What is a resilient mindset?
When the latest edition of the Program Management Professional (PMP) Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Guide names “embracing adaptability and...
What does an “innovation economy” really mean?
We have entered the knowledge economy, but are only dismally realizing its tremendous potential for accelerating human progress and...
Evaluating Knowledge Firms
Professional services firms are a dime a dozen nowadays. The service offering is largely presented in matrix format, where functional...
Design: from knowledge to meaning
I keep thinking about simpler and simpler ways to describe the essence of the design thinking movement. Let me start with a key insight:...
The end of the "check-the-box" era
In my 2013 Global Peter Drucker Forum winning essay, Post-Causality: a Quiet Global Revolution in the Making, I made a compelling point...
Light foot strategy
There are many models for strategy under uncertainty but few useful metaphors. Just what does strategy under complex, unpredictable...
An integrative organizational model for federal contractors
Picture the following scenario. You're a technical resource working for a mid-sized federal contracting company. You're in an all-hands...
