Seth Kahan

The only way to have a new idea catch fire is to introduce it into the world in ways that enable as many people as possible to begin using it for their advantage. That’s when exponential uptake occurs. You see, we are constantly generating the future through interaction with unforeseen events and circumstances. This applies […]

Philip Anschutz, the American businessman with an estimated net worth of $7 billion, started in the oil business drilling his own wells. His first efforts in the 60s were unsuccessful, turning up one dry hole after another. When he finally hit oil, everything looked great for a day… Then a crisis followed which he called

Things are changing so fast today there are three worlds in simultaneous transition: 1. Your organization’s world Market conditions shift constantly and sometimes dramatically. Revenue streams and profit margins sometimes require compensation and adjustment in real time. Greater speed and responsiveness to opportunity is a significant asset. Talent acquisition and development is becoming critical due

Here in Washington, DC, just two blocks north of the White House I co-hosted a two-day workshop with Steve Denning last Thursday and Friday, Revolutionizing the World of Work. The event was sold out with participants from Goddard Space Flight Center, Deloitte, Johnson & Johnson, American University, Comcast, Homeland Security, Kaiser Permanente, and others. We

Why does the conductor yell, “All aboard?” Because it doesn’t really matter where the train is going if the passengers are not on the train! Are you doing what it takes to help your people get on board? Whether you are issuing a change in direction or just expecting everyone to have strategic clarity so

There are many ways to get people involved besides coercion, putting someone in a tight spot, or otherwise using negative reinforcement. The most powerful kind of participation is that which generates enthusiasm and spreads of its own accord. At the core, with or without a mandate, voluntary involvement is necessary for the very best results.

What does it mean when a world-class university that is a globally recognized leader in innovation chooses a director who has not completed his college degree? It means true leadership exceeds academic rank, plain and simple. The MIT Media Lab has taken the bold move, announced today, to appoint Joichi Ito as its fourth director.

How do ideas spread rapidly? When people pick them up and run with them. What is the vehicle? Conversation. But, these days we have to s-t-r-e-t-c-h our idea of what a conversation is… Conversations are the informal exchange of ideas using words. So, today they include facebook, linked in, blogs, tweets, and so on. That

Cross your fingers behind your back and you know what you have done even though you cannot see it with your eyes. That’s because of proprioception, the ability to tell where our body parts are and what they are doing through the body’s internal feedback via muscles, joints, and tendons. It’s a physical phenomenon, but

Look in the rearview mirror and what do you see? Where you’ve been! Easy enough, but most people don’t realize this is what they’re seeing when they look at data or listen to experience. While certainly valuable, they are not an indicator of what is possible… simply what has been. Yet, when it comes to