Posts by Shawn Nason
Tales from the Road: Navigating the Complicated World of Consulting
MOFI’s experience SWAT team is always looking for its next challenge and never shies away from even the biggest, hairiest problems that get presented by our partners. In fact, we pride ourselves on making epic sh*t happen faster than most people can imagine. To stay at the top of our game, we regularly ask our…
Read MoreRaising a Glass to Courage, Simplicity, and Conviction
No matter how you’ve been affected by all the disruptive events of the past year, I think you’ll agree that we’re no longer the people we were a year ago. Yep, 2020 changed us individually and collectively by rattling us from our comfort zones and dragging us kicking and screaming into a world filled with…
Read MoreHow Self-Compassion Can Help You Finish 2020 Strong
I’m calling on you to give yourself the gift of grace this year—and to extend it into 2021. Stop obsessing over your failures and start reminding yourself of your accomplishments. This isn’t for vanity; it’s for sanity.
Read MoreReinventing Our Rituals: Why We Need to Hold On to Our Traditions—But Not Too Tightly
This past spring, as the first waves of the coronavirus pandemic began crashing ashore, Jews around the world gathered to celebrate their Passover seder, a meal that marks one of the most important holidays in the faith calendar. But as they gathered via Zoom or in tight family groups, the empty chair set out for…
Read MoreOvercome by a Challenge? Forget about It and Go Play
Noted improv expert Janna Sobel joined us for a recent Disruptor Studio session to demonstrate how doing improv can help us access new ways of solving problems as we work to blow sh*t up on a daily basis. Janna knows what she’s talking about: she’s a graduate of The Second City’s Conservatory Program, where she’s…
Read MoreGo, Set the World On Fire!
Like most things 2020, the upcoming holiday celebrations will look different than they usually do. But the feelings of gratitude, joy, and inspiration burn brighter than ever. I considered this as we finished recording Season 3 of our new podcast, The Combustion Chronicles, which Man on Fire launched earlier this year, to spark game-changing disruption…
Read MoreIs Your Goal for 2021 Disruptive Enough? It’s Time to Dream Big
To succeed as disruptors, we must envision the impossible for our clients and ourselves, to ask, “How might we?” in bold, creative ways and include the question, “How might I?”
Read MoreDon’t Call It A Comeback! Lessons From LL Cool J on Disrupting Yourself
As the Vulture described, “With massive hits across multiple decades, no one has been as good—or at least as relevant—over as long of a period as LL Cool J.”
How does LL Cool J stay on top of his performing game? Here are the top tips from the G.O.A.T. himself.
Read MoreHave We Lost Our Curiosity? Here’s How To Find It
With consumer behavior and expectations shifting, curiosity is more important than ever. How do we position our minds to maintain curiosity?
Read MoreWhat the Roomba Teaches Us About Pushing Through Fear of Failure
Like all robots, a Roomba does its job with no sense of success or failure outside of completing its mission. How could we be like the Roomba?
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