We are a curious community.
We read, share and combine ideas regularly. This Library is a careful curation of blogposts from our team, as well as books, research and articles that our team has found particularly inspirational or insightful.
Whether you’re hungry for insight, in need of inspiration, or simply curious, our hope is that you will find value here.
Striking Balance with Whole Brain Leadership
Our brains are incredibly complex and interconnected systems and understanding your thinking bias - or preferences - helps bring choice to how you approach well....everything.Â
Beyond personal choice...
Welcome to a VUCA World
VUCA. It has become a trendy leadership acronym referring to the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous state of the increasing evolving world. We are living and leading in times of exponential c...
How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci
We get asked a lot how specifically to help exercise and build an innovator's mindset. This is by far one of our go-to recommendations and all time favorite books. Leonardo da Vinci was one of history...
What is Intelligent Failure
Failure in a complex, ambiguous and fast-paced world is inevitable. The questions isn't if you will fail, it is how you will fail. We like this term 'intelligent failure' and wanted to share the model...
If you have to Fail - and you do - Fail Forward
We chose to share this article because it not only talks about the necessity of failure in innovation and places it in the context of iteration, but goes a step further to talk about the attitude of f...
How to Use 'How Might We' Questions
WhatBox uses "How Might We" (a.k.a. HMW) as our 'go to' challenge framer. This term has deep roots in the design thinking world but what we like about it is the psychology behind leading with a possib...
A Complete Beginner's Guide to Mind Maps
Mind maps or concept maps are a great way to break out of well-worn thought patterns, broaden your aperture and discover new ways to see (really see) and connect aspects of your world. While we use th...
Even Experts Need a Beginner's Mind
At WhatBox, we often discuss a concept of entering problem-solving and creative collaboration with 'beginner's mind'. As leaders, we may sometimes feel our value is in having the answer. In today's co...
The Power of Small Ideas â Time to Start Sweating the Small Stuff
If becoming an âinnovativeâ culture sounds sexy but daunting, donât despair. While chasing âthe next big thingâ is one truth about innovation, it isnât the only and certainly not the best way to start...
5 Traits of Successful Google Teams
Google spent two years studying successful teams. Of 180 teams, the most successful ones had 5 things in common. When we share this study, it always seems to surprise people that psychological safety ...