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Why I Still Believe in the Arab Spring

November 11, 2014

In early 2011, the Arab world erupted in protests. You probably remember it, remembering hearing about the Twitter storm. It seemed like the world would never be the same again. …

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Why Love Letters Matter

October 28, 2014October 28, 2014

Over a lunch meeting recently, my colleague lit up as she told me about a recent letter she got. It was written by hand, she said. And thanked her for …

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Leading the Life You Want

October 21, 2014October 21, 2014

When Stew Friedman and I first met, he shared his life’s work, to design places of work that work for us humans. We talked long into the night. Last week, …

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How to Invent the Future

October 18, 2014

A few weeks from now, at the Drucker Forum, a “management congress” is coming together shape the future. And they asked, in preparation for that, for each of the speakers …

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Time Inc Column: Open Letter to Satya Nadella “You are the Industry, Be the Change”

October 13, 2014October 13, 2014

Dear Yes & Knowers, you might have already seen this as ABC News as other publications have covered this specific idea. Published over at Time Inc in my (now) regular …

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Calling Fellow Explorers

September 23, 2014

This June, I signed a deal with Viking (Penguin) to publish my third book, on Onlyness. My son desperately wanted it shared with you, the Yes & Know community. Maybe …

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vigilante justice?

September 19, 2014September 19, 2014

I wrote a new Time Inc Op-Ed (sharing below) on the NFL and Goodell because it’s so clear that if an organization’s leadership is found by the online community to …

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“Tried” Is No Longer Enough

August 26, 2014

After many sleepless nights watching and praying for the situation in Ferguson, I wrote this piece. In too many ways, it over simplifies the situation going on in Ferguson. I …

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To Find New Ideas, Innovate, etc.

August 23, 2014

Have you ever gone to a conference or workshop where you wondered,  “why am I here”? That turns out to be a good thing — because being exposed to a …

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