Reverse Engineer?

Yesterday, a great friend and business partner Cheryl Swanson forwarded me yet another email inviting people to "reinvent". At this point, we both agreed, we've reinvented so much it's time to reinvent the reinvention. When really what we all want to do, is be back to prosperity which for many was the way things were before. Cheryl's suggestion - and I quote "Reverse Engineer? :>) Devolve, Revolve, Evolve? ......It's no wonder Cheryl's been one of our FUSE chairs and faces for all these years. Talk about someone who gets it. Fuse happens this April in Chicago (back to where it all began). This years theme? Reclaim the future. After all, isn't that what we all want? How we get there is our own personal story.

I'm baaack...

Ever feel like everything stops during budget season? Like an TV episode of Flash Forward only instead of losing consciousness for 137 seconds its more like a month - the only difference? The rest of the world has been ticking right on by reagrdless of the budget induced paralysis. So, while you're planning the future and submitting projections which in this uncertainty is pretty much professional guestimation - the current world has been moving along without you. Jack Welch spoke at a Front End of Innovation event a few years ago, and he talked about his disbelief in budget - but a strong belief in beating prior year. For all those partners, clients, colleagues and friends - here's to beating this year - next year. I look forward to joining the present again face to face at The Market Research Event next week at the Red Rock in Las Vegas. What a great way to rejoin the rest of the population.