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Golden circle is a pattern discovered by Simon Sinek why some leaders and organizations they lead consistently outperform others. It consists of three circles where the first is, Why you are doing what you are doing; the second is How you do what you do; and the third is What you do....

Design and innovation go hand in hand with the financial performance of organizations. Confirmed in the report from the UK's Design Council that design oriented firms in all kinds of industries have outperformed their more-traditional peers. A short example of this is presented with Nintendo's focus on design and creativity of Wii rather than classical research and development....

What is it that people in the third world really need? How to solve the transportation problem in the third world? Tata has set the right questions and solve the problem of transport with the successful development of the first true low-priced car in the world....

— “If you want to find your element, you will need to pas your personal, social, and cultural “circles of constraints”. What is the way to become so lucky as some people are? Lucky people tend to: + maximize chance opportunities; + listen to their intuition; + expect to be lucky; + have an attitude that allows them to turn bad luck into good.” Ken Robinson in the book The Element: A New View of Human Capacity

What is worth remembering from the post Business Model Analysis & the Link to Strategy on using Business Model Canvas in large organizations. And lessons learned from why not pick a little bit from different business models to the use of multiple business models and strategic decisions....