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Ideas + Innovations from 2040, Issue 13: Playbook for Thriving Post-Pandemic

The Criticality of Agility and Resiliency in 2021 and Beyond — Agility-Resilience: The Post-Pandemic Model There is a new organizational model in town: the agility-resilience construct. Agility is active, resilience is reactive. And when you combine them, you’ve got an organizational performance that is highly competitive. How do you do that? It requires quick decision-making and critical thinking. It also requires a culture that can…

Resilience

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Ideas + Innovations from 2040, Issue 13: Playbook for Thriving Post-Pandemic
Ideas + Innovations from 2040, Issue 13: Playbook for Thriving Post-Pandemic
Resilience

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Me Versus You, Bias Revisited, 2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 137

Issue 137, November 30, 2023 If you have been following our newsletters, you know that we have a fascination about bias. In fact, from our observations about workplace dysfunction, leadership disconnect, market orientation dislocation, and digital transformation gone awry, conscious, or subconscious bias is usually at the root of the…

Bias

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Me Versus You, Bias Revisited, 2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 137
Me Versus You, Bias Revisited, 2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 137
Bias

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Nov 23

Why Does Belonging Matter? 2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 136

Issue 136, November 23, 2023 The most fundamental motivation among the human species is to belong. Belonging is implicit in sharing trust, affinity and caring about someone or something bigger than yourself. Renown philosopher Dan Dennett in a TED talk in 2006 encouraged everyone to dedicate and devote themselves to…

Belonging

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Why Does Belonging Matter? 2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 136
Why Does Belonging Matter? 2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 136
Belonging

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Nov 16

Are You Subject to Power Plays? 2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 135

Issue 135, November 16, 2023 As mindful observers of today’s national and global discourse, we would be among the first to remind you that we are all both a witness and a victim to power positioning among politicians, world leaders, global business moguls, and everyday bullies. And as is often…

Power

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Are You Subject to Power Plays? 2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 135
Are You Subject to Power Plays? 2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 135
Power

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Nov 9

Why Women at Work Remains an Issue, 2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 134

Issue 134, November 9, 2023 We’re going to tackle an issue that, in our opinion, should no longer be an issue: gender parity in the workplace. McKinsey in its latest Women in the Workplace study reports, “Over the past nine years, women — and especially women of color — remain…

Gender Equality

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Why Women at Work Remains an Issue, 2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 134
Why Women at Work Remains an Issue, 2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 134
Gender Equality

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Nov 2

Are You Sure You Matter? 2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 133

Issue 133, November 2, 2023 Holding onto next-gen workers and customers (born between 1997 and 2012) requires more than a trick up your sleeve. They are actively changing up the rules of engagement in, and for, organizations of all sizes — whether they are employees or customers. …

Generation Z

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Are You Sure You Matter? 2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 133
Are You Sure You Matter? 2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 133
Generation Z

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Oct 26

The Value of Intangibles, 2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 132

Issue 132, October 26, 2023 We continue to be fascinated by the value proposition of intangibles. This isn’t some weird magical idea. We’re talking about assets that have no physical form but are nonetheless valuable. Considering that we are living in a digital marketplace, intangibility has a profound relevance despite…

Economics

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The Value of Intangibles, 2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 132
The Value of Intangibles, 2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 132
Economics

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Oct 19

Living in the Present, Issue 130, 2040’s Ideas and Innovations

Issue 130, October 12, 2023 We’re picking up on a theme we’ve been hearing recently. It’s not exactly a new idea, but it resonates as we are challenged by living in an increasingly disruptive and disturbing world. It is, quite simply, living in the present. Professor Scott Galloway (love him…

Time

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Living in the Present, Issue 130, 2040’s Ideas and Innovations
Living in the Present, Issue 130, 2040’s Ideas and Innovations
Time

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Oct 19

Misinformation, AI, Cyber Troops, and Our Need for Guardrails, Issue 131

Issue 131, October 19, 2023 We’re taking a moment (again) to consider the implications of the speed of technological change confronting us daily. What was charmingly referred to as the information superhighway by Al Gore back in 1993 has morphed into a bullet train … run by AI. What’s more…

Consequences

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Misinformation, AI, Cyber Troops, and Our Need for Guardrails, Issue 131
Misinformation, AI, Cyber Troops, and Our Need for Guardrails, Issue 131
Consequences

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Oct 5

The Motivation of Manipulating Data and Information to a Desired Outcome, 2040’s Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 129

Issue 129, October 5, 2023 Some recent headlines have reported disturbing news about respected and respectable scholars falsifying or just ignoring data conclusions in scholarly papers. This is another example of the skepticism many of us have with the shifts in misinformation flooding our inboxes and newsfeeds, compelling each of…

Manipulation

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The Motivation of Manipulating Data and Information to a Desired Outcome, 2040’s Ideas and…
The Motivation of Manipulating Data and Information to a Desired Outcome, 2040’s Ideas and…
Manipulation

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Kevin Novak

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4X webby winner, CEO and Chief Strategy Officer @2040 Digital (www.2040digital.com), IADAS Member, Speaker, Author, Science Nut

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