• Inspiring People to Achieve Epic Wins

    Inspiring People to Achieve Epic Wins

    “An Epic Win is an outcome that is so extraordinarily positive that you had no idea it was even possible until you achieved it. it was almost beyond the threshold of imagination and when you get there...

  • Walking in a Straight Line

    Walking in a Straight Line

    “You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.” — Alvin Toffler Robert Krulwich of NPR distilled...

  • Be Present and Listen Deeply

    Be Present and Listen Deeply

    “Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. Leaders who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.” – Anonymous Listening...

  • Learning Change from a LunaTik

    Learning Change from a LunaTik

    Scott Wilson is the founder of MINIMAL (MNML), a hybrid design studio with a growing blue chip client roster, numerous self-manufactured products and joint ventures in development.  An accomplished...

  • Learning Systems Design from Dead Poets

    Learning Systems Design from Dead Poets

    “Why do I stand up here?  I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way.  You see the world looks very different up here … Just when you think...

  • Managing Rapid Change on a Large Scale

    Managing Rapid Change on a Large Scale

    For Starbucks, the world’s leading retailer, roaster, and brand of speciality coffee, 2008 was a tough year.  Amid a struggling economy and increased competition from cheaper rivals, the company’s...

  • Teams Dig Scars

    Teams Dig Scars

    “Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory…lasts forever. “ – Shane Falco (The Replacements, 2000) For those of you who have never seen The Replacements, Shane Falco (played by Keanu Reeves)...