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Don’t Call It A Comeback! Lessons From LL Cool J on Disrupting Yourself

By Shawn "Man On Fire" Nason / November 10, 2020 / Comments Off on Don’t Call It A Comeback! Lessons From LL Cool J on Disrupting Yourself

As the Vulture described, “With massive hits across multiple decades, no one has been as good—or at least as relevant—over as long of a period as LL Cool J.”

How does LL Cool J stay on top of his performing game? Here are the top tips from the G.O.A.T. himself.

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Don’t Call It A Comeback! Lessons From LL Cool J on Disrupting Yourself

By Shawn Nason / November 10, 2020 / Comments Off on Don’t Call It A Comeback! Lessons From LL Cool J on Disrupting Yourself

As the Vulture described, “With massive hits across multiple decades, no one has been as good—or at least as relevant—over as long of a period as LL Cool J.”

How does LL Cool J stay on top of his performing game? Here are the top tips from the G.O.A.T. himself.

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What the Roomba Teaches Us About Pushing Through Fear of Failure

By Shawn "Man On Fire" Nason / October 27, 2020 / Comments Off on What the Roomba Teaches Us About Pushing Through Fear of Failure

Like all robots, a Roomba does its job with no sense of success or failure outside of completing its mission. How could we be like the Roomba?

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Turning A Splash Into A Flood

By Shawn "Man On Fire" Nason / April 20, 2020 /

One of my “lean in” moments is to focus on the intensity of human connectedness and the responsibility we have for each other. Our lives, our livelihoods, our wellbeing are intricately tied and cannot be separated.

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Who Will Be in Room 716?

By Shawn Nason / March 21, 2020 / Comments Off on Who Will Be in Room 716?

Thursday, March 19th, 2020, will be a day I’ll never forget. My team and I landed in Southern California in the midst of the most widespread pandemic our world has faced in my lifetime. After we arrived at our (not small) hotel, we discovered that our group of four people accounted for 20% of the…

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2020 Trends: Moving Information – Enablers of Big Data

By Shawn Nason / March 8, 2020 / Comments Off on 2020 Trends: Moving Information – Enablers of Big Data

Download our full 2020 Tech Trends resource kit here to explore the technology that powers big data in healthcare more deeply. You’ve heard about big data, but have you really considered what technologies are powering the data revolution? How will everyday technologies and services be affected by an exponentially growing demand for more data? How will machine learning…

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#Humanize: What Is Your Story?

By Shawn Nason / February 28, 2020 / Comments Off on #Humanize: What Is Your Story?

This week I had the privilege of gathering for a few days with a tribe of 150 designers in Denver, CO at Experience Design Week, and got to focus on what really matters – humans! Throughout the conference, I found myself inspired by the incredible stories of designers from all kinds of different backgrounds and…

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Disrupting the Boston Innovation Festival

By Shawn Nason / May 22, 2019 / Comments Off on Disrupting the Boston Innovation Festival

5 Ways You Can Replicate the Disruption Lounge Why Disruption Lounge The Disruption Lounge concept was new for a new idea for us, too. In January, we wanted to find a new way to help fellow disruptors and game changers do what they do–easier, better and faster. But how? One of our foundational principles is…

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Disruptors Need Each Other

By Shawn Nason / March 5, 2019 /

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”7698″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Shawn Nason Eco-system Disruptor” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23f5671a” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Last week, I had the privilege of serving as the chair for the Experience Design Week event in Denver, CO. Ever wondered what it’d be like to surround yourself with over 150 CX and UX experts from various industries around the country? That’s exactly what…

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Cheers for a Disruptive 2019!

By Shawn Nason / January 9, 2019 /

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]When you think about it, hope is a disruptive word. Well, at least it can be. Often, when we hope for something, we’re looking for change and change means that we’re not particularly happy with the way things are now. In disruption-speak, it’s being sick and tired of the status quo. We asked…

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