Idea Surplus Disorder #52

In this edition of Idea Surplus Disorder: a new Filament offering, disruption, good living, bad reading, cubist paintings, Disney on skis, the history of the book chapter, propaganda posters, and more.

Idea Surplus Disorder #51

In this edition of Idea Surplus Disorder: strategic choices and operating imperatives, evil PowerPoint, open-mindedness, value propositions, chatty colleagues, time travel, WKRP, View Masters, Rubik's Cubes, and more.

Idea Surplus Disorder #50

In this edition of Idea Surplus Disorder: walk-and-talks, learning and behavior change, the Traffic Test, the Persuasion Paradox, self-effacing solutions, addiction, haircuts vs. tattoos, Apple's original strategy, long-nosed dogs, and more.

Idea Surplus Disorder #49

In this edition of Idea Surplus Disorder: the Persuasion Paradox, digit-centered pricing, afternoon caffeine, two great questions, weak ties, why annual planning fails, paper folds, black dots, trees, underwater photos, and more!

Idea Surplus Disorder #48

In this edition: extreme brainstorming, teams-in-name-only, buying time by saying no, voice notes, compliment sandwiches, banishing guilt, Pink Panther themes, crying babies, and more.

Idea Surplus Disorder #47

In this issue, a Filament framework to kick off every meeting, why strategy and planning aren't the same thing, the pursuit of useless knowledge, logic boxes, crayons, cheese, robots, Ferris Bueller, and more.

Idea Surplus Disorder #46

In this edition, Filament's year ahead, building brag documents, using difficulty, magic erasers, meetings as plays, tattoos, TicTacs, hornless reindeer, pasta playlists, and more.

Issue #45

In this issue: the PowerPoint innovation dilemma, strategic life planning, deciding better, building brave spaces, intellectual humility, laws of simplicity, sci-fi crews, weekly crying, and more.

ISSUE #44

In this edition: dotted lines, Groucho clubs, specialness spirals, circles of competence, collecting compliments, cosmic schmucks, toothbrush problems, neverending songs and more.

Issue #43

In this edition: Filament Friday, saltshaker leadership, AI innovation, origins of office-speak, bad note-taking apps, Napoleon's Kindle, chimp-pigs, sleep baseball, and more.