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Guardrails

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A large, freshly-paved parking lot has no boundaries. You can drive in any direction, free to speed to your destination. But once there's more than a few cars driving, traffic stops. It's too risky, there are too many uncertainties. A car could come at you from any direction, and so we

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Who cut down the last tree?

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Easter Island was the home to a thriving community, thousands of people living good lives. One by one, though, the trees on this isolated island were cut down. They were cut down for fuel, or to make tools, or boats. And finally, the last tree was gone. And the population went extinct. Jared

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Like riding a bike

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People talk about bike riding when they want to remind us that some things, once learned, are not forgotten. What they don't mention is how we learned. No one learns to ride a bike from a book, or even a video. You learn by doing it. Actually, by not doing it. You learn by doing it wrong, by

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Sharp knives are safer

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Cooks know that a sharp knife is less likely to cause injury, because it goes where you point it. It does what you tell it to do, which means you can focus on what you want the outcome to be. The challenge of a sharp knife is that it puts ever more responsibility on the person who uses it. It

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Opportunity triage

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More opportunities come knocking than we know what to do with. They often come enshrouded with hassle, perceived risk and the need to overcome inertia. It's easier to just say no. And so no becomes the default, a habit, it's easier than discernment. Do you and your organization have a method to

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23 things artificially intelligent computers can do better/faster/cheaper than you can

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Predict the weather Read an X-ray Play Go Correct spelling Figure out the P&L of a large company Pick a face out of a crowd Count calories Fly a jet across the country Maintain the temperature of your house Book a flight Give directions Create an index for a book Play

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The invisible fence

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There are very few fences that can stop a determined person (or dog, for that matter). Most of the time, the fence is merely a visual reminder that we're rewarded for complying. If you care enough, ignore the fence. It's mostly in your head. Source: Seth Godin

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