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Are you part of a changing industry? (𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹?) Is the current paradigm you’re operating under missing the mark? How long has it been since you adapted new thinking, new methods, a new paradigm? Billy Beane is the perfect personification of a leader that’s willing to forge ahead with new thinking, to risk the future, to understand that, while #pastthinking is of value, so is #futurethinking and to stay competitive, you have to “adapt or die.” Imagine… Copernicus, #Newton, Picasso, Disney, #Einstein, Ford, Jobs. Each met resistance. Each were told, you can’t do it the new way because “𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄.” You don’t have our experience and you don’t have our intuition. There are intangibles that only we insiders understand. The new ways won’t work. To which the innovators always say, “Adapt or die.” Yes, I face this all the time. Of course, don’t change for change’s sake. But your industry, #retail, #healthcare, #consulting, #finance, #transportation, #media, #agriculture, #manufacturing, #technology, #design … it’s all undergoing transformative change. Right now. Change you may not recognize. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹. Perhaps he or she will be an outsider, someone with curious credentials, maybe someone like “Peter Brand.” Or maybe they’ve been doing this for a long time but they’re always innovating, always adapting, always discovering the future in real time. Keep your eyes and ears open for these voices and ideas. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹. #discoverthefuture https://buff.ly/2Qlkpj9

My last post last post about Adam Neumann's 🧘♂️ 🐮 💩 interview was by far the most attention grabbing in my 14 years in LinkedIn! With over 90,000 impressions it is about 8x times higher than anything else I have posted. Variations of the same comment keep coming up. "If you are going to criticize him, you need to also criticize the investors that enabled him." I agree 100%, so with the influx of new followers and connections that have come with the post, I think it is a good time to revisit the last post I made on my personal newsletter. Usually this is where the typical LinkedIn post will say something like "People often ask me why I don't write more newsletters." but saying that would be bullshit of Neumannian proportions...no one asks me that. (Sidenote...no one believes you when you start a post with that statement, cut it out.) But if you are curious, it is because I just haven't had much inspiration to write anything there. We've simply been too busy building at deploy. We firmly believe there is no point in simply shouting into the void, so we are creating a solution to remedy many of the issues we see in the innovation economy. We are grateful for everyone who is actively aiding in our growth by participating in our public beta and we'll keep building to make our platform better for you all. In the meantime, enjoy this quick cheeky retelling of a classic folktale for the 21st century. Audio version in comments. #venturecapital #innovation #socialcapital

The next Australian Sports Commission supporting others video for coaches and officials has landed. This video provides a key development lesson on how we can make better decisions and strategies based on as much available information as possible As we officte or coach teams and people, through our own bias’s, experience and what we pay attention to, we can jump to assumptions or conclusions. This can be flawed as we may be providing perspective or forming opinions or views based on parts of the reality. Pausing, gaining others perspective through entering conversations from a position of curiosity can help us form a more informed view of the situation. This allows us to be more deliberate and accurate in co- creating and developing strategies or options to change, improve or validate a path or a strategy. These supporting others videos are part of a broader series of tools to provide coaches, officials, mentors and others interested in playing a role in supporting people to create optimal inclusive, safe, learning, playing, competing and performing sporting environments. A huge shout out to Julia Lawrence and all involved in developing these incredibly important and powerful resources. Jo Clark OAM OLY David Schofield Jamie Bradnam Annabelle White Will Vickery Brooke Kneebush Tom Finch

Great article touching on AI by Matthew Rickard

I had a lovely chat with Mark Bullock from Videosocials.net about how I work and why I love it so much. I streamline the business process using technology and I support the people emotionally through the change process using techniques based on neuroscience. In this video, I explain why. Mark is also the host of Inspiring Business. https://lnkd.in/eUAVtNFU #systemergence #technology #business

This is for you, my Innovators and Creatives! Hard as it may be to believe, "routine" is not a dirty word. Sometimes it gets thrown together with words like "boring and stagnant," but routine actually lets you be creative AND sustainable. When the foundation of your business is systematic, predictable, and cared for, it can support the weight of launching your fabulous ideas. Plus, developing those processes requires the marriage of imagination and practicality, which is a winning combo! But without that routine in place to keep your business stable, all of your innovation and creativity is going to be short-lived (and very expensive!). #stephanierising #therisingeffect #smallbusiness #businesscoaching https://lnkd.in/gx7852a6

New Post: Keep your team humble Arrogance leads to blindspots, complacency, politics. It will slow you down your team. It will kill your business. Stay humble. It's not only you, the founder, that needs to remain humble. Your team needs to be humble. No matter how big your stars are, their feet must stay on the ground. Make self-effacing jokes, use unpretentious titles, don't let anyone have special privileges. Create an environment where the ego can't thrive. Keep your team grounded. Keep your team humble. https://lnkd.in/eZD22CgQ

🎬 New video alert! Learn more about the #WinWin Fantasy. #StakeholderCapitalism rests on the idea that companies can simultaneously maximize profits and contribute positively to society – a “win-win” scenario where profitability flows from responsibility.  But many studies question this logic. In "The Profiteers" I argue that such initiatives mainly act to obscure the damage created by companies’ core business models.  Win-win may sound appealing, but it is often based on selectively chosen examples, and primarily serves to make executives and customers feel good about their choices. This is the second video in a series discussing the key ideas in my new book #TheProfiteers: How Business Privatizes Profits and Socializes Costs. Video 1 was on #Externalities” and how corporate profits in the 21st century are significantly based on them. Future editions include: 🔥 Corporate #Gaslighting 🛠️ Beyond Silver Bullets: We Need Systemic Solutions 🌿 #Regenerative Business ⚖️ Corporate #NetZero: Separating Myth From Reality 🔄 Embracing #Degrowth Please repost and share!  And stay tuned for the future releases!