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Second-Order Effects
The Impact After the Impact
Dec 18, 2025 • Richard Winfield
Negotiating Strategies
Win-Win – a practical framework for better agreements and stronger commercial relationships
Nov 28, 2025 • Richard Winfield
When Win-Win Thinking Meets an Unwinnable Negotiation
What the Ukraine peace talks reveal about the limits of cooperative strategy
Nov 26, 2025 • Richard Winfield
Win-Win Negotiation
Building agreements that work for everyone
Nov 26, 2025 • Richard Winfield
Technology Accelerators
Using technology to drive, not define, progress
Nov 14, 2025 • Richard Winfield
The Hedgehog Concept
Finding focus in what you do best
Nov 12, 2025 • Richard Winfield
The Cost of Short-Term Thinking
Why quick wins can quietly weaken your business
Nov 3, 2025 • Richard Winfield
Understanding Service Design Thinking
Creating Customer Experiences That Truly Work
Oct 13, 2025 • Richard Winfield
Service Design Thinking
Designing services from the user’s point of view for better outcomes and efficiency
Oct 10, 2025 • Richard Winfield
The Oracle and His Shadow
Buffett’s Lessons and Limits
Oct 9, 2025 • Richard Winfield
Strategic Governance in Global Icons
Lessons for Directors from Coca-Cola and PepsiCo
Oct 2, 2025 • Richard Winfield
Business Model Canvas
A simple map of how your business creates, delivers, and captures value
Oct 1, 2025 • Richard Winfield
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