For too long, design has been too focused on how things look. That makes sense when products are competing for attention. Form becomes a way to stand out, a signal of taste, a shortcut to desire. But ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about 21st century leadership, Agile, innovation & narrative. “Psychological safety” was once an obscure term in ...

Most organizations think they have a productivity problem. They don’t. They have a work design problem. I’ve spent decades studying how people solve problems and take action, and the same pattern ...

In 2025, my team within the Soldier Evaluation Directorate won the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC)’s AI Challenge with a tool that could draft the first version of an ATEC Evaluation Plan ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The most popular New Year's resolution misses the point. Real resilience comes from groups, ...

Start with trust and end with speed. When it comes to solving complicated problems, the default for many organizational leaders is to take their time to work through the issues at hand. Unfortunately, ...

When a startup struggles, founders usually assume the solution is obvious: more marketing, more hiring, or more capital. But in my experience advising founders, the real issue is usually something ...

However, people must first realize there’s a problem and understand how technology can solve it before AI can make a meaningful difference. When things click, it’s always a matter of consumer ...

When most people think about problem-solving, they instinctively start small. The logic seems simple: smaller problems should be easier to tackle, while bigger ones require more effort, resources, and ...