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BrainZooming
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
I’m scheduled for a background interview today on creating a thought leadership strategy. While I’m sure it was a completely sincere gesture, I think pursuing a thought leadership strategy isn’t something a brand or an individual shouldn’t do. What to Say about a Thought Leadership Strategy? You ARE NOT a Thought Leader.
Boxes and Arrows
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
At a certain point, clients stop listening to the strategy—they just want to get to the pictures. But does that mean that designers should just make pictures and leave the strategy to others? The best designers transcend the gap between strategy and execution. The roadmap doesn’t just benefit the project team or the designer.
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BrainZooming
NOVEMBER 2, 2015
Walmart, a brand often immersed in debates about poor employee treatment, is piloting new training for both front-line employees and in-store managers. Department managers are receiving training, greater authority, and latitude to manage their department teams. That does not mean everyone determines and forms strategy.
Taivara
JULY 23, 2018
If you have teams close to customers, working in the field, using your product everyday – they’ll often be a great source for early indicators of where existing products are missing the mark. As product managers or entrepreneurs, curiosity will ensure we always have a plan B. Good ideas often look bad.
Boxes and Arrows
JANUARY 7, 2013
If they’ve just spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on market research that doesn’t provide the answers you need, you also have the potential to make them look bad. The more brand-focused questions are things a visual or industrial designer will particularly want to know, though the answers can prove useful to the whole team.
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