Why do smart leaders consistently make terrible choices about breakthrough ideas? After 30 years making high-stakes innovation decisions—from co-founding and taking a company public to serving as HP's CTO and now leading CableLabs as CEO—I've decoded the decision-making patterns that separate breakthrough choices from costly mistakes.
But what really energizes me is helping others master strategic decision making. Whether through my Killer Innovations podcast (20+ million downloads since 2005), my YouTube channel, my book Beyond the Obvious, or my executive advisory work, I'm passionate about sharing decision frameworks and innovation leadership strategies that actually work under uncertainty.
I believe every leader can improve their business innovation decisions—you just need frameworks that account for how strategic choices actually get made, not how they should get made. That's why I created this space: to share real insights and proven decision-making tools that can transform how you approach breakthrough opportunities.
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I Wore a Red Badge Inside the NSA. Here's What Happened.
I mastered probabilistic thinking in my algorithm. Then made every wrong bet with my business.
The Six Words That Killed Quibi
Same Skill, Opposite Outcomes: How Jeffrey Katzenberg Built an Empire and Lost a Billion
HP Won Innovation Awards. Then Killed What Made It True.
Three years on the Most Innovative list. Thirteen years absent. Here's what changed—and what it proves about causation.
Kroger Copied HP's Innovation Playbook Perfectly. It Failed Anyway.
The invisible reasoning error that cost 18 months—and why you're probably making it right now
I Told the Department of Education Their Graduates Were Useless
The room went silent. But I'd been watching this crisis unfold for decades—starting on a factory floor in 1981
Why the People Who Disagree with You Are Your Secret Weapon
How intelligent opposition transforms your thinking from weak assumptions into rigorous reasoning—and why most people avoid this advantage entirely.
The Daily Journaling Habit That Helped Me Find My Authentic Innovation Self
For the first time, I'm sharing the deeply personal practice that transformed me from a "rinse and repeat" performer into an authentic innovator—and why this matters more now than ever.
The 10-Minute Airport Conversation That Generated HP Billions
How a casual exchange at San Jose Airport became HP's gaming empire—and why most executives miss these moments entirely
