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Author: Jim Schreier

The 4 Traits All Strategic Thinkers Share

The 4 Traits All Strategic Thinkers Share

By Jim Schreier Posted on March 5, 2023 Posted in Finding the Future Faster, Vision
5 Boosts that Will Improve Focus and Productivity at Work

5 Boosts that Will Improve Focus and Productivity at Work

By Jim Schreier Posted on February 6, 2023 Posted in Finding the Future Faster, T.I.P.S. Tracking
How Can I Maximize My Focus?

How Can I Maximize My Focus?

By Jim Schreier Posted on September 23, 2022 Posted in Facilitation, Implications Wheel, T.I.P.S. Tracking
What Is Attention Management?

What Is Attention Management?

By Jim Schreier Posted on September 19, 2022 Posted in Facilitation, Implications Wheel, Strategic Exploration Tools, T.I.P.S. Tracking
Eureka

Eureka

By Jim Schreier Posted on September 10, 2022 Posted in Implications Wheel, Media, Unintended Consequences

Described as a “quirky” series about the government, experiment-driven town, a message about this series should have been posted a long time ago. Along with “Black Mirror” and the latest “Severance,” this is a series where every episode is about …

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Technology Radar

Technology Radar

By Jim Schreier Posted on April 4, 2022 Posted in Strategic Exploration Tools, T.I.P.S. Tracking

The latest Technology Radar report is always valuable for the technology field.  However, we’ve been following this report for over a decade because the radar model developed is an excellent example of how a radar system can (and should) be developed for …

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3 Things You’re Doing Wrong When You Try to Plan for the Future

3 Things You’re Doing Wrong When You Try to Plan for the Future

By Jim Schreier Posted on April 4, 2022 Posted in Strategic Exploration Tools

Amy Webb, Faith Popcorn, and Rita McGrath offer a three-step process to help avoid pitfalls many make when they try to plan for the future. Article Link

Severance

Severance

By Jim Schreier Posted on February 21, 2022 Posted in Implications Wheel, Media, Unintended Consequences

Article Link Severance, a new series from Apple TV+, explores a simple solution for the problem of worker multidimensionality—one with Black Mirror-ish implications for society. It involves a medical procedure that severs an employee’s brain so that it functions in a …

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Consumer Trend Canvas

Consumer Trend Canvas

By Jim Schreier Posted on February 12, 2022 Posted in Implications Wheel, T.I.P.S. Tracking

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Edward de Bono Obituary

Edward de Bono Obituary

By Jim Schreier Posted on February 12, 2022 Posted in Implications Wheel

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jun/10/edward-de-bono-obituary I frequently reference Joel Barker’s Implications Wheel as a tool that has very successfully identified “unintended consequences.”  However, I’ve also made great use of de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats to evaluate complete information including the accuracy, the benefits, and …

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Future

“You can and should shape your own future; because if you don’t someone else surely will.”

— Joel Barker

Future

“You can and should shape your own future; because if you don’t someone else surely will.”

— Joel Barker

Learning

In times of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned are equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.

— Eric Hoffer

Learning

In times of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned are equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.

— Eric Hoffer

Thinking

“Isn’t it strange that while we pay so much attention to quality, we do not yet pay attention to the quality of our thinking.”

— Edward de Bono

Thinking

“Isn’t it strange that while we pay so much attention to quality, we do not yet pay attention to the quality of our thinking.”

— Edward de Bono
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