Socrates called himself the “midwife of ideas.” Since he himself knew nothing, his work was to help bring out the truths locked up in others. Fine for philosophy, but what about business? Does this attitude work to bring out good ideas and drive innovation in an organization? I spoke with Edwin Goutier, Vice President of …
We have all had to pivot in unexpected directions during the COVID crisis. Perhaps no one more than educators. Our education system has been built on a face-to-face paradigm that was instantly no longer possible. Schools across the country had to find a new way overnight. What lessons can we learn from the speed and …
Intentional choices can be hard in the best of times. What’s necessary as opposed to nice? How do we choose between things that are all necessary when we can’t have them all? How can we be confident about decisions? How can we explain our decisions to other people? These things are infinitely more difficult in …
Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has literally pushed us apart. We have never been so physically distant. Does that mean we must be disconnected? Or does it mean we need to change the norms about how we relate to stay connected? I talked about that with Rich Harwood, founder of the Harwood Institute for …
COVID-19 has landed heavier on no one other than our physicians and other health care professionals. Our health care system has had to pivot in innumerable ways and at incredible speed to respond. Many of these pivots would have seemed impossible just weeks ago. I spoke with Todd Unger, Chief Experience Officer at the American …