My dear colleague Paul Roberts introduced me to a powerful (and fun) tool to predict the future: Joel Barker’s Implication Wheel.

The Implication Wheel allows you to explore the spectrum of intended and unintended…

Here is another gem from my friend Tom Chi. A little while ago Tom taught one of his amazing classes on rapid prototyping at Singularity University’s Global Solutions Program. In the midst of him explaining the process and running the course, he stepped to the side and taught the class the…

Over the last three days, we ran one of our new “Exponential Innovation Programs” at Singularity University. The program takes our participants through the spectrum of innovation frameworks and techniques. A key take-away from the program is the notion that we all need to stop…

Last night at Singularity University we brought our current incubator to a close. After six weeks of hard work, our participants stood on stage and presented their projects for the first time to the public (you can watch the recorded live stream on FB here).

If you follow the startup scene’s chatter lately, you will likely have seen the heated debate about working every hour of the day versus nine-to-five. On one side of the debate, you have people like David Heinemeier Hansson of Basecamp-fame (writing this). On the…

My friend and extraordinary inventor Tom Chi keep reminding the participants in his fantastic workshops and talks to end the guessathons. Guessathons are those moments when a bunch of (often smart) people get in a room and spend all their time and energy with arguing about their guesses…

A couple of years ago I met Sharon Vosmek, CEO of Astia (the leading funder and advisor to women-led high-growth start-ups). Not only is she insanely smart and driven but she also taught me a valuable lesson: