Innovation

The Art Of Resilience

The Art Of Resilience

The topic of 2020 is most likely “resilience.” Resilience is an intangible that has varying degrees depending on the pressure and the experience of the person having to draw on its power. Resilience is also a counter to the level of pressure and negative effects one let’s skew their mindset and emotional state. We get hit with a right cross and it hurts, we stumble back shake it off and regain our composure. We think to ourselves, “it can’t get worse” and then blammo, an uppercut hits us square on the chin. Some people stay on their two feet and some go down for the count. However, without question, we can take more punches than we ever thought by staying on our feet and counter-punching.

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Breaking Status Quo

Breaking Status Quo

Almost every industry and product is ripe for disruption. We usually tend to think of the big industries like automotive, electronics, or others - but even the smallest, rote products are being thought of differently - think of the toothbrush and toothpaste - quip came into that category with a newly designed electric brush and a DTC model that changed the razor/razor blade model for the category. Harry’s for shaving, Stance for socks and many more. These companies all focused on breaking the status quo in a product or category with newly designed business models, attention to design thinking and a better customer experience. And yes, while companies like Tesla reinvent entire industries, I like to focus on everyday essentials that are being re-thought with leaders that are determined to transform.