Designing a winning strategy for growing employee creativity at No/Low Cost with a Potential for High Return is right under your nose.

Declining performance, disengaged, and defeated employees got you stressed? Look no further.

Uncertainty is the pesky and persistent messenger that holds the wisdom leaders need to move their organizations forward. Tune into it.

Are you prepared for the future or threatened by the effect AI will have on your or your team's job? Keep reading

People are waking up to the ways that innovation touted as a love for the planet is truthfully about a love of profits.

AI and Chatgpt have set the world ablaze, but will corporations discover you can get burned when you play with fire? Click to read more.

Your listening tour failed to deliver the results to your organization you had expected. Read today's blog to discover why

Perception, not programs and perks allow company leaders to reduce employee turnover and increase internal innovation.

In this post, Karen explores three reasons why Agile methodology and the cultures built around it result in employee burnout.

You've found the perfect hire. Later, you check in on your new hire and discover that the gem you found has lost its shine. What changed?

Innovation, by definition, is unlimited possibilities. Trying to make a dent in something unlimited is a ladder leaning on the wrong wall.

Unlock the Gold Workshop: Design Thinking + DEI = Performance Gold. A free event you won't want to miss coming October 12, 2022.

It's foolish to think the biggest version of yourself is the best version. Human potential (nor corporate potential) doesn't work like that.

Designing solutions that create buy-in go beyond "what's in it for me?" Read this post to find out how.

Today's workplace is in crucial need of creativity to solve the myriad of challenges it faces. So skip the art class and do this instead.

Digital transformation (done right) is fantastic - effective and seamless. When it isn't - leaders are frustrated and initiatives fail.

How to eliminate the space between work from home and in-office to create a better employee experience.

There are two lies deceiving today's executives about leadership and digital transformation. Read more to find out what they are.

Are you flowing with what Life presents or you trying to force innovation. The secret: Innovation is prescriptive before it is disruptive.

If this one thing didn't suck, employee experience would be insignificant.

In this post we explore 5 ways leaders can design a culture where employees are productive and happy to be at work.

Is your company losing the fight in the Culture Wars? Time to shift from culture wars to creating a caring culture.

Scratch going back to pre-pandemic business as usual and the new normal. We decide the future world we want to live in and then create it.

In this blog, Karen discusses the ultimate "how might we statements" and common mistakes overlooked by many in design.

Design Thinking isn't just one skill. What if leaders could innovate, creatively problem-solve in real-time, and upskill for the future...

Learn how using the Steve Jobs 3 levels of listening with Glassdoor reviews can help leaders improve the employee experience.

The great resignation was the what. The catalyst behind it (the why) was a great rejection. Learn what employees are rejecting in this post.

In this post, we look at what a doomsday prepper can teach business leaders about autonomy and hope for a better future of work.

Directives don't deliver results. Human behavior reveals we are resistant to being told what to do and to change. So what can leaders do?

In this Listening Challenge, each day consists of a blog post and a quick prompt to practice & improve your ability to listen with empathy.

What if change management was no longer the dreaded process of the past. Is it possible it could be enthusiastically embraced?

One simple question can lead to innovation, authentic connection, psychological safety, and be a positive emotion contagion. Learn more.

Shifting from Information Age to Experience Age requires a shift in leadership styles. Leading by Design is the future of leadership.

Debunk productivity myths, unpack the three dimensions of human productivity, and help employees bring their whole self to work.

The severity of the pandemic left many companies wondering how to keep the lights on. Innovation is the key, this post tells you how.

Initiatives cost time, money, and valuable resources. Yet companies often fail right out the gate without knowing it. Read to learn how.

Buying a startup is costly and the failure rate is high. Instead of buying innovation, create an innovative culture.

Five ways leaders can empower salespeople with AI to improve performance vs. eliminate positions.

Dive into the business models of Giants like Amazon, Google & Alibaba and learn 6 simple steps for business model innovation.

What is design thinking? It's effective, efficient, and ego-free and today's organizational leaders are all a buzz about its unlimited uses.

80% of People Aren't Empathetic. Why It Doesn't Matter & How to Be Successful Anyway

Re-designing change management models for the 21st Century. Part 2

How can we re-design change management models and bring them into the 21st century? Part 1 of why we need to and how to do it.

Data is big in business today thus the term Big Data. But is our data dependency detrimental?

Dissolving complaints lead to innovation, happy employees and customers. All result in a positive impact on the bottom line.

Leadership requires judgment calls. However, there's a difference between an intuitive decision and ego-centered disapproval. Read more...