You're the Problem
Years ago, I used to get insanely frustrated with someone close to me. We'll call him Bob. Bob is a guy who doesn't have a filter and who...
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A 5-Part Blog Post Framework
As someone trying to build and maintain a writing habit on a limited time budget, I'm always looking for ways to make the creative...
To Boost Your Output, Add a Constraint
"Limits are an artist's best friend." —Frank Lloyd Wright In his book, "A Whack on the Side of the Head", author and creativity expert...
Look for Long-Decay Ideas
In describing how he wrote the book, "Mind Wide Open", author Steven Johnson discusses a challenge we're all familiar with—deciding what...
Separate Your Tasks
In their book, "The Courage to be Disliked" authors Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga introduce the reader to Adlerian Psychology. This...
Find Better Problems
"The formulation of a problem is often more essential than its solution." —Albert Einstein and Leopold Infeld Impactful Ideas - At a...
The Power of a Nudge
A simple method for driving better decision-making in our businesses. Impactful Ideas - At a Glance: We all want to work on teams that...
The Key Ingredients of High-Performing Teams
Study conducted at Google identified five “effectiveness pillars” Impactful Ideas - at a glance: Google’s Project Aristotle was a...
Hybrid Outlining
The sportswriter Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith was once asked if writing a daily sports column was a difficult task. ”Why, no,” he...
Plans are Trivial. Planning is Critical.
“Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential.” —Winston Churchill At OneVision we recently a new operational planning and...
Writing as a Tool for Better Thinking
In an age of digital communication, the ability to write effectively has never been more important. Writing is arguably the most...
Curiosity: An Antidote to Bias
As we near the one-year anniversary of COVID19 landing on the shores of US, we seem as divided as ever about the path forward. This is...
Drop Your Tools
On August 5, 1949, a group of smokejumpers dropped from a plane to fight a forest fire in the Helena National Forest in Montana. Not long...
How Innovation Works by Matt Ridley
How Innovation Works examines the key ingredients of successful innovation. Using a host of historical examples, Ridley dispels many of...
Draw the Owl
I recently heard Twilio CEO, Jeff Lawson, interviewed on a podcast. During the conversation, the host asks an intriguing question—"what's...