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Author: Jim Schreier

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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Becoming a More Critical Consumer of Information

Becoming a More Critical Consumer of Information

By Jim Schreier Posted on July 20, 2021 Posted in Facilitation, T.I.P.S. Tracking

It’s frightening to imagine a world without trust. Only by trusting what we see, hear, and read can we navigate our lives and stay grounded in reality, not to mention thrive. Article Link

12 Innovative Tools And Techniques Every Coach Can Benefit From

By Jim Schreier Posted on July 20, 2021 Posted in Facilitation, Implications Wheel

#12 on the list is the Implications Wheel, a post contributed by one of our I-Wheel Facilitators Article Link

Future of Transportation:  Virgin Hyperloop

Future of Transportation: Virgin Hyperloop

By Jim Schreier Posted on July 19, 2021 Posted in Implications Wheel, Issues, T.I.P.S. Tracking

This is an interesting topic from several perspectives for strategic explorations. One particular point is that the idea of a Hyperloop, running from Los Angles to Las Vegas, was used as the center for an Implications Wheel exploration during a …

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The History of Portable Music – A Paradigm Example

The History of Portable Music – A Paradigm Example

By Jim Schreier Posted on June 21, 2021 Posted in Paradigms, Strategic Exploration Tools

This is a great visualization of a part of an exercise from our Paradigms virtual and live training programs. There are some examples here that are real “paradigm shifts” but there are also examples that are just “paradigm enhancements. Key …

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The Risks You Can’t Foresee

By Jim Schreier Posted on June 8, 2021 Posted in Implications Wheel

We’ll explore the defining characteristics of these risks, explain how to detect whether they’ve materialized, and then describe how to mobilize resources and capabilities to lessen their impact. Article Link

The Scout Mindset

The Scout Mindset

By Jim Schreier Posted on April 21, 2021 Posted in Facilitation, Implications Wheel, Strategic Exploration Tools

The scout mindset, by contrast, seeks to discover what is true through evidence, and reasons toward conclusions that lead to a more accurate map of reality. Article Link

The Vision Code: A Guide to Creating a Compelling Vision

The Vision Code: A Guide to Creating a Compelling Vision

By Jim Schreier Posted on April 21, 2021 Posted in Strategic Exploration Tools, Vision

Leaders often struggle with creating a compelling vision, leaving it to chance or crafting lofty statements that mean little.

The Opioid Crisis – Unintended Consequences

The Opioid Crisis – Unintended Consequences

By Jim Schreier Posted on February 23, 2021 Posted in Implications Wheel, Unintended Consequences

In the opioid crisis, there is a distinction in that distribution was more complex to start but perhaps easier to maintain once started. The unintended consequences were also probably easier to predict.

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Future

“No one will thank you for taking care of the present if you have neglected the future.”

— Joel Barker

Future

“No one will thank you for taking care of the present if you have neglected the future.”

— Joel Barker

Learning

That’s what learning is, after all, not whether we lose the game, but how we lose and how we’ve changed because of it and what we take away from it that we never had before, to apply to other games. Losing, in a curious way, is winning.

— Richard Bach

Learning

That’s what learning is, after all, not whether we lose the game, but how we lose and how we’ve changed because of it and what we take away from it that we never had before, to apply to other games. Losing, in a curious way, is winning.

— Richard Bach

Thinking

The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking that created them.

— Albert Einstein

Thinking

The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking that created them.

— Albert Einstein
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