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[Quote] Scared is good
Use "good fears" as a tool. They can help you push your team to more impactful work and serve as gut-level operational metrics to help you stay on track....
OpsA collection of 50 posts
Posts about achieving "Sane Ops" even amid great change and chaos.
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[Quote] People want a mop in the cupboard
Even fantastically innovative output won't get you anywhere if your stakeholders and downstream teams reject it....
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[Quote] Over-specialize, and you breed in weakness
It's tempting for innovators to fall prey to the lure of "innovation orthodoxy." Keep up the disciplined self-awareness to avoid it!...
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[Quote] You're trying to sell them a dream
Credible innovators can't ignore stakeholders' pressure to earn money in the short run...
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[Case study] A company that truly "buys, builds, and partners"
The Ocean Cleanup shows off buy/ build/ partner openness and a “Burning Platform”-style Must-Do Purpose....
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[Case study] How 400 year-old tech still beats digital solutions
At the UK Hydrography Office, the "three deaths" keep paper in use for mapping our world...