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Cumulative Small Steps

Successful reinvention is often the accumulated result of many small changes rather than one dramatic leap.

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Publish Date2020-10-28
Updated Date2026-09-18
Maturityproven

Successful reinvention is often the accumulated result of many small changes rather than one dramatic leap.

“Cumulative small steps combined together - that’s the secret to to reinvention!” - Futurist Jim Carroll As Neil Armstrong suggested, every big leap involves a whole series of small steps. Many companies, organizations and people have discovered that what worked for them in the past wasn’t what was necessary in the last eight months - they’ve had to pull together new skills, capabilities and resources, many that they never expected they might need. Or, that they might not need to coordinate in such a hurry! Everywhere around us, reinvention is the name of the game, and that will be the defining trend going forward into 2021. My project today and over the next days is to pull together a video that crystallizes the key trends and issues that will help you to get there. I started working on this over the weekend, with a ‘virtual keynote topic’ page that captures my thinking in the title. Understanding 2021: The Trends that Will Let You Maximize Your Opportunities in this New and Different Decade! 2020 was the most tumultuous year in…

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