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Brain On Auto-Pilot – How do you stop your brain from operating in auto-pilot mode?

Phil McKinney
Phil McKinney

Dateline: Saratoga, CA

Segment 1: Brain On Auto-Pilot

  • Ignore the "voice"
  • Ignore the "catch" or the hesitation
  • Ignore the "editor"
  • Ignore the "doubt"
  • Ignore it all — you want a blank/open mind not on auto-pilot

Segment 2: Killer Question Of The Week

- What assumptions do we hold for our non-customers? - What assumptions do we hold for countries/geographies where our products or service is NOT sold?

Segment 3: Closing Thought

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Phil McKinney is an innovator, podcaster, author, and speaker. He is the retired CTO of HP. Phil's book, Beyond The Obvious, shares his expertise and lessons learned on innovation and creativity.

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