What Is Memetic Theory — What Is Memetic Theory I lightly covered mimetic theory in previous posts, a theory of human behavior posited by French philosopher Rene Girard. …

Have you played WORDLE? If you haven’t, you’ve likely been under a rock — it’s a super popular word game that a developer supposedly… — Have you played WORDLE? If you haven’t, you’ve likely been under a rock — it’s a super popular word game that a developer supposedly invented as a time-waster while he was waiting for his girlfriend. The gist of it: you get six guesses to find a common five letter English…

I think I’ve covered how hard it is to innovate in the past. I think the main reason it is so difficult to innovate within organizations is… — I think I’ve covered how hard it is to innovate in the past. I think the main reason it is so difficult to innovate within organizations is that organizations are made up of people. And people fear change. …

If you are reading this it’s likely that you have innovation somewhere in your job title, or it could be in the name of your group. For… — If you are reading this it’s likely that you have innovation somewhere in your job title, or it could be in the name of your group. For some people, titles are all important and for others, not. …

It seems that most of what ails the human race is fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of change. Fear of looking stupid. Fear of missing out. — It seems that most of what ails the human race is fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of change. Fear of looking stupid. Fear of missing out. You’d think, if only we could conquer our fears, then imagine how new and improved humans could be. We don’t want to be…

Everyone fears change. Humans would rather suffer under terrible conditions than step into the unknown. — Everyone fears change. Humans would rather suffer under terrible conditions than step into the unknown. This is one of the reasons that it is so challenging to bring innovation to life in organizations. Organizations are made of people — and people primarily fear change. If your leaders fear change, you…

IDEATE + EXECUTE — IDEATE + EXECUTE For all of the hue and cry about AI taking our jobs — especially the hue and cry about autonomous vehicles and how the fearstream media is saying that we need UBI in order to survive, we need a dose of reality. AI is nowhere near taking anyone’s job. At…

Recently, I’ve been watching television and film versions of two classic science fiction novels, Foundation and Dune. They are both set… — IDEATE + EXECUTE Recently, I’ve been watching television and film versions of two classic science fiction novels, Foundation and Dune. They are both set approximately 10,000 years into the future. While the 10,000-year moniker doesn’t necessarily mean 10,000 years into our future — using the current earth-based years and the Gregorian calendar, I…

IDEATE + EXECUTE — IDEATE + EXECUTE I’ve been going about all this all wrong. I’ve thought for the longest time that innovation is something you can sell — a product that you can package and apply — something off the shelf that you can simply purchase and place within your organization. But it’s not. Nobody really…