And activating these tools is made more powerful through critical thinking and analysis with context. We are among those that believe that context is everything. It is the foundational pillar of any change and transformation. Without contextual analysis, transformation is…

Kevin Novak

December 16, 2021

Ideas + Innovations from 2040: Communication Theory

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Ideas + Innovations from 2040: Communication Theory

Communication Theory With the increasing influence of digital technologies, we are becoming slaves to our devices – at work and at home. And most of us are unaware of how our behaviors are changing as a result of the proliferation of digital platforms and our near-constant use of them. What’s more, our communication skills and styles are evolving in lockstep with digital systems and processes, often out of necessity, conformance and avoidance of physical interaction. We often don’t realize how…

Kevin Novak

December 9, 2021

Ideas + Innovations from 2040: Eight Predictions from 2040

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Ideas + Innovations from 2040: Eight Predictions from 2040

Eight Predictions from 2040 As we rush headlong into the holiday season and the end of another surprising year, it’s a good time to take stock. The learnings from the pandemic have solidified new business models, changed the context and viewpoints of individual values, and changed the direction that seemed so clear as we started the year. For some organizations seeking to align and embrace new learnings, they have placed people before short-term profits out of sheer necessity and the…

Kevin Novak

December 2, 2021

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