Leading Innovation Through Methodical Experiments
The Wall Street Journal’s ideas reporter, Pfred Dvorak, wrote a great article describing Best Buy’s experimental forecasting system entitled, “Best Buy Taps ‘Prediction Market'” — an excellent example...
View ArticleThink Like Chris Rock: Little Bets
Chris Rock has become one of the most popular comedians in the world and, while there is no doubt he’s got great talent, his brilliance also comes from his approach to developing his ideas. The...
View ArticleIs Google at Risk of Becoming the Next Microsoft?
Published originally on TechCrunch. In late April, JP Morgan unexpectedly invited me to a “thought leaders dinner” to discuss the latest goings on in Silicon Valley and digital media. In a private room...
View ArticleFuse Corps becomes a BIG bet, thanks to many Black Sheep
I’m very proud to be a part of the Fuse Corps team, a social venture that places some of America’s most talented entrepreneurial leaders in the trenches with a mayor, governor, or dynamic social...
View ArticleCan You Solve America’s Problems? via Inc. Magazine
Fuse Corps received a flattering writeup in Inc. Magazine today. Please send your nominations for the prestigious 2013 fellowship to me so that I can pass those onto the team....
View ArticleWhy GivingTuesday is the Social Innovation Idea of the Year
reprinted from Bloomberg, original article here. The most adaptive, agile companies and organizations are figuring out how to leverage what they do best to take advantage of global, seismic shifts in...
View ArticleObama’s Second Chance: Fulfilling the Untapped Potential
Originally appeared on Forbes. This article is by Peter Sims, author of Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries, coauthor with Bill George of True North, and founder of the...
View ArticleThe Little “Nudges” that Would Make Even Churchill Proud
Last week, thanks to Kieron Boyle, Head of Social Finance and Investment at the UK Cabinet Office, who I was introduced to by Jonathan Greenblatt, head of the White House Office of Social Innovation...
View ArticleWhy Google CEO Page should friend Amazon’s Bezos
Published originally on MarketWatch. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Google Inc. has reached another fascinating period of its growth and evolution. Three years ago, the Internet giant risked becoming...
View ArticleFive of Steve Jobs’s Biggest Mistakes
Originally published on Harvard Business Review’s blog. It’s a great disservice to everyone, especially young people, that the stories that we often hear about the most accomplished entrepreneurs sound...
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