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The Future Isn’t Going to Look Like You Think – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

The Future Isn’t Going to Look Like You Think Issue 91, January 19, 2023 Organizations founded on exponential growth are in for a wake-up call. In reverse-trend thinking, some experts believe that good enough is just good enough. Entrepreneurs believe that there are no limits to growth. What do we believe? It requires a deeper look at what is going on in our global population shifts to really understand future growth…or constriction. We wrote about this in our book, The…

Kevin Novak

January 19, 2023

Anger and Rage – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

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Anger and Rage – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

Anger and Rage Issue 90, January 12, 2023 A group of white men wearing T-shirts, Patagonia fleece vests or zip-front sweaters, Allbirds sneakers, and faded jeans are sitting around a conference table. It is 7:30 in the morning. They are collegial, familiar with one another, and engaged in friendly banter. The senior team turns their attention to their leader who has just walked into the room; he looks exactly like they do. Two women follow him, dressed in the female…

Kevin Novak

January 12, 2023

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Forging a Pathway Into 2023 – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

Forging a Pathway Into 2023 Issue 89, January 5, 2023 Two of the most important qualities we need (personally and professionally) to make good decisions are perspective and context. In order to move forward, both give relevance to how the past informs the present and can be predictive of how to plan for the future. If we take three tenses, we can reflect on what we have learned and how those insights can guide us today and tomorrow. Having said…

Kevin Novak

January 5, 2023

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Taking Stock – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

Taking Stock Issue 88, December 29, 2022 One could argue that January 1 is an arbitrary date to evaluate the past 12 months. We routinely like to look back to the past calendar year, determine what went well and reflect on what we wanted to change. We view January 1 as a fresh start to tackle our procrastination, fix things that are broken, generally refresh, and forge a committed pathway forward. We all know that for many, these reflections, decisions,…

Kevin Novak

December 28, 2022

Value in Every Page: The Truth about Transformation

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It Was the Best of Times …and Maybe the Worst – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

It Was the Best of Times …and Maybe the Worst Issue 86, December 15, 2022 It’s that time of year for stories. We’ve all got them: holiday merriment, missteps, and mayhem. All the stories that we remember and pass on from our portfolio of family and personal legends. We have a few stories as well. In our new book, The Truth About Transformation, we have an entire section devoted to dispatches (aka case studies) that are some of the most…

Kevin Novak

December 14, 2022

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What’s Holding You Back? – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

What’s Holding You Back? Issue 81, Nov 10, 2022 An important part of 2040’s practice with our clients is to use an open mind in applying intelligence and solutions from one sector to another. The concept of systems thinking is to look at the world holistically and find the intersections of new ideas and trends that paint a larger picture of an organizational landscape. By habit, we often become so focused on the day-to-day and keeping our nose to the…

Kevin Novak

November 10, 2022

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The Shape of Things to Come – Ideas + Innovations from 2040

The Shape of Things to Come Issue 79: Oct 27, 2022 As we contemplate the end of another year, now is a good time to revisit the opportunities and shortfalls of technology. And to clear up some popular theories that may be losing ground. As we have said many times, technology is no panacea or silver bullet, it is simply a tool to augment our intelligence, make our solutions smarter and help us measure what matters in a way that…

Kevin Novak

October 26, 2022

Systems Thinking Powers Actionable Solutions in Three Easy Steps – Ideas + Innovations from 2040

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Systems Thinking Powers Actionable Solutions in Three Easy Steps – Ideas + Innovations from 2040

Systems Thinking Powers Actionable Solutions in Three Easy Steps The Past Is No Playbook for the Future Issue 76: Oct 6, 2022 If by chance you have been asleep for the past three decades, you may have missed the success of a systems thinking strategic model. Everyone who understands climate change realizes that we (all of us, sentient and non) live in a closed-loop, interconnected system. That understanding is based on the ability to look at life holistically, connecting the…

Kevin Novak

October 5, 2022

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Assumptions and Consequences – Ideas + Innovations from 2040

Assumptions and Consequences Issue 74: Sept 22, 2022 Don’t make any assumptions! How many times have we heard this – at work and at home? Yet, we make assumptions all the time. And our assumptions are typically personal speculations that have broad implications. We assume that our workforce is achieving its potential. We assume that leadership is making decisions that benefit the entire organization, including its workers. We assume that our customers are pleased with our products and services and…

Kevin Novak

September 21, 2022

Quiet Quitting – Ideas + Innovations from 2040

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Quiet Quitting – Ideas + Innovations from 2040

Quiet Quitting Issue 73: Sept 15, 2022 We’ve all become seduced by the power of digital media to shift the cultural conversation in real time. Case in point: A cascade of reports about Quiet Quitting hit our inboxes after it was socialized on TikTok in July. It soon became the darling of cultural observers and journalists … and the bane of HR teams. So, what’s the fuss? Ambivalent employment has been around for ages; quiet quitting has gained traction as…

Kevin Novak

September 15, 2022

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