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Scott Harrison

charity: water, Founder and CEO
EPISODE 214

The power of pattern thinking

If you want to ignite your creativity and develop great ideas, you’ve got to understand the power of pattern thinking. 


It’s the ability to spot what’s working for someone else, and then adapt it to your own situation to create something new.


And this episode’s guest is an outstanding pattern thinker. Scott Harrison is the founder of the nonprofit charity:water, which works to bring clean, safe water to the more than 700 million people in the world who need it.


Listen to this conversation to see pattern thinking is helping him do it—and how you can put this skill to work in your world, too.


You’ll also learn:

  • How to build a compelling brand
  • What a major career pivot looks like
  • The power of storytelling
  • One way to keep your blindspots from setting you back


Here is the article David mentioned: Six practical ideas to transform your business with the power of pattern thinking


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  • Build a brand that inspires
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    Scott Harrison
    charity: water, Founder and CEO
  • Use pattern thinking to apply other industries' successes in yours
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    Scott Harrison
    charity: water, Founder and CEO
  • Know your gaps, then staff accordingly
    Scott Harrison
    Scott Harrison
    charity: water, Founder and CEO
  • Shape your life's intention around the service of others
    Scott Harrison
    Scott Harrison
    charity: water, Founder and CEO

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