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Idea Surplus Disorder #123
This week in Idea Surplus Disorder: facilitation as an act of radical care, what firefighters teach us about collaboration, and why boredom fuels creativity. Plus: when AI helps (or hurts) thinking, using the Minto Pyramid to communicate clearly, and why mastery still requires going deep.
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Idea Surplus Disorder #122
This week: how invisible AI shapes our thinking, why screen-free learning still wins, and how “interesting work” fuels happiness. Plus: leadership tells, strategy you’re already executing, the rise of proof-of-work, and why so many workers feel numb to change.
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Idea Surplus Disorder #121
This week: why purpose drives engagement, how trust is quietly eroding, and how to measure it better. Plus: organizational debt, smarter reading, using AI-created time well, the hidden cost of quick wins, when risks are worth it, and a great Thanksgiving icebreaker.
Idea Surplus Disorder #120
This week in Idea Surplus Disorder: how to ask your manager for what you really need, why leadership can be both lonely and angry, and what happens when innovators succeed. Plus: smarter AI prompts, team-confidence tests, and the marketer who sold books by selling shelves.
Idea Surplus Disorder #119
This week in Idea Surplus Disorder: the tension between thinking deeply and moving fast, a diagnostic for leadership maturity, and the risks of outsourcing thought to AI. Plus: smarter client focus, attention collapse, and insights to help you lead and think intentionally.
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Idea Surplus Disorder #118
In this edition: Lead up with confidence, handle conflict with curiosity, and rethink how you use time. Also, the “temporal crisis” of modern work, the choice between Octopus-style adaptation and strategic hibernation, and why fewer meetings lead to happier, higher-performing teams.
Idea Surplus Disorder #117
In this edition: how internal “non-competes” clarify shared projects, why imagining a new CEO for your life drives change, and what building hills can teach about leadership. Plus: expeditionary teams, imperfect productivity, and the upside of office politics.
Idea Surplus Disorder #116
In this edition: feed your subconscious, build action stacks, the costs of search, cracks as paths to change, why leadership matters even in flat teams, and how resisting AI can sharpen your skills.