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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

If becoming an ‘innovative’ culture sounds sexy but daunting, don’t despair. While chasing ‘the next big thing’ is one truth about innovation, it isn’t the only...

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...

Today’s economy is more complex, connected and dynamic than ever before. Leaders are faced with doing more, faster and more simply in order to survive. Organizations that demonstrate creative...

It is common knowledge that the pace of change has exploded and that the world is more interconnected than ever before. It’s also no secret that complexity has crept into our lives and...

VUCA, short for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, and a catchall for “Hey, it’s crazy out there!”. 

Originally coined by the US army war...