The Paradox of Progress
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January 12, 2024
Progress can be elusive, even though we have experienced progress on so many dimensions for centuries. One of the reasons progress is so elusive is it requires us to embrace paradox. If we embrace paradox, we have the potential to accelerate and expand progress in unforeseen ways. What do I mean by
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Expanding Our Horizons
John Hagel
December 07, 2023
First, it was the oceans.
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What’s Missing in Artificial Intelligence?
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November 27, 2023
Everyone is talking about artificial intelligence, but we’re missing some key changes that it will unleash. As an optimist, I believe it will be a catalyst for changes that will help all of us to learn faster and achieve more of our potential. Focus on the data Where do I start? Let me start by
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From Expert to Explorer
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August 10, 2023
We are in a Big Shift from experts to explorers. What do I mean by this? We live in societies around the world where “experts” run the show. Given the profound changes that are unfolding in our global economies and societies, we need to shift to explorers who can help us craft new pathways that
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Strategy As A Catalyst for Change
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July 23, 2023
What is strategy? In my blog post “What Does Strategy Really Mean?” from a few months ago, I focused on the need to shift from 5 year “strategic” plans that focus on short-term operations. Instead, we need to embrace approaches to strategy that look into the future and anticipate opportuniti
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Authors Shaping My Journey
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June 25, 2023
I’ve often been asked what authors have most influenced me. There are so many that I find that question overwhelming. However, I’m going to focus in this post on four authors who, when woven together, form a tapestry that has shaped my thinking for decades. Carlota Perez – A unique period of h
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Cultivating and Connecting Capabilities
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May 10, 2023
I’ve long been a contrarian regarding our current view of learning in our work environments. I’ve come to believe that it is a growing barrier to progress. If we’re going to prosper and flourish, we need to embrace a very different approach to learning, one that is much more consistent with ou
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What Does Strategy Really Mean?
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April 28, 2023
Strategy is a commonly used word, but it’s rarely defined. I’ve become concerned that we are using the term “strategy” much too loosely in our business world. We can gain considerable insight by making an effort to define the term and reflecting on what makes it so valuable in a rapidly chan
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Escalating Return on Attention
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March 19, 2023
Last week, I gave a talk at the South By Southwest conference in Austin where I focused on the increasing importance of return on attention. I believe this is becoming more and more central to success, but that business people are viewing this much too narrowly. There’s a significant untapped oppo
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Evolving Boards Into Springboards
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February 26, 2023
In a rapidly changing world, Boards of Directors (or Trustees) can play a significant role in becoming a catalyst for change within large, traditional companies and other institutions. Unfortunately, this role is still an untapped opportunity in most institutions. What’s the need? As I’ve writte
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The Untapped Opportunity of Institutional Narratives
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January 18, 2023
Everything I do is connected, even when the connections aren’t immediately apparent, even to me. Almost 15 years ago, I started writing about shaping strategies as a powerful way to unleash enormous value for companies – including here and here. Much more recently, I published The Journey Beyond
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The Old Becomes the New
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January 01, 2023
As we enter the New Year, Let’s not become consumed By the newness. It’s an opportunity To look within And to see What’s always been there, Waiting to be discovered And drawn out. It’s not new. It’s been there From the beginning. What’s new Is our willingness to see more of it And pursue
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The Present Is a Present
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December 23, 2022
During this holiday season, We are showered with gifts. But gifts are things. Gifts can distract us From a present that really matters. Let’s never forget That our present That matters the most Is the present. We are so lucky to be in the present. Without the present, Nothing matters. The present
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The Journey Beyond Fear: Leverage the Three Pillars of Positivity to Build Your Success
Amazon
May 19, 2021
Whether you’re running a business, building a career, raising a family, or attending school, uncertainty has been the name of the game for years―and the feeling reached an all-time high when COVID-19 hit. Even the savviest, smartest, toughest people are understandably feeling enormous pressure and often feeling paralyzed by fear.
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Institutional Innovation: How to Help Your Organization Learn Faster and Thrive
Idea Bite Press
January 01, 2014
The world is changing faster--how can leaders solve big problems faster? How can our institutions tap into the wealth of skills and resources around them to reinvent themselves before they are disrupted?
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The Power of Pull: How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things in Motion
Basic Books; Illustrated edition
December 04, 2012
In this revolutionary book, three doyens of the Internet age, whose path-breaking work has made headlines around the world, reveal the adjustments we must make if we take these changes seriously. In a world of increasing risk and opportunity, we must understand the importance of pull. Understood and used properly, the power of pull can draw out the best in people and institutions by connecting them in ways that increase understanding and effectiveness. Pull can turn uncertainty into opportunity, and enable small moves to achieve outsized impact.
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The Only Sustainable Edge: Why Business Strategy Depends On Productive Friction And Dynamic Specialization
Harvard Business Review Press;
May 02, 2005
Outlines a different approach to strategy development. Written in non technical language and focuses on the implications new technologies will have on how organizations of all kinds design strategy and deliver value.
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Out of The Box: Strategies for Achieving Profits Today and Growth Tomorrow Through Web Services
Harvard Business Review Press
March 01, 2005
Hagel examines how a company's information technology can help or hinder its ability to manage short-term costs and achieve long-term growth.
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Net Worth: Shaping Markets When Customers Make the Rules
Harvard Business Review Press; 1st edition
January 08, 1999
Net Worth explains how businesses can benefit by forming new partnerships with customers in matters of information capture and privacy. Consumers are losing patience with companies that use personal data about buying habits, income levels, and credit card usage for corporate gain. What consumers need is a new kind of business--an information intermediary or infomediary--to protect customers' privacy while maximizing their information assets. Companies playing the infomediary role will become agents of customer information, marketing such data to businesses on consumers' behalf and protecting consumer privacy. John Hagel, co-author of the bestselling Net Gain, teams with Marc Singer to lay out the underlying economic and competitive dynamics that will foster the emerging business of the infomediary. Net Worth identifies the convergence of commerce, technology, and consumer frustration as the incubator for the infomediary business, as consumers seek to release their personal information only when they can receive value in exchange for their data.
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Net Gain: Expanding Markets through Virtual Communities
Harvard Business Review Press; 6th Printing edition
January 23, 1997
Net Gain identifies where the next level of value lies on the Internet and lays out the first economic model to quantify the revenue potential and the investment required to build a successful virtual community. From the offerings of commercial online services such as the Motley Fool Investment group to Internet communities of book lovers, Net Gain offers a multitude of real-world scenarios and lessons for building value and creating competitive edge. The authors clearly show that in order to compete in the online economy, you must establish an entirely new approach to product development, marketing, customer service, and distribution, and rethink your company's relationships to customers, suppliers, and competitors. And they show you how to do it.
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