Re-reading Giovanni Arrighi on China Two Decades Later: Creative Leadership at the Collision of Systems

Re-reading the late Italian economist and sociologist Giovanni Arrighi two decades after his landmark New Left Review essays and Adam Smith in Beijing…

May 14 • David Slocum

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April 2026

The Mosaic and the Phalanx: What the US-Iran Conflict Reveals About Organizational Design and Resilience

Living in Greenwich Village in September 2001, I watched the Twin Towers fall from my Carmine Street rooftop.

Apr 30 • David Slocum

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Roszak’s Legacy: The New Leadership Counterculture is Preserving Judgment

For Gerald Moynahan*

Apr 27 • David Slocum

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The Evolution of the Digital Garrison State: Harold Lasswell and the Socialization of Danger

The “garrison state” is a political term introduced eight decades ago that continues to shape descriptions in policy debates, empirical research, and…

Apr 22 • David Slocum

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Mastery, Excellence, and Creative Leadership: A Craft-Based Perspective

Background paper for the webinar “Mastery and Excellence in Creative Leadership.”

Apr 9 • David Slocum

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March 2026

Judgment After Visibility: Creative – and Countercultural – Leadership in the Platform Era

Across four previous articles (summarized here: Slocum, 2026), I have argued that hyperconnected, data-driven, and algorithmically governed platforms…

Mar 26 • David Slocum

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What Does It Mean — and How — to Lead from the Heart?

We warmly invite you to join our next Creative Leadership Hub webinar on what it truly means to lead from the heart.

Mar 20 • Akin Duyar

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Metaskills for Today’s Executives: Building the Capabilities that Outlast Change

By David Slocum & Sofian Lamali February 2026

Mar 3 • David Slocum

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February 2026

From Orality to Visibility

How Today’s Media Environment is Quietly Redefining Leadership

Feb 21 • David Slocum

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From Judgment to Visibility: How Platforms Are Quietly Redefining What Leadership Means

Across four articles, written between March 2025 and February 2026, I have published more than 15,000 words examining how hyper-connected, data-centric…

Feb 19 • David Slocum

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From Skills to Metaskills: Building Capabilities that Outlast Change

A Thunderbird School of Global Management live webinar Tuesday, February 24, 12:00 Noon Phoenix/MST | 8:00 PM Paris/CET | 11:00 PM Dubai/GST

Feb 18 • David Slocum

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How Digital Platforms Have Rewired Leadership Discourse – and Reshaped Leadership Practice

The following post continues my consideration of how today’s digital and data-driven platform media shape our leadership thinking and practice.

Feb 5 • David Slocum

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