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What the World Cup Taught Me About Belonging

A few weeks after attending a World Cup match, one of our team members found themselves reflecting on an unexpected lesson. What began as an afternoon of soccer became a broader observation about belonging, identity, and what creates lasting brand...

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Why the Biggest Customer Barrier Isn't Always the Biggest Opportunity

One of my favorite parts of this job is helping organizationsmake decisions based on a deeper understanding of people.

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Beyond Impressions: How to Measure Experiential Marketing

I love a big experiential number.A 50-foot Canon dome at the US Open produced 150,000 on-site photos. A 15-foot SWISS snow globe in Los Angeles saw...

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Balance Sheets & Bretzels

As I sit here typing on my laptop, hot-spotting from my phone at a very un-ergonomic temporary kitchen table and chair, I can't help but think about...

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The Human Side of Business: When Clients Become Lifelong Friends

A Personal Reflection…A couple of weeks ago, I was golfing with a friend I first met as a client 16 years ago. In that moment, I was struck by...

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What Comes After AI

What comes after AI isn't another breakthrough in technology.

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This Was Never Really a Series About AI

Seven weeks ago, we launched this series because we kept hearing the same conversation about AI. There was no shortage of excitement, urgency, or...

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The Hero with a Thousand Faces: Synthetic Data, the Illusion of Precision, and the Role of Intuitional Knowledge

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The Curse of Knowledge, the Art of Prompting, and a Renaissance for the Humanities

Over the past five weeks, we've examined how AI works, where it breaks, and what separates organizations that use it well from those that simply use...

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Where AI Thrives and Why That Changes Everything Around It

For the past month, we have focused on the disciplines AI requires: rigorous prompting, interpretive judgment, multiple perspectives, and human...

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