Mental Agility

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I was asked to create a 50 minute speech on mental agility and believe this key skill - which will determine your success in business, battle, sports, and life - rests on at least three key pillars: 1. Orienting yourself more quickly to disparate sources of information 2. Seeing the root causes others overlook 3. Shifting your frame on problems more than others 4. Holding onto seemingly impossible possibilities ... and making them true

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STRATEGIC AGILITY

KAIHAN KRIPPENDORFF

SIEGFRIED GROUP

HORSES

RIDER

CARE & TRAINING

RICHARD BRANSON OPRAH WINFREY SŌICHIRŌ HONDA ELIZABETH ARDEN

DHIRUBHAI AMBANI BILL GATES CHARLES REVSON HENRY FORD

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR MOTHER TERESA MAHATMA GANDHI NELSON MANDELA

ROSA PARKS MUHAMMAD YUNUS MARGARET THATCHER BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

JOSH LINKNER EPRIZE

SABRINA HERRERA GENOMMA LAB

SUSAN LYNE GIFT GROUPE

MARK VADON BLUE NILE

TOM ADAMS ROSETTA STONE

ANN HAND PROJECT FROG

WAYNE GATTINELLA WEBMD

ELON MUSK TESLA MOTORS

LARRY PAGE GOOGLE

MARISSA MAYER YAHOO

ARIANNA HUFFINGTON HUFFINGTON POST

JEFF BEZOS AMAZON

CORY BOOKER MAYOR, NEWAR, NJ

MARK ZUCKERBERG FACEBOOK

ROBERT KEANE VISTAPRINT

Source: Siegfried Group Survey Response

What is Mental Agility?

Source: Siegfried Group Survey Response

Who Exemplifies Mental Agility?

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HOW IMPORTANT IS MENTAL AGILITY TO OUR SUCCESS?

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FIRST THEY IGNORE YOU, THEN THEY LAUGH AT YOU, THEN THEY FIGHT YOU, THEN YOU WIN.

“MY ATTITUDE WAS THAT COMPETITION CAN TRY TO COPY MY STYLE. BUT THEY CAN’T READ MY MIND; SO I’LL LEAVE THEM A MILE AND HALF BEHIND.”

“BUT INNOVATION COMES FROM PEOPLE MEETING UP IN THE HALLWAYS OR CALLING EACH OTHER AT 10:30 AT NIGHT WITH A NEW IDEA, OR BECAUSE THEY REALIZE SOMETHING THAT SHOOTS HOLES IN HOW WE’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT A PROBLEM”

“HEAVIER THAN AIR FLYING MACHINES ARE IMPOSSIBLE.” LORD KELVIN, ROYAL SOCIETY, 1895

“THERE IS NO REASON FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL TO AHAVE A COMPUTER IN THEIR HOME.” KEN OLSEN, DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, 1977

“THE PHONOGRAPH… IS NOT OF ANY COMMERCIAL VALUE.” THOMAS EDISON, 1880

“THERE IS NO LIKELIHOOD MAN CAN EVER TAP THE POWER OF THE ATOM.” ROBERT MILLIKAN, NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS, 1923

“WHO THE HELL WANTS TO HEAR ACTORS TALK?” HARRY WARNER, WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES, 1927

HOW CAN STRATEGIC AGILITY HELP YOU HELP OUR CLIENTS?

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PHONETIC LOOP VISUO-SPECIAL SKETCHPAD ?

CONSCIOUSNESS

SURVEY QUESTION: HOW ARE YOU REMEMBERING? A. REPEATING SILENTLY B. VISUALIZING SOMETHING C. OTHER

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RELATIVE NUMBER OF NARRATIVE CHESS PLAYERS RECOGNIZE:

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JAPANKONAN

INDIAPURANAS

CHINA36 STRATAGEMS

PROFIT MARGIN (EBITDA)

VALUE CREATION

(TRS)

REVENUE GROWTH (CAGR)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 AES CORP. (THE) AL TRAN TECHNOLOGIES SA AMOREPACIFIC CORP APOLLO GROUP INC ASSA ABLOY AB ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC AUTOSTRADE SPA BARR PHARMACEUTICALS INC BROOKFIELD PROPERTIES CORP CAPITA GROUP PLC CHINA INTL MARINE CONTAINERS CJ CORP CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS CSL LTD D R HORTON INC DELL INC ESPRIT HLDINGS LTD FOREST LABORATORIES FRONTLINE LTD GAME GROUP PLC (THE) H & M HENNES & MAURI TZ AB HERO HONDA MOTORS LTD HON HAI PRECISION IND CO LTD IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LTD INTL GAME TECHNOLOGY ICI CORP BHD KINGSPAN GROUP PLC MAN GROUP PLC MERITAGE HOMES CORP MICROSOFT CORP NOKIA (AEI) OY NVR INC OM GROUP INC PENN NATIONAL GMAING INC PUMA AG RUOLF DASSLER SPORT SAGE GROUP PLC SHINSE GAE CO LTD SKYWEST INC SPIL-SILICONWARE PREC IND CO STARBUCKS CORP TECHTRNOIC INDUSTRIES CO LTD TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS TIETOENATOR OYJ VORNADO REALTY TRUST WFTHERSPOON

COMPANY

CORE RESEARCH

NARRATIVES TO FIND A FOURTH OPTION

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BEAT THE COMPETITION

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NARRATIVE 32CREATE SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING

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OUTTHINK THE COMPETITION

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I JUST THINK A FUTURE IN WHICH ANYONE CAN SHOOT STUFF INTO SPACE IS MORE EXCITING THAN ONE WHICH ONLY THE GOVERNMENT CAN.

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NARRATIVE 22MOVE EARLY TO THE NEXT BATTLEGROUND

NARRATIVE 22MOVE EARLY TO THE NEXT BATTLEGROUND

WHERE IS THE NEXT BATTLEGROUND? TECHNOLOGIES TRENDS? SOCIAL SHIFTS? GEOGRAPHICS?

NARRATIVE 22MOVE EARLY TO THE NEXT BATTLEGROUND

NARRATIVE 34COORDINATE THE UNCOORDINATED

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WHO WOULD WE LIKE TO COORDINATE? CUSTOMERS? EXPERTS? EMPLOYEES? REGULATORS?

NARRATIVE 32CREATE SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING

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JULIE PICKENS

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WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD TO THE GAME? NEW CATEGORIES? NEW OCCASIONS OR NEEDS? NEW CUSTOMERS? NEW SUPPLIERS? NEW DISTRIBUTORS? NEW REGULATORS?

NARRATIVE 32CREATE SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING

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IMPOSSIBLE IS A WORD TO BE FOUND ONLY IN THE DICTIONARY OF FOOLS.

IT’S NOT THAT I’M SO SMART, IT’S JUST THAT I STAY WITH PROBLEMS LONG.

MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE

DON’T BUILD HANDSETS

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CUSTOMER SERVICE TOO COSTLYNO ONE PROVIDES SERVICE

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CARE & TRAINING

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STRATEGIC AGILITY

KAIHAN KRIPPENDORFF

SIEGFRIED GROUP