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Introverts, extroverts and remote working

I have heard many stories since the beginning of the lockdown period, about how people dealt more or less effectively, some with ease, some with pain, stress and high emotions. One of the aspects I have noticed was how differently introverts and extroverts handled the situation of lockdown and remote

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How China innovation culture deeply differs from ours

Sharing a great quote fished by Nicolas COLIN [https://europeanstraits.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-a-new-china?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMDEzNTgwLCJwb3N0X2lkIjozNzU1MzgsIl8iOiJVZExHYiIsImlhdCI6MTU4NjkzNzE4OCwiZXhwIjoxNTg2OTQwNzg4LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMTc1MDMiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.o7LCeOxbH2IvtUDeTkX1NRAdGeOretFOmQOssSbYbgY] on how China innovation culture compares to America (and the West). When ‘normal’ means the world is in flux, adapting to it is an on-going process of problem resolution. The

Understanding why we make predictions with Pierre Wack

Understanding why we make predictions with Pierre Wack

One of the most critical videos you can watch about managing uncertainty is one of the very few recorded interventions of the brilliant Pierre WACK. He was one of the (mostly) unknown heroes who single-handedly reinvented the business forecast discipline in the eighties with his scenario-planning approach. What do you

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Innovation is now the new business as usual

Most businesses are feeling the current impact of the Covid-19 crisis as a sales and cash-flow problem. It’s more than fair. Yet, there is an underlying impact that is probably misunderstood or not fully anticipated. You see, in normal times, there is a kind of thermodynamic equilibrium to innovation

Covid-19 - innovation copilots

Covid-19 Crisis, PESTEL Predictions – Part 2

A quick recap on Part 1 [https://innovation-copilots.ghost.io/covid-19-crisis-a-strategic-analysis-part-1] key ideas… In Part 1 of this analysis I made four points about the nature of the Covid-19 crisis: (1) Plan for major disruption until at least mid-2021 [https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/01/navigating-covid-19-pandemic/]. There will be

Designing an online MBA class

Designing an online MBA class

Since 2009, I’ve been giving a few times a year a class on business model design for the executive MBA students of Kedge Business School, in Marseille, Paris, and Shanghai. It’s usually a fully packed 3-day class where we discuss the difference between managers and leaders as the

Emotions at work

Embodying your values

In this 5th video in the #emotionsatwork series, I am sharing a simple technique to help you rewire your thinking, re-evaluate a situation and upgrade your response to emotional events, whilst staying authentic and true to your values. It is about embodying your values even in the midst of emotional