Innovation Insights
by Stephen Shapiro
In my last post, I shared the story behind the original Personality Poker book design. When it was first published in 2010, the concept was innovative: A hardcover book with a deck of cards glued to the back cover in
There’s a big difference between good ideas in theory and good ideas in practice. On October 28, 2010, Personality Poker was published by Portfolio Penguin. To solve the challenge of pairing a book with a deck of cards, they created
Twenty years ago, Wiley published my book “Goal-Free Living.” It was ahead of its time in many ways. In 2009, Harvard Business Review published the article “Goals Gone Wild,” a warning about the downside of goals in business. In 2014,
Music has always been more than background noise for me. I like to really listen, to dig into the layers, and to hear what’s going on beneath the surface. That’s why I love using Moises.ai. It’s a website and app
I’ve been experimenting with ChatGPT to enhance the appearance of a dull webpage, specifically the landing page for Personality Poker Certification. The process was surprisingly simple. I uploaded screenshots of each section I wanted to improve and asked ChatGPT to
After a long hiatus, my podcast is back with a new name and renewed focus. Introducing the Personality Poker® podcast. To kick things off, I released the Introduction chapter from the audiobook. What makes it unique is that it was
They are in! Our limited-run “I’m not playing with a full deck” t-shirts are here. For now, these are exclusively gifted to participants of my Personality Poker sessions and those enrolled in the Personality Poker Certification Program. Coming soon: mugs,
People often ask me if Personality Poker® is just DiSC or Myers-Briggs with cards. The answer? A resounding NO. Personality Poker was designed specifically for innovation, not just as another personality test. And unlike traditional written assessments, it reveals so
Recently, during a webinar on speaking and thought leadership, a simple question came up: What does it take to create long-term success? Here are five principles that apply to any business, and how one example, Personality Poker®, puts them into
🎯 I’m Doubling Down on Personality Poker® Twenty years ago, I created a card-based activity to help teams collaborate more effectively and innovate more consistently. It was a side project I never expected to take off. But over the years,
I was never destined to be an engineer. Sure, I studied industrial engineering at Cornell, but my only A+ came in public speaking. (Yes, at Cornell, we actually had A+ as a grade.) That was the first academic clue that
I’ve been thinking about this: the more our world is shaped by AI and digital content, the more we may yearn for what’s real—original, authentic, and physical. I’ve observed this trend across different fields, from music to architecture and games,
(And why I’d probably do it again…) In June 2024, I released what might be my most important book to date: PIVOTAL: Creating Stability in an Uncertain World. It tackles some of today’s most pressing challenges—chaos, unpredictability, and the rise
Is there something you loved doing as a kid that you stopped doing as an adult? A passion that once lit you up but faded away over time? For me, that passion was the saxophone. From the ages of ten
PIVOTAL was selected as one of the top business books of 2024 by American Book Fest, and is a finalist for the Foreword Indie Awards. The winners for the latter will be named in June.
In a world obsessed with chasing the next big thing, I’m doing the opposite. Instead of scrambling to reinvent myself or my work, I’m doubling down—or maybe even going all in—on Personality Poker®. Why? Because in my book PIVOTAL, I
What you hear and see below is 100% AI-generated lyrics, music, images, and captions. I’m focusing more on Personality Poker these days, so I thought a song about it that sounded like an old-time Vegas-style song would be fun. ChatGPT
I had the great pleasure of joining Tony Martignetti on “The Virtual Campfire” podcast. Here’s the description of our episode. Stephen Shapiro joins Tony Martignetti to share his incredible journey of overcoming adversity and the importance of pivotal shifts in
The first time I was on a major television network was in 2008 when I was on CNBC’s The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch. That was fun, as I shared the session with Mel Robbins and Darren Hardy. I’ll have
I was on The School of Reinvention Podcast recently and the conversation was awesome. We covered a lot of topics. But my favorite was about meandering with purpose. Here is a 6-minute snippet from the interview. You can listen to
Soundview Executive Book® Summaries has condensed my over 200-page book into six power-packed pages. And I would like to give you this summary. Here’s the first page… We all long for stability. This is so when change arises, we know
It’s amazing what AI can do – and quickly. I uploaded about twenty still pictures to HeyGen. The time-consuming part was finding recent pictures that were clear enough to be used. I uploaded my PIVOTAL audiobook that I recorded in
I recently unearthed some videos from 25 years ago of a speech I gave in Nice, France. In the middle of the presentation, I whipped out my saxophone and started jamming with a band. We hadn’t prepared or discussed what
It’s no secret that successful teams aren’t just made up of people with similar mindsets—they’re built on diversity of thought and complementary strengths. But how do you know if you’re playing with a full deck? Werner Puchert shares a wonderful
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