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Brett Macfarlane @macfarbt

Organizational consultant who develops the world's best innovators.

Joined June 2007
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Innovation Leadership, a Manifesto is the subject of the next edition of Connecting Dots coming on Sunday. Subscribe here, no paywall, Substack or marketing sales funnel malarky. brettmacfarlane.com/newslett…

Newsletter — Brett Macfarlane

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What the Whistler or Squamish tourism associations tend to exclude from the “authentic” brand campaigns. Regular accidents and gridlock. Stay safe and try not to crash people. #highway99 #hwy99
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Podcasts are a great way to avoid silence, hearing your own thoughts and thinking for yourself.
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Is TED in decline? I’ve noticed @TEDTalks are advertising tickets pretty hard this week here in host city Vancouver. Not sure a $12,000 USD ticket you also have to apply for to watch YouTube videos being filmed is a good look any more. Am I wrong?
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Increasingly seeing disillusioned "unicorn tech-era leaders" realizing their success was timing not their simplistic world views. The bummer is rather than learning new capabilities and serving society they regress to permanent vacations and building projects. Come back friends!
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Stephen Beck@stephenbeck
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We’re looking for 2 full time Intermediate Experience Designers to join a project team for a 6 month timeline (possible extension to 12). Must be based in Canada. Interested? More here – eng.in/careers
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Are you sick and tired of traditional old bottled water? Try fresh new tap water.
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App-less smartphone? What if it's the next step of dematerializing our interactions with brands. reuters.com/technology/deuts…

Deutsche Telekom showcases app-less AI smartphone concept

Deutsche Telekom on Monday showcased a futuristic smartphone concept that relies on artificial intelligence rather than applications (apps) to handle users' specific needs.

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The second I smell your emails are a sales funnel —> unsubscribe.
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BEAST HEADLINE EVER!!! "Floating sauna rescues motorists whose Tesla plunged into Oslo fjord" theguardian.com/world/2024/f…

Floating sauna rescues occupants of Tesla that plunged into Oslo fjord

People on sauna boat pull car driver and passenger from freezing water before vehicle is lifted out

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Save lives, in demanding situations and look great. Figs constantly impresses. wearfigs.com/collections/fig…
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Dependency by staff and avoidance by leadership is a possibility why office rules are muddled. fortune.com/2024/01/23/worke…

Workers of all generations agree on one thing: They have no idea what the right rules at work are...

Even the bosses meant to enforce the rules are no longer sure of what to enforce.

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"Jargon Monoxide" is my new favourite org psych term from Bob Sutton.
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Many leaders and organizations want to change without changing.
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My wife calls the Toronto Maple Leafs the “maple leaves” and I couldn’t be happier.
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Business thought leaders and social media influencers are identical, they both constantly need a new trend to create content. What if we consolidate the choreography and insight industries into one AGI virtual personality and sold it to Accenture and Nike?
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People often envy my hybrid work structure. As this article reveals, just as important as the org being flexible is me being flexible and intentional with my presence in service of our shared goals. forbes.com/sites/danpontefra…
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Whistler Blackcomb skiers outraged @VailResorts can’t overcome physics, mechanical tolerances and human skin frailty in extreme cold weather conditions. Only four lifts running today. Only lower mountain. Seriously tho, damn it’s cold even for Whistler. 🥶 stay safe!
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Prediction 2024: The adoption of AGI by management consultant will exponentially increase strategy hallucinations in corporate boardrooms.
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Would you disagree with this statement? "The more a company cluture is dependent on storytelling the less rigourous and more impulsive their actions."
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