Insights

Insights

The right insight can sharpen judgment, reveal hidden patterns, and turn uncertainty into a clearer path forward. This collection brings together ideas that help you see more broadly, think more critically, and make decisions with greater confidence and perspective. Expect articles that surface what matters, connect the dots across complex situations, and help you move from information overload to meaningful action. Read this category when you want better clarity, better choices, and better outcomes.

Stop Reading Your Slides

Eight tips free presenters from their decks and restore the storytelling.

Sturgeon's Law

Most output is mediocre, so judge fields by their best

Industry Analysis: Think Tanks

How Think Tanks creates and captures value

How Consultants Research Industries

Seven repeatable steps take an analyst from zero to conversant fast.

Fixing Slow Decisions

Committees mollify and hedge; decision architecture and disciplined meetings actually decide.

Visualize What You Mean

Process, stage-gate, org design, sequencing, gap and bucket slides tell the story.

Industry Analysis: Microfinance/Micro-lending

Microfinance/Micro-lending creates value through specialized capabilities

Change Needs Head, Heart, Hands

Logic alone rarely moves an organization; motivation and mechanics must follow.

Trust Is Fast

Trust reduces friction and accelerates decisions. Build it deliberately.

What Makes Companies Innovative

Top innovators cast a wide net, use data well and coordinate deliberately.

Billionaires Who Give It Away

A voluntary pledge asks billionaires to give away the majority of their wealth.

The Case for Blogging

Blogging builds craft, a point of view and a public track record of thinking.