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Is Critical Thinking at Risk of Extinction? Issue 191, December 19, 2024 We are tackling a topic that is a recurring theme in everything we write, including our book, The Truth About Transformation. Critical thinking is becoming an endangered skill along with practical know-how, common sense problem-solving and basic thinking skills. These tools are more important than ever for all of us caught in the crossfire of global geopolitical, geo-economic and cultural asynchronies. We have largely defaulted to thinking on…

Kevin Novak

December 19, 2024

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Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

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

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Ideas and Innovations Newsletter

Does Your Organization Have Tunnel Vision? – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

Does Your Organization Have Tunnel Vision? Issue 99, March 16, 2023 You think you see a light at the end of the digital tunnel, and then you realize it is the blinding light of tunnel vision that has derailed you. In considering how to change, transform or simply adapt to changing conditions across a market or profession, organizations (including ourselves) often fall back to doing what we know best and what has worked in the past under different circumstances. Believing…

Kevin Novak

March 16, 2023

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Can You Hear Me … Now? – Ideas and Innovations from 2040

Can You Hear Me … Now? Issue 96, February 23, 2023 The challenge of communicating with colleagues has become increasingly difficult. With the proliferation of tech experts and Next Gens in the workforce, we may need a translator to ensure we all understand each other. Here’s a real-life example. A content team is struggling to understand how to load a certification testing module into a new software platform. The project lead from the platform is a developer who thinks with…

Kevin Novak

February 23, 2023