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How You Say It
How You Say It
Back in the early 1990s, you didn’t read daily comics online. The Internet barely existed for most people, you read them in newspapers. If you saw a comic
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Gapingvoid Culture Design Group | 9,168 followers on LinkedIn. Gapingvoid is the original culture design company. For over 15 years, we’ve helped organizations engineer culture that actually works - internally, emotionally, and operationally. We don’t fix what’s broken.
They Won't Build You a Statue
They Won't Build You a Statue
In Defense of the Long Way
In Defense of the Long Way
The Value of Values
The Value of Values
Our cultural fabric is unraveling before our very eyes. The question is: what is it that keeps a culture together in the first place? Strong cultures
The Start Is Always Hardest
The Start Is Always Hardest
In February 1940, five months into World War II, just before he became Prime Minister, Winston Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty. Germany had
The Workaround to Murphy's Law
The Workaround to Murphy's Law
Remember that one time you left your phone behind at the office which just so happened to coincide with the one time your spouse really needed to get in
Why the Sun Always Wins
Why the Sun Always Wins
“Let us agree,” said the North Wind to the Sun, in one of Aesop’s fables, “that whoever can strip that traveler of his cloak is more powerful.” The Sun
He Never Repeated a Formula, Not Even His Own
He Never Repeated a Formula, Not Even His Own
Frank Gehry, the second most famous modern architect in North America after Frank Lloyd Wright, recently passed away at the age of 96. In 2000, the well
He Just Dragged His Fingers Through the Sand
He Just Dragged His Fingers Through the Sand
You know that story your best friend loves to tell about how he met his wife? He missed his flight by 20 seconds, ended up nursing a beer at the terminal
Thank you, shitshow
Thank you, shitshow
Ever heard of the Fire Phone? Most people haven’t because it was a spectacular failure. Amazon’s $199 smartphone launched in 2014 to take on Apple’s
Just Fall
Just Fall
Have you ever been trapped in a problem so entangled with conflicting demands, that every attempt to solve it only tightens the knot? You argue both
Nobody Votes for Bad Bread
Nobody Votes for Bad Bread
If you’ve been living in Europe for a while, one of the first things you notice when you get to the US is how much more processed the food is. The bread.
Care is a Risk. Do It Anyway.
Care is a Risk. Do It Anyway.
We live in an age of automation, globalization, and faceless systems. A world that often feels indifferent to the individual. In this vast machinery, care
Warrior in the Garden or a Gardener in War?
Warrior in the Garden or a Gardener in War?
The first German tank of World War II was about the size of your car. The last was about the size of your living room. You can see the comparison here.
Innovation is Forgiveness
Innovation is Forgiveness
In every major religion, forgiveness matters. Take, for example, the Lord’s Prayer (found in the Christian Gospels of both Matthew and Luke). “Forgive us
The Hydra Problem
The Hydra Problem
When’s the last time you thought about your car’s engine? Probably not for a while. Most people don’t. Until it breaks. This sort of thing happened last
Enough
Enough
Two famous authors were chatting at a glamorous party on New York’s Shelter Island – Kurt Vonnegut and Joseph Heller (of Catch-22 fame). Vonnegut tells
Take Off Your Shirt
Take Off Your Shirt
There was a delightfully odd moment during a recent Oklahoma State game. A fan named Trent Eaton made his way to an empty section of the stands and
The Two Headed Horse
The Two Headed Horse
Ben, Jerry, and the Myth of Company Values
Ben, Jerry, and the Myth of Company Values
What the Tea Leaves Show Us About Leadership
What the Tea Leaves Show Us About Leadership
Life is a Feast, Not a Recipe
Life is a Feast, Not a Recipe
Script or Sprezzatura?
Script or Sprezzatura?
Striving or Boredom, Your Call
Striving or Boredom, Your Call
Creativity: The Antidote to Elite Oversupply
Creativity: The Antidote to Elite Oversupply
God is in the Gaps
God is in the Gaps
It's the "And"
It's the "And"
The Culture Club
The Culture Club
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