Published inFind The Red Thread®: ToolkitHow could you use it? Why Good Arguments Make Better StrategyI’m back from a big move and my first big conference since the start of the pandemic, and I have to say: both have been simultaneously…Aug 5, 2021Aug 5, 2021
Published inFind The Red Thread®: ToolkitHow could you use it: A NSFW giant gets an age… and more mysteryI’m popping in from amongst moving boxes to draw your attention to a fun story sitting in this week’s #swipefile. A warning up front…Jul 29, 2021Jul 29, 2021
Published inFind The Red Thread®: PersuasionWhy your idea alone is not enoughWhy don’t we do the things we imagine? The simple answer: because they’re not yet real enough for us to understand how to actually do them…Jul 22, 2021Jul 22, 2021
Published inFind The Red Thread®: ToolkitMessage in a Minute: Give them something they can’t unhearHumans are funny creatures. Even when we’re searching for the “right” answer or idea for something, we can hear various versions of that…Jun 17, 2021Jun 17, 2021
Published inFind The Red Thread®: StorytellingHow could you use it: The Brazil Nut EffectFor your reading pleasure this week, it’s a dose of classic Red Thread Newsletter nuttiness. Yes, that’s right, we’re diving back into the…Jun 10, 2021Jun 10, 2021
Published inFind The Red Thread®: ToolkitMessage in a Minute: To change what people do you have to change how they seeToday we’re going to talk about change. Honestly, though, that’s pretty much the only thing I talk about, when you come right down to it…Jun 3, 2021Jun 3, 2021
Published inFind The Red Thread®: PersuasionWhat you think vs. How you thinkPhew! We made it!May 27, 2021May 27, 2021
Published inFind The Red Thread®: ToolkitMessage in a Minute: You can’t have more than one “front door”Have you ever heard that cooking advice about how to know pasta is done? That you throw it at the wall and see if it sticks?May 21, 2021May 21, 2021
Published inFind The Red Thread®: StorytellingHow could you use it? How Epidemics of the Past Changed the Way Americans LivedFrom the masks that hang from magnetic hooks on the inside of my front door to almost forgetting what it’s like to get on a plane or eat in…May 14, 2021May 14, 2021
Published inFind The Red Thread®: ToolkitMessage in a Minute: When you know what someone wants, you know where the story startsIt’s “back in the saddle time” after a week away with my other job: Momming. This week, though, my focus is all on the beginning of your…May 7, 2021May 7, 2021