Strategy (2): Strategy is dynamic
This is the second post in a series – start here. Definition of Strategy (as a skill or activity): Strategy is the dynamic process of… Read More »Strategy (2): Strategy is dynamic
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Strategy (1): What is Strategy?
I thought it would be helpful to start a series on strategy with a working definition of strategy, but found it rather tricky to define… Read More »Strategy (1): What is Strategy?
In it to win it (2): OK Go on the sandbox theory of how to find a wonderful idea
This may seem to you like testing, but it really isn’t, because at this point we don’t yet know what our idea is: we don’t… Read More »In it to win it (2): OK Go on the sandbox theory of how to find a wonderful idea
Eliezer Yudkowsky on the planning fallacy
The planning fallacy is that people think they can plan, ha ha. A clue to the underlying problem with the planning algorithm was uncovered by… Read More »Eliezer Yudkowsky on the planning fallacy
Living beyond urgent
There’s a great collection of old Seth Godin articles for Fast Company magazine. Here’s an extract from one I wish I’d successfully inhabited in 2019:… Read More »Living beyond urgent
Buses. Waves. Bicycles.
Getting the right bus can save a lot of time: you might be able to go direct or make an earlier connection, you might have… Read More »Buses. Waves. Bicycles.
A good day
Disclaimer: It’s possible that this is lifted directly from a book I’ve read recently or something I’ve listened to. If so, please point it out!… Read More »A good day
The monkey and the oranges
The monkey appeared by the fruit bowl, snaffled two armfuls of oranges and made a clean getaway before any of us could react. It legged… Read More »The monkey and the oranges
Atul Gawande on urgency, planning and deliberation
I brought to surgery my particular persona, which is to want to have more planning and more deliberation inserted into situations where there doesn’t seem… Read More »Atul Gawande on urgency, planning and deliberation
The long and the short-enough term
The short-enough term Of course, we need to think about the short term – without which there there can be no long term. You’ll need… Read More »The long and the short-enough term