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Backcasting vs. Reverse Engineering
Backcasting is often mistaken for reverse engineering. But there's a crucial difference between the two, and it matters more than ever in volatile, unpredictable times.
What is Backcasting?
Most planning assumes the future will look like the past. Backcasting flips that: start with the future you want, then work backwards to the steps that will get you there.
The Narrative Advantage: How Storytelling Drives Successful Change Leadership
The most successful transformations are led by people who understand narrative. Here's why storytelling is fundamental to leading change, and how it creates meaning amid uncertainty.
5 Transformational Workshop Formats That Drive Real Change
The setting and structure of a workshop matter as much as the content. After hundreds of strategic narrative sessions, these are the five formats that consistently produce breakthroughs.
Understanding Emergent Change: A New Paradigm for Leadership
Changing a light bulb is one thing. Changing a system is something else. An introduction to Emergent Change, and why it's replacing traditional strategic planning.
Beyond Traditional Storytelling: Why Organizations Need to Rewrite Their Narratives
Business storytelling has come a long way from advertising campaigns. The first in a series on Transformational Storytelling, and why organizations need to rewrite the stories they tell about themselves.
Backcasting Beyond Strategic Planning: A New Approach for Transformational Leaders
Most corporate "visions" are really just extrapolations of the past. Backcasting gives leaders a way to genuinely imagine the future, then build a path to reach it.
Storytelling in Tech Sales: Connect to the Human Side of the Sales Process
Two equally brilliant sales engineers, two very different close rates. What separated them was story, and how they connected with the humans on the other side of the table.
How to Tell a Good Story About Yourself: A Leader's Guide to Authentic Storytelling
Every leader needs to tell their own story. The three essential elements of a powerful personal story, and how to share yours in a way that's both authentic and impactful.
How to Become a Great Storyteller: A Transformational Guide
Great storytellers aren't born, they're made. A guide to moving beyond basic tips and developing an authentic storytelling voice that drives real change.
Multi-Hyphenate Leadership: Why Future-Focused Organizations Need Versatile Leaders
Standing at the "end of the world" after walking the Camino, I realized leadership itself was changing. Why future-focused organizations need versatile, multi-hyphenate leaders.
CEO Storytelling Insights: How You Can Become a Chief Storytelling Officer
When I first said I wanted to be a Chief Storytelling Officer, people thought I was nuts. Here's how the role has evolved, and how CEOs can step into it themselves.
Mastering the Art of Leadership Storytelling: Your Guide to Connection and Impact
Storytelling is a fundamental part of human connection. A guide to what storytelling is, why it matters for leaders, what makes a great storyteller, and practical ways to improve.
Ten Ways Corporate Leaders Can Apply Storytelling
From mission statements to change management, storytelling is one of a leader's most powerful tools. Here are ten places corporate leaders can put it to work.
The Five Leadership Stories that Every Leader Needs Now
Too many leaders still expect data and features to speak for themselves. These are the five stories every leader needs to paint a picture and bring people on board.
A Beginner's Guide to Leadership Storytelling
"Leadership storytelling" has become a vague buzzword. This beginner's guide cuts through it: what leadership storytelling actually is, and how to start using it with purpose.
Leadership Storytelling: Learning from Obama's Most Powerful Speech
What makes a great leadership story? Rather than theorize, we break down Barack Obama's "Fired Up, Ready to Go" speech and the techniques any leader can learn from it.
How to Get Them to Care
A piece of digital art, the early signs of a Vancouver spring, and a question every leader faces when communicating change: how do you get people to actually care?
Celebrating Endings/Beginnings
As 2021 finally draws to a close, a reflection on endings, beginnings, and what it takes to step into a new year with intention.
Going "Inside" talking about change
Bo Burnham's "Inside" was my favourite piece of art of 2021. A year-end reflection on what it teaches us about change, and about looking honestly at the year behind us.