by Joanne Jacobs | Feb 15, 2025 | 21st Century Skills, Best Practices, Collaborative Learning
For decades, businesses have relied on the VUCA model (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) to describe our fast-changing world. Today, all that uncertainty has only deepened. Futurist Jamais Cascio argues that a different framework, known as BANI (Brittle,...
by Joanne Jacobs | Feb 13, 2025 | Creativity, Innovation, Strategy
AI is getting really good at creative problem-solving – so good, in fact, that it’s starting to take over many jobs. Need a new product idea? AI can generate thousands of concepts in seconds. Struggling with a design? AI will draft ten options before you’ve...
by Joanne Jacobs | Feb 12, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Best Practices, Innovation, Strategy
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, evolving from a tool for operational efficiency into a cornerstone of strategic decision-making. Businesses are no longer just using AI to automate tasks – AI is reshaping innovation strategies,...
by Joanne Jacobs | Jan 31, 2025 | Conferences, Hackathons, Innovation
They say that every startup needs a hacker, a hipster and a hustler. The hacker to build your technology. The hipster to make that great tech shine. And a hustler to package up and sell it. We find that it is these three roles – the holy trinity of the startup...
by Joanne Jacobs | Jan 16, 2025 | Best Practices, Go-to-Market, Growth, Startups
Over the last several years, I’ve seen literally thousands of startups pitch their products, and I’ve been personally involved in training many hundreds of teams in the development of their ideas. I’ve seen it all – passionate founders who are excited about...
