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Are You Committed to Meaning What You Say?

One of the things long friendships teach us is that one needn’t say everything at once. Old friends are beautiful to us partly because we…

7 min readApr 5, 2024

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Are You Committed to Meaning What You Say?

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On Human Enterprise

The Shape of a Year

In the higher levels of the game of work, we are presented with a question:

9 min readFeb 5, 2024

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The Shape of a Year

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On Human Enterprise

Money with Meaning

Every now and then, someone who has lived deeply and sought to do hard things sits down and writes a book that systematically shares the…

7 min readAug 23, 2023

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Money with Meaning

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On Human Enterprise

One Moment in a Decade

Two weeks ago, I wrote a piece looking back at nine moments in Incandescent’s first decade that represented early turning points of…

12 min readJun 14, 2023

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One Moment in a Decade

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On Human Enterprise

Incandescent Turns 10

What I most want from my life in business is that my days be like a child’s days and that my years be like a child’s years.

11 min readMay 31, 2023

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Incandescent Turns 10

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On Human Enterprise

Pursuing a Life’s Work

I have learned many things from Ray Dalio, of which the most important has been his example of the power of combining (1) clear goals…

2 min readOct 12, 2022

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Pursuing a Life’s Work

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On Human Enterprise

What To Do About Your Worst Relationship at Work

At the beginning of her new book Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People), Amy Gallo writes about a feeling almost…

8 min readSep 16, 2022

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What To Do About Your Worst Relationship at Work

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On Human Enterprise

If you can do only two things right

For years now, as we’ve mapped out the future of Incandescent, there’s often been a moment when Shanti and I turn to each other and say…

7 min readMar 21, 2022

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If you can do only two things right

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On Human Enterprise

On Turning Fifty

A few weeks ago, I celebrated my fiftieth birthday. As part of a day away from my usual routines, I spent the middle of the afternoon…

5 min readDec 2, 2021

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On Turning Fifty

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On Human Enterprise

The Art of Undertaking the Impossible

The best entrepreneurs begin with a commitment to something others deem impossible. This quality — call it the founder’s stance — doesn’t…

17 min readSep 14, 2021

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The Art of Undertaking the Impossible

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Niko Canner

Niko Canner

Niko is the founder of Incandescent: discovering better ways to create, build and run organizations through research, advising, and venture development.

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