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Top 10 Human-Centered Change & Innovation Articles of October 2025

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Top 10 Human-Centered Change & Innovation Articles of October 2025Drum roll please…

At the beginning of each month, we will profile the ten articles from the previous month that generated the most traffic to Human-Centered Change & Innovation. Did your favorite make the cut?

But enough delay, here are October’s ten most popular innovation posts:

  1. AI, Cognitive Obesity and Arrested Development — by Pete Foley
  2. Making Decisions in Uncertainty – This 25-Year-Old Tool Actually Works — by Robyn Bolton
  3. The Marketing Guide for Humanity’s Next Chapter – How AI Changes Your Customers — by Braden Kelley
  4. Don’t Make Customers Do These Seven Things They Hate — by Shep Hyken
  5. Why Best Practices Fail – Five Questions with Ellen DiResta — by Robyn Bolton
  6. The Need for Organizational Learning — by Mike Shipulski
  7. You Must Accept That People Are Irrational — by Greg Satell
  8. The AI Innovations We Really Need — by Art Inteligencia
  9. Three Reasons You Are Not Happy at Work – And What to Do to Become as Happy as You Could Be — by Stefan Lindegaard
  10. The Nuclear Fusion Accelerator – How AI is Commercializing Limitless Power — by Art Inteligencia

BONUS – Here are five more strong articles published in September that continue to resonate with people:

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Building a Learning Organization

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Building a Learning Organization

GUEST POST from Stefan Lindegaard

Building a learning organization goes beyond adopting new methods or tools. At its core, it’s about fostering a culture where continuous growth, adaptability, and shared learning are prioritized at every level.

Creating this culture requires a top-down commitment led by leadership and management teams who embody a growth mindset, promote psychological safety, and actively engage in building a learning-focused environment.

Without this dedication, organizations miss a crucial opportunity to develop the capabilities essential for innovation and future-readiness.

Why is this important? Well, in today’s unpredictable and rapidly evolving landscape, a learning organization isn’t just a “nice-to-have” – it’s an imperative. While a company may excel in current operations, failing to invest in learning and adaptability poses significant risks to long-term success. Can any organization truly afford to ignore the need to shape its future?

Three Key Pillars

The foundation of a strong learning organization rests on three pillars:

  1. A growth mindset,
  2. psychological safety,
  3. and an unwavering commitment to fostering a culture of learning.

Leaders must first embody these values to inspire the entire organization to follow. It starts with self-reflection: How can leaders upgrade their mindset, skills, and tools to champion this change? How can they be supported in making it happen?

Only when leaders truly commit to this journey can we build a resilient organization where people and teams possess the adaptability, skills, and mindset needed to innovate, grow, and thrive.

Image Credit: Stefan Lindegaard

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