The Systems Thinker Show "Engineering Smarter Operations, One Episode at a Time"

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Unlock the power of systems thinking and revolutionize how you approach operations with The Systems Thinker Show. Each episode dives deep into the principles, tools, and strategies that empower professionals to design, optimize, and lead smarter, more efficient processes across industries. Whether you’re an engineer, manager, or curious problem-solver, this show delivers insights you can apply immediately—from lean thinking and process mapping to digital transformation and organizational dynamics. Join us as we decode complexity, break down silos, and engineer smarter operations.

  1. Oct 22 ·  Bonus

    Aaron Streeton | Culture Doesn't Eat Strategy: Why Transformation Requires the Whole System | S7E66 Systems Thinker Show

    5 Counter-Intuitive Truths About Business Transformation (And Why Quick Fixes Fail) Senior leaders face a familiar, costly paradox. Despite pouring millions into enterprise technology, culture workshops, and top-tier management consultants, major transformation efforts routinely stall out or fail entirely. When performance slips, the executive knee-jerk reaction is to deploy immediate, localized patches. But these band-aid solutions ignore a fundamental operational reality: they accrue crippling process debt—the hidden structural friction, redundant handoffs, and workarounds that quietly erode organizational performance over time. Canadian operations strategist Aaron Streeton, author of The Nine Essential Questions for Organizational Transformation, argues that these failures occur because leaders instinctively rush straight to tactical solutions instead of evaluating the enterprise as an integrated ecosystem. When executives treat systemic flaws with superficial fixes, they inadvertently compound chaos across the value stream. True, lasting transformation requires slowing down to understand how strategy, structure, culture, processes, and systems interact. Drawing directly from Streeton’s global operations career, this post distills five counter-intuitive operational truths that explain why quick fixes fail—and how to build an organization designed to execute. Guest Information: Today’s special guest is Aaron Streeton, Founder & Managing Partner @ Tengu Consulting.  Please follow Aaron at http://tenguconsulting.ca and LinkedIN @ linkedin.com/in/aaron-streeton.  Aaron’s mission “To help leaders transform with intention rather than drift though accidental, reactive change.” Resources: The Continuous Improvement Lab: https://www.karassinnovations.com/blog Books: Shift Happens - How To Lead with Purpose and Discipline Every Day: https://a.co/d/0JZ8auW; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 1: https://a.co/d/ 7v5fy4f; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 2: https://a.co/d/40yArAb; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 3 https://a.co/d/0iIPje2S “Today's Innovation Spotlight featured BMC Software AI Solutions. I encourage you to explore how enterprise AI is helping organizations improve operational excellence, automate workflows, and build more resilient businesses." “Sponsored by LinkedIn—the professional community for building your network and accessing new opportunities. (LinkedIn) Connect with me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lenierjohnson.” “Curious about alternative investing and venture capital exposure without the traditional gatekeepers? Visit fundrise.com/VCX and see how Venture investing can work for you.” (Fundrise)  Subscribe for more insights:  https://open.spotify.com/show/6MqoJ1aZM1VA5cgeWvjlnX?si=86901c0534b14403 https://open.spotify.com/show/3YqjoH6AZg7AdDYHyCwDY0?si=ecc12289b5e84f29 Connect with Us: Website: https://www.karassinnovations.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lenierjohnson Meta:https://www.facebook.com/share/1AZorbNg72/?mibextid=wwXIfr Substack: https://karassinnovations.substack.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/karassinnovations.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDm1_im2u-gpFsTARP71ec11C2Z8xbEGV&si=4e6_5rdfoQIiT1Gu #business breakthrough,#leadership unlocked, #productivity business, #business insights, #ContinuousImprovement,#Podcast,#ProcessExcellence,#Leadership,#Lean,#SixSigma,#TheContinuousImprovementLab,#TheSystemThinkerShow,#MOS #Management Operating Systems,#scottgalloway,#karaswisher,#AnthonyScaramucci,#McKinsey, #Gallup, #Deloitte, #StevenBartlett,#petersenge,#KurtLewin,#JohnKotter, #RosabethMossKanter,#DarylConner

  2. Oct 21

    Aaron Streeton | Culture Doesn't Eat Strategy: Why Transformation Requires the Whole System | S7E66 Systems Thinker Show

    5 Counter-Intuitive Truths About Business Transformation (And Why Quick Fixes Fail) Senior leaders face a familiar, costly paradox. Despite pouring millions into enterprise technology, culture workshops, and top-tier management consultants, major transformation efforts routinely stall out or fail entirely. When performance slips, the executive knee-jerk reaction is to deploy immediate, localized patches. But these band-aid solutions ignore a fundamental operational reality: they accrue crippling process debt—the hidden structural friction, redundant handoffs, and workarounds that quietly erode organizational performance over time. Canadian operations strategist Aaron Streeton, author of The Nine Essential Questions for Organizational Transformation, argues that these failures occur because leaders instinctively rush straight to tactical solutions instead of evaluating the enterprise as an integrated ecosystem. When executives treat systemic flaws with superficial fixes, they inadvertently compound chaos across the value stream. True, lasting transformation requires slowing down to understand how strategy, structure, culture, processes, and systems interact. Drawing directly from Streeton’s global operations career, this post distills five counter-intuitive operational truths that explain why quick fixes fail—and how to build an organization designed to execute. Today’s special guest is Aaron Streeton, Founder & Managing Partner @ Tengu Consulting.  Please follow Aaron at http://tenguconsulting.ca and LinkedIN @ linkedin.com/in/aaron-streeton.  Aaron’s mission “To help leaders transform with intention rather than drift though accidental, reactive change.” Resources: The Continuous Improvement Lab: https://www.karassinnovations.com/blog Books: Shift Happens - How To Lead with Purpose and Discipline Every Day: https://a.co/d/0JZ8auW; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 1: https://a.co/d/ 7v5fy4f; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 2: https://a.co/d/40yArAb; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 3 https://a.co/d/0iIPje2S “Today's Innovation Spotlight featured BMC Software AI Solutions. I encourage you to explore how enterprise AI is helping organizations improve operational excellence, automate workflows, and build more resilient businesses." “Sponsored by LinkedIn—the professional community for building your network and accessing new opportunities. (LinkedIn) Connect with me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lenierjohnson.” “Curious about alternative investing and venture capital exposure without the traditional gatekeepers? Visit fundrise.com/VCX and see how Venture investing can work for you.” (Fundrise)  Subscribe for more insights:  https://open.spotify.com/show/6MqoJ1aZM1VA5cgeWvjlnX?si=86901c0534b14403 https://open.spotify.com/show/3YqjoH6AZg7AdDYHyCwDY0?si=ecc12289b5e84f29 Connect with Us: Website: https://www.karassinnovations.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lenierjohnson Meta:https://www.facebook.com/share/1AZorbNg72/?mibextid=wwXIfr Substack: https://karassinnovations.substack.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/karassinnovations.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDm1_im2u-gpFsTARP71ec11C2Z8xbEGV&si=4e6_5rdfoQIiT1Gu #business breakthrough,#leadership unlocked, #productivity business, #business insights, #ContinuousImprovement,#Podcast,#ProcessExcellence,#Leadership,#Lean,#SixSigma,#TheContinuousImprovementLab,#TheSystemThinkerShow,#MOS #Management Operating Systems,#scottgalloway,#karaswisher,#AnthonyScaramucci,#McKinsey, #Gallup, #Deloitte, #StevenBartlett,#petersenge,#KurtLewin,#JohnKotter, #RosabethMossKanter,#DarylConner

  3. Oct 8 ·  Bonus

    Daniel Roth| Execution Drift- Why Good Strategies Break Down|S7E65 System Thinker Show

    Why Strategy Fails in the Shadows: 6 Counter-Intuitive Insights on Execution Drift, Systems, and AIIntroduction: The Silent Transformation Killer Senior executives, plant managers, and operational leaders frequently find themselves facing a baffling corporate paradox. Strategy appears flawless on paper, cross-functional teams are highly competent, and modern enterprise platforms are deployed, yet operational results stall or quietly diverge from executive intent. Transformations rarely fail in a sudden, catastrophic crash; instead, organizations suffer from a gradual separation between strategic ambition and frontline execution. When results stall, the leadership instinct is often to launch another planning cycle or order a strategy refresh. However, repeating the planning process fails to fix the underlying environment where the work actually takes place. Strategy is only as executable as the operational conditions surrounding the people expected to deliver it. To understand why execution breaks down in complex organizations, we synthesize key operational insights from Daniel Roth, Founder and CEO of PangeaEffect and author of The E³ Effect. Grounded in over 27 years of enterprise experience across 15 industries, Roth provides a practical blueprint for diagnosing operational friction and establishing operating systems that make high performance repeatable. uest Information: Today’s special guest is Daniel Roth, Founder & President @ PangeaEffect.  Please follow Daniel at www.pangeaeffect.com and LinkedIn @ www.linkedin.com/in/danielsroth/.  Daniel’s mission “My mission is to help organizations close the gap between strategy and execution by building operating systems where people can consistently produce great results. After 27 years leading transformations across industries, countries, and operating environments, I have seen that organizations rarely struggle because they lack smart people or good strategies. They struggle because clarity, ownership, decision-making, feedback loops, technology, and frontline reality gradually fall out of alignment” Resources: The Continuous Improvement Lab: https://www.karassinnovations.com/blog Books: Shift Happens - How To Lead with Purpose and Discipline Every Day: https://a.co/d/0JZ8auW; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 1: https://a.co/d/ 7v5fy4f; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 2: https://a.co/d/40yArAb; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 3 https://a.co/d/0iIPje2S “Today's Innovation Spotlight featured BMC Software AI Solutions. I encourage you to explore how enterprise AI is helping organizations improve operational excellence, automate workflows, and build more resilient businesses." “Sponsored by LinkedIn—the professional community for building your network and accessing new opportunities. (LinkedIn)Connect with me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lenierjohnson.” “Curious about alternative investing and venture capital exposure without the traditional gatekeepers? Visit fundrise.com/VCX and see how Venture investing can work for you.” (Fundrise)  Subscribe for more insights:  https://open.spotify.com/show/6MqoJ1aZM1VA5cgeWvjlnX?si=86901c0534b14403 https://open.spotify.com/show/3YqjoH6AZg7AdDYHyCwDY0?si=ecc12289b5e84f29 Connect with Us: Website: https://www.karassinnovations.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lenierjohnson Meta:https://www.facebook.com/share/1AZorbNg72/?mibextid=wwXIfr Substack: https://karassinnovations.substack.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/karassinnovations.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDm1_im2u-gpFsTARP71ec11C2Z8xbEGV&si=4e6_5rdfoQIiT1Gu #business breakthrough,#leadership unlocked, #productivity business, #business insights, #ContinuousImprovement,#Podcast,#ProcessExcellence,#Leadership,#Lean,#SixSigma,#TheContinuousImprovementLab,#TheSystemThinkerShow,#MOS #Management Operating Systems,#scottgalloway,#karaswisher,#AnthonyScaramucci,#McKinsey, #Gallup, #Deloitte, #StevenBartlett

  4. Oct 7

    Daniel Roth| Execution Drift- Why Good Strategies Break Down|S7E65 System Thinker Show

    Why Strategy Fails in the Shadows: 6 Counter-Intuitive Insights on Execution Drift, Systems, and AIIntroduction: The Silent Transformation Killer Senior executives, plant managers, and operational leaders frequently find themselves facing a baffling corporate paradox. Strategy appears flawless on paper, cross-functional teams are highly competent, and modern enterprise platforms are deployed, yet operational results stall or quietly diverge from executive intent. Transformations rarely fail in a sudden, catastrophic crash; instead, organizations suffer from a gradual separation between strategic ambition and frontline execution. When results stall, the leadership instinct is often to launch another planning cycle or order a strategy refresh. However, repeating the planning process fails to fix the underlying environment where the work actually takes place. Strategy is only as executable as the operational conditions surrounding the people expected to deliver it. To understand why execution breaks down in complex organizations, we synthesize key operational insights from Daniel Roth, Founder and CEO of PangeaEffect and author of The E³ Effect. Grounded in over 27 years of enterprise experience across 15 industries, Roth provides a practical blueprint for diagnosing operational friction and establishing operating systems that make high performance repeatable. Guest Information: Today’s special guest is Daniel Roth, Founder & President @ PangeaEffect.  Please follow Daniel at www.pangeaeffect.com and LinkedIn @ www.linkedin.com/in/danielsroth/.  Daniel’s mission “My mission is to help organizations close the gap between strategy and execution by building operating systems where people can consistently produce great results. After 27 years leading transformations across industries, countries, and operating environments, I have seen that organizations rarely struggle because they lack smart people or good strategies. They struggle because clarity, ownership, decision-making, feedback loops, technology, and frontline reality gradually fall out of alignment” Resources: The Continuous Improvement Lab: https://www.karassinnovations.com/blog Books: Shift Happens - How To Lead with Purpose and Discipline Every Day: https://a.co/d/0JZ8auW; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 1: https://a.co/d/ 7v5fy4f; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 2: https://a.co/d/40yArAb; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 3 https://a.co/d/0iIPje2S “Today's Innovation Spotlight featured BMC Software AI Solutions. I encourage you to explore how enterprise AI is helping organizations improve operational excellence, automate workflows, and build more resilient businesses." “Sponsored by LinkedIn—the professional community for building your network and accessing new opportunities. (LinkedIn)Connect with me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lenierjohnson.” “Curious about alternative investing and venture capital exposure without the traditional gatekeepers? Visit fundrise.com/VCX and see how Venture investing can work for you.” (Fundrise)  Subscribe for more insights:  https://open.spotify.com/show/6MqoJ1aZM1VA5cgeWvjlnX?si=86901c0534b14403 https://open.spotify.com/show/3YqjoH6AZg7AdDYHyCwDY0?si=ecc12289b5e84f29 Connect with Us: Website: https://www.karassinnovations.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lenierjohnson Meta:https://www.facebook.com/share/1AZorbNg72/?mibextid=wwXIfr Substack: https://karassinnovations.substack.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/karassinnovations.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDm1_im2u-gpFsTARP71ec11C2Z8xbEGV&si=4e6_5rdfoQIiT1Gu #business breakthrough,#leadership unlocked, #productivity business, #business insights, #ContinuousImprovement,#Podcast,#ProcessExcellence,#Leadership,#Lean,#SixSigma,#TheContinuousImprovementLab,#TheSystemThinkerShow,#MOS #Management Operating Systems,#scottgalloway,#karaswisher,#AnthonyScaramucci,#McKinsey, #Gallup, #Deloitte, #StevenBartlett

  5. Sep 3 ·  Bonus

    Henry Evans | Fix the Human Hardware- Why Great Systems Collapse Under Bad Leadership Stress | S7E64 Systems Thinker Show

    Stop Playing the Blame Game: The Secret Language of High-Performing Teams In the high-stakes environments of national security and elite military operations, the word "accountability" isn't a threat—it’s a survival mechanism. Yet, in most corporate boardrooms, the term triggers a defensive crouch. For many, accountability is treated as a post-mortem, a punitive tool invoked only after a project has cratered and a scapegoat is needed. This is the Accountability Paradox: the very discipline required to drive performance has become the greatest source of organizational anxiety. Henry Evans, CEO of Dynamic Results and a specialist in high-stakes execution, has spent decades dismantling this dread. Known as the "Invited Agitator" and "Chief Peacemaker to the C-Suite," Evans brings a rigor developed through training alongside operators from the Navy SEALs, Delta Force, and the Army Rangers. He argues that we have been defining the concept entirely wrong. To Evans, accountability is a "forward-looking discipline" and the "language of high performance." To transform your team from a culture of blame to a unit of elite execution, you must adopt these six fundamental shifts in mindset and methodology. Guest Information: Today’s special guest is Henry J. Evans, Founder and CEO @ Dynamic Results.  Please follow Henry at https://www.henryjevans.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/henryevansdynamicresults. Henry’s mission “ to equip purpose-driven executives with the neurological tradecraft to interrupt their own threat responses. He aims to stop capable leaders from defaulting to a toxic, command-and-control panic that destroys the cultures and operations they’ve spent their lives building “ Resources: The Continuous Improvement Lab: https://www.karassinnovations.com/blog Books: Shift Happens - How To Lead with Purpose and Discipline Every Day: https://a.co/d/0JZ8auW; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 1: https://a.co/d/ 7v5fy4f; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 2: https://a.co/d/40yArAb; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 3 https://a.co/d/0iIPje2S “Today's Innovation Spotlight featured BMC Software AI Solutions. I encourage you to explore how enterprise AI is helping organizations improve operational excellence, automate workflows, and build more resilient businesses." “Sponsored by LinkedIn—the professional community for building your network and accessing new opportunities. (LinkedIn) Connect with me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lenierjohnson.” “Curious about alternative investing and venture capital exposure without the traditional gatekeepers? Visit fundrise.com/VCX and see how Venture investing can work for you.” (Fundrise)  Subscribe for more insights:  https://open.spotify.com/show/6MqoJ1aZM1VA5cgeWvjlnX?si=86901c0534b14403 https://open.spotify.com/show/3YqjoH6AZg7AdDYHyCwDY0?si=ecc12289b5e84f29 Connect with Us: Website: https://www.karassinnovations.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lenierjohnson Meta:https://www.facebook.com/share/1AZorbNg72/?mibextid=wwXIfr Substack: https://karassinnovations.substack.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/karassinnovations.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDm1_im2u-gpFsTARP71ec11C2Z8xbEGV&si=4e6_5rdfoQIiT1Gu #business breakthrough,#leadership unlocked, #productivity business, #business insights, #ContinuousImprovement,#Podcast,#ProcessExcellence,#Leadership,#Lean,#SixSigma,#TheContinuousImprovementLab,#TheSystemThinkerShow,#MOS #Management Operating Systems,#scottgalloway,#karaswisher,#AnthonyScaramucci,#McKinsey, #Gallup, #Deloitte, #StevenBartlett,#petersenge,#KurtLewin,#JohnKotter, #RosabethMossKanter,#DarylConner

  6. Sep 2

    Henry Evans | Fix the Human Hardware- Why Great Systems Collapse Under Bad Leadership Stress | S7E64 Systems Thinker Show

    Stop Playing the Blame Game: The Secret Language of High-Performing Teams In the high-stakes environments of national security and elite military operations, the word "accountability" isn't a threat—it’s a survival mechanism. Yet, in most corporate boardrooms, the term triggers a defensive crouch. For many, accountability is treated as a post-mortem, a punitive tool invoked only after a project has cratered and a scapegoat is needed. This is the Accountability Paradox: the very discipline required to drive performance has become the greatest source of organizational anxiety. Henry Evans, CEO of Dynamic Results and a specialist in high-stakes execution, has spent decades dismantling this dread. Known as the "Invited Agitator" and "Chief Peacemaker to the C-Suite," Evans brings a rigor developed through training alongside operators from the Navy SEALs, Delta Force, and the Army Rangers. He argues that we have been defining the concept entirely wrong. To Evans, accountability is a "forward-looking discipline" and the "language of high performance." To transform your team from a culture of blame to a unit of elite execution, you must adopt these six fundamental shifts in mindset and methodology. Guest Information: Today’s special guest is Henry J. Evans, Founder and CEO @ Dynamic Results.  Please follow Henry at https://www.henryjevans.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/henryevansdynamicresults. Henry’s mission “ to equip purpose-driven executives with the neurological tradecraft to interrupt their own threat responses. He aims to stop capable leaders from defaulting to a toxic, command-and-control panic that destroys the cultures and operations they’ve spent their lives building “ Resources: The Continuous Improvement Lab: https://www.karassinnovations.com/blog Books: Shift Happens - How To Lead with Purpose and Discipline Every Day: https://a.co/d/0JZ8auW; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 1: https://a.co/d/ 7v5fy4f; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 2: https://a.co/d/40yArAb; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 3 https://a.co/d/0iIPje2S “Today's Innovation Spotlight featured BMC Software AI Solutions. I encourage you to explore how enterprise AI is helping organizations improve operational excellence, automate workflows, and build more resilient businesses." “Sponsored by LinkedIn—the professional community for building your network and accessing new opportunities. (LinkedIn) Connect with me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lenierjohnson.” “Curious about alternative investing and venture capital exposure without the traditional gatekeepers? Visit fundrise.com/VCX and see how Venture investing can work for you.” (Fundrise)  Subscribe for more insights:  https://open.spotify.com/show/6MqoJ1aZM1VA5cgeWvjlnX?si=86901c0534b14403 https://open.spotify.com/show/3YqjoH6AZg7AdDYHyCwDY0?si=ecc12289b5e84f29 Connect with Us: Website: https://www.karassinnovations.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lenierjohnson Meta:https://www.facebook.com/share/1AZorbNg72/?mibextid=wwXIfr Substack: https://karassinnovations.substack.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/karassinnovations.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDm1_im2u-gpFsTARP71ec11C2Z8xbEGV&si=4e6_5rdfoQIiT1Gu #business breakthrough,#leadership unlocked, #productivity business, #business insights, #ContinuousImprovement,#Podcast,#ProcessExcellence,#Leadership,#Lean,#SixSigma,#TheContinuousImprovementLab,#TheSystemThinkerShow,#MOS #Management Operating Systems,#scottgalloway,#karaswisher,#AnthonyScaramucci,#McKinsey, #Gallup, #Deloitte, #StevenBartlett,#petersenge,#KurtLewin,#JohnKotter, #RosabethMossKanter,#DarylConner

  7. Aug 20 ·  Bonus

    Jon Cheney | AI Is the New Operating System- Stop Automating Yesterday's Business| S7E63 Systems Thinker Show

    From $3.2 Million to $400: How 'Vibe Coding' and Human Agency are Redefining the AI Era In 2016, building a tech powerhouse required $13 million and a permission slip from Silicon Valley. In 2025, it requires $400 and a weekend.For decades, the path to innovation was guarded by a formidable resource barrier. If you had a transformative idea, the prerequisite was a mountain of venture capital, grueling development cycles, and an army of specialized engineers. This was the "resource wall," and it forced countless visionaries into innovation paralysis.The resource wall has been pulverized. Consider the trajectory of Jon Cheney. His first major venture, Seek, was an augmented reality giant that raised $13 million in venture capital. At its peak, the platform managed a staggering 70 million digital treasure chests deployed across the globe, requiring a massive engineering team and years of traditional development to sustain. But when Cheney founded the General AI Proficiency Institute (GenAIPI), he didn't call a recruiting firm or draft a pitch deck for VCs. He sat down and built the foundation himself. What previously required a $3.2 million investment and 18 months of development was live in three days for the cost of a nice dinner. Guest Information: Today’s special guest is Jon Cheney, Founder @ GenAI.  Please follow Jon at ⁠http://genaipi.org⁠.  Jon’s mission “is to help business leaders stop treating AI as another software tool and start viewing it as a new operating system for building and scaling businesses” Resources: The Continuous Improvement Lab: ⁠https://www.karassinnovations.com/blog⁠ Books: Shift Happens - How To Lead with Purpose and Discipline Every Day: ⁠https://a.co/d/0JZ8auW⁠; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 1: ⁠https://a.co/d/⁠ 7v5fy4f; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 2: ⁠https://a.co/d/40yArAb⁠; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 3 ⁠https://a.co/d/0iIPje2S⁠ “Today's Innovation Spotlight featured ⁠BMC Software AI Solutions⁠. I encourage you to explore how enterprise AI is helping organizations improve operational excellence, automate workflows, and build more resilient businesses." “Sponsored by LinkedIn—the professional community for building your network and accessing new opportunities. (⁠LinkedIn⁠)Connect with me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lenierjohnson.” “Curious about alternative investing and venture capital exposure without the traditional gatekeepers? Visit fundrise.com/VCX and see how Venture investing can work for you.” (⁠Fundrise⁠)  Subscribe for more insights:  ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6MqoJ1aZM1VA5cgeWvjlnX?si=86901c0534b14403⁠ ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3YqjoH6AZg7AdDYHyCwDY0?si=ecc12289b5e84f29⁠ Connect with Us: Website: ⁠https://www.karassinnovations.com⁠ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lenierjohnson Meta:⁠https://www.facebook.com/share/1AZorbNg72/?mibextid=wwXIfr⁠ Substack: ⁠https://karassinnovations.substack.com⁠ Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/karassinnovations.bsky.social⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDm1_im2u-gpFsTARP71ec11C2Z8xbEGV&si=4e6_5rdfoQIiT1Gu⁠ #business breakthrough,#leadership unlocked, #productivity business, #business insights, #ContinuousImprovement,#Podcast,#ProcessExcellence,#Leadership,#Lean,#SixSigma,#TheContinuousImprovementLab,#TheSystemThinkerShow,#MOS #Management Operating Systems,#scottgalloway,#karaswisher,#AnthonyScaramucci,#McKinsey, #Gallup, #Deloitte, #StevenBartlett,#petersenge,#KurtLewin,#JohnKotter, #RosabethMossKanter,#DarylConner

  8. Aug 19

    Jon Cheney | AI Is the New Operating System- Stop Automating Yesterday's Business| S7E63 Systems Thinker Show

    From $3.2 Million to $400: How 'Vibe Coding' and Human Agency are Redefining the AI Era In 2016, building a tech powerhouse required $13 million and a permission slip from Silicon Valley. In 2025, it requires $400 and a weekend.For decades, the path to innovation was guarded by a formidable resource barrier. If you had a transformative idea, the prerequisite was a mountain of venture capital, grueling development cycles, and an army of specialized engineers. This was the "resource wall," and it forced countless visionaries into innovation paralysis.The resource wall has been pulverized. Consider the trajectory of Jon Cheney. His first major venture, Seek, was an augmented reality giant that raised $13 million in venture capital. At its peak, the platform managed a staggering 70 million digital treasure chests deployed across the globe, requiring a massive engineering team and years of traditional development to sustain. But when Cheney founded the General AI Proficiency Institute (GenAIPI), he didn't call a recruiting firm or draft a pitch deck for VCs. He sat down and built the foundation himself. What previously required a $3.2 million investment and 18 months of development was live in three days for the cost of a nice dinner. Guest Information: Today’s special guest is Jon Cheney, Founder @ GenAI.  Please follow Jon at http://genaipi.org.  Jon’s mission “is to help business leaders stop treating AI as another software tool and start viewing it as a new operating system for building and scaling businesses” Resources: The Continuous Improvement Lab: https://www.karassinnovations.com/blog Books: Shift Happens - How To Lead with Purpose and Discipline Every Day: https://a.co/d/0JZ8auW; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 1: https://a.co/d/ 7v5fy4f; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 2: https://a.co/d/40yArAb; Culture by Design, Power by Discipline- Volume 3 https://a.co/d/0iIPje2S “Today's Innovation Spotlight featured BMC Software AI Solutions. I encourage you to explore how enterprise AI is helping organizations improve operational excellence, automate workflows, and build more resilient businesses." “Sponsored by LinkedIn—the professional community for building your network and accessing new opportunities. (LinkedIn) Connect with me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lenierjohnson.” “Curious about alternative investing and venture capital exposure without the traditional gatekeepers? Visit fundrise.com/VCX and see how Venture investing can work for you.” (Fundrise)  Subscribe for more insights:  https://open.spotify.com/show/6MqoJ1aZM1VA5cgeWvjlnX?si=86901c0534b14403 https://open.spotify.com/show/3YqjoH6AZg7AdDYHyCwDY0?si=ecc12289b5e84f29 Connect with Us: Website: https://www.karassinnovations.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lenierjohnson Meta:https://www.facebook.com/share/1AZorbNg72/?mibextid=wwXIfr Substack: https://karassinnovations.substack.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/karassinnovations.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDm1_im2u-gpFsTARP71ec11C2Z8xbEGV&si=4e6_5rdfoQIiT1Gu #business breakthrough,#leadership unlocked, #productivity business, #business insights, #ContinuousImprovement,#Podcast,#ProcessExcellence,#Leadership,#Lean,#SixSigma,#TheContinuousImprovementLab,#TheSystemThinkerShow,#MOS #Management Operating Systems,#scottgalloway,#karaswisher,#AnthonyScaramucci,#McKinsey, #Gallup, #Deloitte, #StevenBartlett,#petersenge,#KurtLewin,#JohnKotter, #RosabethMossKanter,#DarylConner

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Unlock the power of systems thinking and revolutionize how you approach operations with The Systems Thinker Show. Each episode dives deep into the principles, tools, and strategies that empower professionals to design, optimize, and lead smarter, more efficient processes across industries. Whether you’re an engineer, manager, or curious problem-solver, this show delivers insights you can apply immediately—from lean thinking and process mapping to digital transformation and organizational dynamics. Join us as we decode complexity, break down silos, and engineer smarter operations.

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