Why do smart leaders consistently make terrible choices about breakthrough ideas? After 30 years making high-stakes innovation decisions—from co-founding and taking a company public to serving as HP's CTO and now leading CableLabs as CEO—I've decoded the decision-making patterns that separate breakthrough choices from costly mistakes.
But what really energizes me is helping others master strategic decision making. Whether through my Killer Innovations podcast (20+ million downloads since 2005), my YouTube channel, my book Beyond the Obvious, or my executive advisory work, I'm passionate about sharing decision frameworks and innovation leadership strategies that actually work under uncertainty.
I believe every leader can improve their business innovation decisions—you just need frameworks that account for how strategic choices actually get made, not how they should get made. That's why I created this space: to share real insights and proven decision-making tools that can transform how you approach breakthrough opportunities.
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The Day I Wrote Off Twitter (Before It Was Twitter)
How watching a "dead" company pivot taught me everything about dismissing breakthrough ideas
I Convinced HP's Board to Buy Palm for $1.2B. Then I Watched Them Kill It in 49 Days.
Why smart executives consistently destroy breakthrough technology. The HP Palm WebOS autopsy reveals predictable thinking patterns behind billion-dollar failures.
The Parenting Decision That Will Define Your Child's Future
From Silicon Valley to homeschool to grandparent: the framework that's guided our family through decades of technology adoption decisions.
Why We Have Fewer Friends Than Our Grandparents (And It's Not What You Think)
Our drive for efficiency destroyed the "inefficient" moments where real relationships form—and we're paying the price in unprecedented isolation.
Beyond Rebranding: How Successful Companies Reinvent Without Losing Their Soul
Nokia, Fujifilm, Nintendo, and LEGO - the real-world playbook of companies that fundamentally changed their business model while preserving their authentic DNA
Technological Quicksand: Why More Technology Keeps Making Things Worse
Our addiction to technological fixes creates a quicksand cycle of deeper problems and endless digital dependencies.
Innovation's Underground Economy
Your innovation process is the problem, not the solution. The more you formalize creativity, the faster it disappears into the shadows. The question isn't whether your organization has an innovation underground—it's whether you have the courage to see it, embrace it, and harness its power.
The Courage to Create Nothing
Standing still in a rushing world isn't weakness—it's strategic wisdom. True visionaries master the art of saying no when innovation becomes an end rather than a means.
