Information Base
The “Information Base” is a re-creation and continuation of the Google “Strategic Exploration” Community. Some items from the Community, e.g. books and television/movies, have been moved to the “Books Plus” page. Select from the “Categories” menu to focus on key topics.
Eureka
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…
Technology Radar
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…
3 Things You’re Doing Wrong When You Try to Plan for the Future
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
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…
Edward de Bono Obituary
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…
Becoming a More Critical Consumer of Information
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…
12 Innovative Tools And Techniques Every Coach Can Benefit From
#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
https://techstory.in/future-of-transportation-hyperloops-from-virgin-hyperloop/ 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…
The History of Portable Music – A Paradigm Example
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…
The Risks You Can’t Foresee
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 contrast, seeks to discover what is true through evidence, and reasons toward conclusions that lead to a more accurate map of reality. Article Link