Akimbo: A Podcast from Seth Godin Supple
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May 1, 2019 Explore the concept of being adaptable and flexible in a changing world. Embrace change and stay open-minded. Resilience and adaptation using examples from Grateful Dead and Bruce Springsteen. Understand the relationship between feedback and product success. Importance of user experience and feedback in improving outcomes.
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Being Supple Is A Deliberate Outlook
- The world will change faster than you expect and resilience is a deliberate choice.
- Seth Godin frames suppleness as an outlook and planning approach for day, week, month, and career.
Lucille Ball Shows Adaptation Across Media
- Lucille Ball adapted across media and rose from actress to the first woman running a Hollywood studio.
- Godin uses her 1939 film clip and later TV/studio success to show adaptation to shifting technologies and genres.
Scale Creates Brittleness
- Scale increases dependencies and makes change harder, so big organizations are less nimble.
- Example: McDonald's can't quickly change tens of thousands of locations when neighborhood tastes shift.