Most of what we do today was once unthinkable
We prototype. We test. We iterate. And we fail a lot. Until we don’t. Astro Teller, CEO of X, the moonshot factory. Turn your problems into opportunities with curious, diverse teams that aren’t afraid to ask the question How Might We? This short video gets...Fun Fact: Children ask over 300 questions a day on average.
Do you think adults ask more or less than 300 questions per day? My guess is LESS than 300. Why is it that adults seem to lose some of their curiosity from childhood? What might we miss out on because the lack of curiosity? How is it limiting our progress? At Matrix...Every time you shuffle a deck of cards, you get a combination that’s never existed.
That’s right, the probability comes out to 52 factorial or 52! (52 x 51 x 50 … x 2 x 1). The probability that two card shuffles are exactly the same is so small, it likely will never happen. When I saw this, I thought of people going through their lives...Did you know, the hashtag (#) is technically called an octothorpe?
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the “octo” prefix refers to the eight points on the symbol. The “thorpe” suffix remains more of a mystery. One theory is that “thorpe” comes from the old English word for...Agile Retrospectives
I’ve been reading the book Agile Retrospectives and have been posting on the topic of Retrospectives in LI lately. I love the idea of pausing for reflection in both our work lives and personal lives. Until we pause, we are often too busy to really think about...Fun Fact: Did you know there are 293 ways to make change for a dollar?
I’m curious to see who figured this out and how they did that. Aren’t you? I’m also curious if it was someone that worked alone to figure this out or if they worked in a group with others. I’m curious if someone did work alone to figure this...Even the best decisions create resistance…
“The problem is that even the best decisions will create resistance, if executed badly. I always recommend using your mind in decision making and your heart in execution and communication. Put yourself in the shoes of the receiver and give them time to...How to set your remote meeting apart from others
I’m going to share the top 5 things you can do to set your video conference meetings apart from 80% of other meetings like them in your organization. The nice thing is that these are simple to do, and you can start them today. #1 Welcome people by name as they...What is a high performing team and why does it matter?
I have been posting about the secrets to high performing teams over the past several weeks. We have looked at the first 5 secrets and there are 7 more to come. Today, I am pausing to summarize the first five and ask for some feedback. Which secret do you connect with...