Innovation Insights
by Stephen Shapiro
I love AI. I use it in almost every aspect of my business, from coding and analysis to strategizing and research. But the more I use it, the more convinced I am that many people are starting in the wrong
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about a simple question: if AI gives everyone access to incredible intelligence, where does competitive advantage come from? I ask this as someone who loves AI. I use it in nearly every aspect of
We’ve been told for years that teams make us better. Bring together people with different perspectives, encourage them to collaborate, and the group’s collective intelligence should produce a better result. Sometimes it does. Sometimes it does the opposite. Recent research
You work with someone for years. You sit in meetings with them, watch how they make decisions, and see how they respond under pressure. You think you know them. And then you discover you’ve been reading them completely wrong. That
You know who you are. But that’s not necessarily who other people experience. I once worked with Rick, a city manager in Texas. When he chose his Personality Poker cards, he had a flush of Hearts: caring, people-focused, and motivational.
Pekka Ketola, from Innovaatioyhtiö Ideascout in Finland somehow captured my life’s work in one article. On one page, he connected ideas from several of my books into a surprisingly cohesive philosophy of innovation. But one theme jumped out at me:
Last Friday I delivered my Personality Poker experience in twelve minutes. The full version runs an hour. It includes card trading, complete with a live demonstration in the crowd, audience interaction, walk-off music, a card fountain finale, and the twelve-minute
In 2009, I spoke at TEDxNASA, the world’s first TEDx event. Seventeen hundred rocket scientists filled the audience. My talk was called “Rocket Science. It’s Always Rocket Science.” The premise: the best ideas rarely come from within your own area
My innovation work over the past two decades has shown me that the most effective organizations have a good balance of complementary styles. I call this “playing with a full deck.” Why is this important? Because opposites don’t attract. As
In 2010, Personality Poker, published by Portfolio, was selected by 800-CEO-READ as one of the best innovation and creativity books of the year. That recognition meant a great deal to me. 800-CEO-READ had long been one of the most respected
The other day, I gave a presentation to the Central Florida chapter of the National Speakers Association on the future of speaking. One of the points I shared was that, in a world where content is increasingly easy to access,
Sometimes the best way to grow your business is to stop telling customers what to do. That may sound strange coming from someone who writes books, gives keynote speeches, and teaches people how to innovate. But the rise of AI
“Don’t show data. Show decisions.” This was the advice I got from Brad Kolar, a colleague from my Accenture days and one of the smartest people I know. I shared with him the system we’ve been building for Personality Poker.
Have you ever spent two hours watching a webinar and then wondered what to do next? Have you ever watched a YouTube video packed with ideas but struggled to turn those ideas into action? Here’s the process I use. STEP
When organizations hire a keynote speaker, they often focus on the event itself. Will people enjoy the presentation? Will the speaker get good ratings? Will there be a standing ovation? Those are all reasonable questions, but I think they miss
FULLDECKIQ.APP This is a system I envisioned over a decade ago. The ability for people playing Personality Poker with physical cards to enter their hand during an event and get a real-time interpretation. More importantly, I wanted to give the
Do you want the complete You’re Not Playing with a Full Deck experience? You get: The paperback version of the book ($15.95 retail) A deck of Personality Poker cards ($25 retail) The audiobook ($9.99 retail) The ebook ($6.99 retail) A
I typically avoid posting anything AI-generated, unless it is a NotebookLM summary of concepts from my book. Those have real value to you, the reader. However, when I saw a colleague’s ChatGPT-generated sketch, I was impressed and intrigued. What would
I helped a company lay off 10,000 people. I didn’t fire them. I optimized their processes. The layoffs came after. They always did. To me, they were just a number on a slide. Then one night, in a hotel room,
Last night I judged a ProductTank Orlando competition. The task: design the bookstore of the future in a world where AGI exists. Four teams of four people each. Three judges. Here’s what struck me. Every team arrived at roughly the
The audiobook is available! And here is a cool video created by the production company, John Marshall Media. The book is available globally in all audiobook stores, including Audible.
Did Eric Clapton experience “impostor syndrome” years before it even had a name? I was listening to American Top 40 from May 13, 1978, when Casey Kasem’s fill-in host shared a fascinating story about Eric Clapton. Back in January 1973,
Do you like to listen to your books? You’re Not Playing with a Full Deck is now available as an audiobook. And at just $6.95, it’s currently the least expensive way to experience the book. Get your copy on Audible.
Some fun magic! In Personality Poker, one of the core concepts is that opposites don’t attract. They detract. They repel. The card trick in this post brings that idea to life. But there’s a twist: with the right structure, even
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