Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney - A Show About Ideas Creativity And Innovation
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Killer Innovations with Phil McKinney - A Show About Ideas Creativity And Innovation
Forty years of billion-dollar innovation decisions. The real stories, the hard calls, and the patterns that repeat across every organization that's ever tried to build something new. Phil McKinney shares what those decisions actually look like. Phil was HP's CTO when Fast Company named it one of th...
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How to Build a Decision System that Protects Your Thinking
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Better Decisions Under Pressure
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How To Master Causal Thinking
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Why Thinking Skills Matter More Than Ever
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The WSJ Got Quarterly Reporting Wrong
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