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August 16, 2016

Insight into unintended consequences-anticipating the effects of low oil prices

Over the years, I’ve cited and used some of the work done by the Futures Strategy Group principals in their development of very robust tools that help organizations anticipate (not predict) what might happen in… Read more »

Filed Under: Business Strategy, Complexity, Insights and ideas

August 9, 2016

Globalization is like migration, except nobody goes anywhere

This insightful article by my colleague Joseph Stiglitz is short and incredibly thought-provoking.  In it, he argues that globalization essentially pits the lower-skilled workers of the world against each other, having the same effect as though lower-paid… Read more »

Filed Under: Careers, Insights and ideas

November 19, 2014

We were poor, but we didn’t know it – new transparency at #GPDF14

A topic of discussion at the Global Peter Drucker Forum last week was the effect that widespread digital information has on less well-off people’s views of their own situations. In the past, it was possible… Read more »

Filed Under: Insights and ideas, Uncategorized

August 28, 2014

Stop expecting applause for just doing your job!

It happened again this morning – after taking my car to get some necessary maintenance, I received a breathlessly enthusiastic email asking whether I had any reason not to be thrillingly ecstatic with the service… Read more »

Filed Under: Insights and ideas

August 20, 2014

Whither golf? The iconic old boy’s game facing erosion?

If you spend any amount of time at corporate retreats, offsites and workshops, as I do, golf is ubiquitous.  Bonding takes place on the course, the post-game conviviality is shared, and team-building exercises pairing golfers… Read more »

Filed Under: Insights and ideas

August 14, 2014

Don’t listen to what your customers say, watch how they behave

I am often asked by companies with whom I work whether focus groups, surveys or customer panels are useful in learning what customers want and more importantly, what they will pay for.  Sure, these techniques… Read more »

Filed Under: Innovation, Insights and ideas, Uncategorized

May 15, 2014

Sustainable advantage, Transient Advantage and Organizational Change

In an insightful blog that is part of a series HBR is running on the intersection between Strategy and Innovation, editor Sarah Cliffe interviews colleague Don Sull, who argues that you can think of the… Read more »

Filed Under: Insights and ideas, Strategy Dynamics, Strategy Execution, Transient Advantage, Uncategorized

January 25, 2012

Davos: Using complexity to fight cyber-criminals

This morning, I moderated a panel on "Managing Complexity with the Santa Fe Institute at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.  One of the featured thought leaders was Stephanie Forrest, a computer scientist who… Read more »

Filed Under: Insights and ideas

February 15, 2011

Symbolism – Plastics Journal picks up McGrath’s blog

I just ran across the following interesting article – Title:  AIG mess embodiespower of emotions. By: Grace, Robert, Plastics News, 1042802X, 4/6/2009, Vol. 21, Issue 5   The author ran across a blog I did… Read more »

Filed Under: Insights and ideas

January 15, 2011

Taking the time every day to learn and reflect

This article, entitled "the best way to use the last five minutes of your day" made me think about a lot of the executives I work with who are just too busy to reflect on anything at… Read more »

Filed Under: Insights and ideas

February 2, 2009

More on Total Recall Technologies

I’ve been getting a lot of interested reactions from the World Economic Forum / Harvard Business Review “Ideaslab” session I did at Davos.  You can find the YouTube version here and it is also published… Read more »

Filed Under: Innovation, Insights and ideas

January 31, 2009

Session at Davos:  Growth Through Innovation

This had to be one of the more fun sessions I attended at Davos, on a topic near and dear to my heart.  Here’s the WEF summary: Growth through Innovation The financial crisis will be… Read more »

Filed Under: Innovation, Insights and ideas, News Archives

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