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Quarterly Review

Create a standard checklist of questions to review quarterly to check evolution of ideas.

Personal​

  • Master how to sell and how to build things.
  • Dedicate to lifelong learning, and learning more effectively.
  • Constantly seek new ideas, approaches, and technologies to improve systems.
  • Absorb a wide array of information to increase chances of making creative connections.
  • Cultivate collaborative partnerships with people and machines.
  • Improve emotional intelligence to help build bridges.
  • Improve your capabilities to make sound judgments.

Future​

What ideals lead to living a fulfilling life?

  • Purpose and meaning
  • Positive relationships
  • Health and well-being
  • Personal growth and development
  • Gratitude and appreciation

Happiness is the feeling you get when your body chemistry produces pleasant sensations in your mind. Making new stories is a path to happiness. One of the most rewarding things you can do is helping someone else along their path.

Value​

What is universally true about organisations that have the capability to deliver products that are highly valued?

  • Connect dots that no-one has before
  • Strong sense of identity.
  • Customer and community focused
  • Strong leadership across all levels.
  • Constant innovation through experimentation.
  • Standardised processes built upon robust systems.
  • Constantly upskill their workforce.
  • Strong strategic partnerships.

Business​

Running a profitable business involves several essential truths:

  • Engineer a first class sales system.
  • Good ideas can come from anywhere.
  • A focus on customer collaboration.
  • Open culture of learning and sharing.
  • Systematic decision making.
  • Deep understanding the market needs/trends.
  • Antifragile revenue streams and supply lines.
  • Cash flow management is critical.
  • Operational efficiency to minimize waste.

Engineering​

What is universally true about good engineering?

  • Deep understanding of end user problems and desires.
  • Sound operating practices grounded in scientific and mathematical principles.
  • Rigorous and systematic approach to design and testing.
  • Solve problems in a practical and effective manner.
  • Creativity and ingenuity in developing solutions.
  • Collaborative teamwork with customers, suppliers, and regulatory agencies etc
  • Respond to changing circumstances or new information.
  • Constantly up-to-date with the latest tools and development processes.
  • Ethical commitment to safety, sustainability, and social responsibility.

Organisations​

What is true about organisations?

  • Culture eats strategy for breakfast.
  • Rituals and technology shape culture.
  • Process maps are worth 100,000 words.
  • Better games, better humans, better world.
  • Create a framework with a single source of truth
  • The best idea should win.