Why are so many of us allergic to the word innovation, solving the wrong problems, and experiencing idea-fatigue? Because, as Stephen Shapiro brilliantly shares in his book, Invisible Solutions: 25 Lenses that Reframe and Help Solve Difficult Business Problems, what we’re really aiming for is relevance.
How can you apply the 5D’s of disruption to solve difficult problems? We dive into that and so much more during this conversation from May (back when I was podcasting daily for three months!)
I’ll tell you one thing: you’ll never brainstorm the same way again . . .
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📆 FREE FOLLOW-UP Q&A FOR ENTREPRENEURS ON DEC. 9
Dorie, Mike, and I had a blast leading last week's Reinventing Your Business webinar — big thanks to those of you who were able to attend live! I was so delighted and energized by all the enthusiasm in the virtual room :)
In case you missed it, you can watch the replay here »
In fact, so many questions remained unanswered by the end that I decided to host a follow-up Q&A on December 9 at 2pm ET. Join us to hang out, talk shop, and ask any follow-up questions you may have! Add to Google calendar »
Now onto this week's round-up of resources . . .
🎙 PODCASTING:
💬 FEATURED: Systems Saved Me Podcast with Jordan Gill: How to Make Yourself Replaceable Using Notion (with full credit to Marie Poulin's Notion Mastery course for teaching me everything I know!)
📚 READING: Hilarious and helpful for people-pleasers like me: Sarah Knight's F*ck No! How to Stop Saying Yes When You Can't, You Shouldn't, or You Just Don't Want To. I also loved this fantastic article from Sarah Young on Balancing External Feedback with Inner Truth.
For a dose of schadenfreude, read the NYT's The Digital Nomads Did Not Prepare for This: "They moved to exotic locales to work through the pandemic in style. But now tax trouble, breakups and COVID guilt are setting in."🍿 WATCHING: Dorie Clark interviewing Robert Herjavec (Shark Tank) on How Your Business Can Thrive Through the Pandemic
🎧 LISTENING: The featured guests on this episode of Conspirituality (h/t Bob) capture my concerns with "cancel culture." Listen to the second half of the episode for their nuanced take on a number of topics and fraught terms in our cultural zeit.
🧰 TOOLS: Getting ready for the holidays? Check out Elisa Doucette's 19 Gift Ideas for Writers, and consider assembling an AwesomeBox: "Share photos and messages custom-printed into a box set of beautiful cards,"
Want to skip the frenzy of family gift-giving altogether? Suggest Secret Santa this year! DrawNames.com makes the anonymous matching process easy (h/t to my beautiful and brilliant sisters-in-law Marissa and Gil for the suggestion!)
That's it for now . . . THANK YOU for reading and listening, for your support, and for being part of this adventure with me. I am grateful for you every day!
❤️ With Love,
Jenny