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We have a new case on Commoncog 👉 Rolex: The Exception to the Quartz Crisis commoncog.com/c/cases/rolex-…
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We've got a new post on Commoncog! 👉 You May Now Listen to Commoncog Cases commoncog.com/you-may-now-li…

You May Now Listen to Commoncog Cases

Create your own custom podcast feed and listen to Commoncog cases whilst on the go.

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We have a new post on Commoncog 👉 Dealing with Recessions commoncog.com/dealing-with-r…

Dealing with Recessions

A look at how Four Seasons founder Isadore Sharp learnt to handle recessions in one of the most cyclical industries known to man.

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We have a new case at Commoncog 👉 How Four Seasons Learnt to Handle Recessions commoncog.com/c/cases/four-s…
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We have a new case at Commoncog 👉 The Pritzkers: Capital Allocation, Family Style commoncog.com/c/cases/the-pr…
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We have a new case at Commoncog 👉 The Creation of Four Seasons, and How it Transitioned to an Asset-Light Luxury Model commoncog.com/c/cases/four-s…
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We've got a new post on Commoncog! 👉 How to Handle Disruptive Change commoncog.com/how-to-handle-…

How to Handle Disruptive Change

As a business, how do you deal with disruption — technological or otherwise? Some patterns from a collection of case studies.

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We've got a new post on Commoncog! 👉 Why Tactical Decision Games Work commoncog.com/why-tactical-d…

Why Tactical Decision Games Work

Why do TDGs — developed for the US Marine Corps — accelerate expertise? How do they do it, and why do they work so well?

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We've got a new case on Commoncog! 👉 How Blockbuster Nearly Killed Netflix, and then Stole Defeat from the Jaws of Victory commoncog.com/c/cases/blockb…
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Commoncog membership prices are increasing 1st September 2026. Read more here: commoncog.com/1-sept-2026-in…

1st Sept 2026: An Increase in Membership Prices

Commoncog is increasing membership prices on 1st September 2026. If you’d like to lock in the old prices, you should probably sign up before then.

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We've got a new case on Commoncog! 👉 When Databases Were a Hot Technology: The Rise of Oracle commoncog.com/c/cases/rise-o…
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We've got a new post on Commoncog! 👉 What Does It Look Like When You Handle Disruption Well? commoncog.com/what-look-like…

What Does It Look Like When You Handle Disruption Well?

Announcing a new series about people and businesses handling disruption well (or badly). Why are we doing this? Well, that’s hopefully going to be obvious to you.

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We've got a new case on Commoncog! 👉 How Amazon Survived the Dotcom Bust commoncog.com/c/cases/how-am…
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We have a new upcoming event for Commoncog members: commoncog.com/tactical-decis…

Tactical Decision Game with John Schmitt

Aug 13 2026 9am-12pm CDT / 10pm-12am SGT. A live tactical decision game with the creator of Tactical Decision Games, John Schmitt. TDGs are an accelerated expertise training format developed for the...

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We've got a new post on Commoncog! 👉 How Moats are Built commoncog.com/how-moats-are-…

How Moats are Built

Building a moat is the difference between having fun with business, vs eating glass all day, every day, for years. This is how moats are actually built.

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We've got a new case on Commoncog! 👉 Patagonia: The Company That Chose to Grow Slowly commoncog.com/c/cases/buildi…
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We've got a new case on Commoncog! 👉 How Swatch Saved the Swiss Watch Industry, But Not From Quartz commoncog.com/c/cases/swatch…
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We've got a new post on Commoncog! 👉 Using the Quartz Crisis to Make Sense of Technological Disruption commoncog.com/quartz-crisis-…

Using the Quartz Crisis to Make Sense of Technological Disruption

Also: the quartz crisis isn’t really about quartz at all. A sensemaking exercise for those who want to get better at making sense of possible AI disruption.

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We've got a new post on Commoncog! 👉 A Retrospective on Goldratt’s Thinking Tools commoncog.com/retrospective-…

A Retrospective on Goldratt’s Thinking Tools

Some notes on a series of members-only workshops on Eliyahu Goldratt’s Thinking Tools, presented by Roger Williams.

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We've got a new post on Commoncog! 👉 Did Quartz Really Kill the Swiss Watch Industry in the 70s? commoncog.com/did-quartz-rea…

Did Quartz Really Kill the Swiss Watch Industry in the 70s?

What happens when a case you commissioned turns out to be based on a mainstream narrative ... that’s false!

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