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What is growth? The answer to this question my friends is both multi-layered and multi-disciplinary. And here, in the first century of the 3rd millennium, we are challenged not merely by societal change, but the sheer pace of it. The leadership burden is in sharp focus. Those in business who are charged with growth — most often the executive, strategy, marketing, CX, and technology professions — are grappling with unprecedented technological disruption and social uncertainty. Now surrounded by a heaving mass of buzzwords and myths, often without the safety of professional standards in both language and practice, there is naturally, a great appetite for genuine growth theory. Yet meaty and intelligent opinion is in rare supply unless you’re prepared to scour the Internet. Well, we’ve done the scouring for you! THE HEADWAY is in search of the most inquisitive and insightful thought leaders in the many fields of growth. Once found, we invite them — and only them — to write for you. So hit that ‘Follow’ button for an ever-growing collection of esteemed thinkers, and we’ll all make headway together. Welcome!

Editors
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GROWTH FUTURES & ANTHROPOLOGY
Aarron Spinley
Growth & brand theory from a top 10 global thought leader (Thinkers360). SPINLEY.CO
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The Headway
Medium Account for the editorial group of THE HEADWAY publication: www.theheadway.pub
Writers
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SKETCH NOTES & RESEARCHER
darragh power
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MARKETING INNOVATION & AUTHOR
Carla Johnson
World-renowned speaker & author. Taps storytelling to inspire action. Cultivates idea-driven teams that breed creativity & innovation.
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EXPERIENCE ECONOMIST
Kevin Dulle
Visual Translator, Workshop Creator, Experience Economy Expert and Experience Design Guide. Helping NonDesigners create like Experience Designers
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CX TECHNOLOGY ANALYST
Thomas Wieberneit
Helping businesses to improve in Digital Transformation, Customer Engagement, Customer Experience, CRM, Innovation
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CUSTOMER ADVOCATE
Gustavo Imhof
I make sure your audience remembers you. Customer Experience 30 Under 30 | Insight, Strategy and Content Writing
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EXPERIENCE SCIENTIST
Alan Nance
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INNOVATION & AGILITY
Karl A L Smith
futurist visionary inventor founder engineer scientist polymath and author. #kol #agileworld #futureofwork #agiletransformation #ux #iot #ai #operationalagile
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APPLIED ETHICS
Neil Raden
Consultant, Mathematician, Author; focused on iAnalytics Applied AI Ethics and Data Architecture
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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR & AUTHOR
Holly Ransom
Fulbright Scholar, Harvard Kennedy School Class of ’21 | CEO Emergent | Professional Speaker, Interviewer and Moderator
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DISRUPTION ANALYST & AUTHOR
Charlene Li
Catalyzing transformation to maximize human potential as an author, speaker, and advisor.
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FUTURIST
Kevin R Benedict
Kevin Benedict is a thinker, futurist and writer. He serves on the Future of Business team at TCS, and meets with executive teams globally.
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ANALYST & EVANGELIST
Nicole France
Nicole is obsessed with making customer experience better — and easier for businesses. She’s currently evangelizing the cause at Contentful.
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SOCIAL RESEARCHER & AUTHOR
Mark McCrindle
Mark McCrindle is a social researcher & demographer with an international following. He is recognised as a leader in tracking emerging issues and social trends.
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VENTURE CAPITALIST
Nisa Amoils
@AmoilsNisa Founding Partner A100x Ventures Securities Lawyer Board Member Bestselling Author
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LEADERSHIP FIUTURIST & AUTHOR
Ayelet Baron
Pioneering Futurist. Author. Former Cisco strategist. Thinkers50 author. Forbes 50 Female Futurists #indieauthor
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NEUROECONOMIST & MARKETER
Paul J. Zak
Neuroeconomist and the Oxytocin Doctor. Author of THE MORAL MOLECULE. For some reason, people call me Dr. Love.
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SEnior research fellow, ai
Michael Wu Ph.D.
Chief AI Strategist at PROS (NYSE: PRO), and Senior Research Fellow in Data Science at Ecole des Ponts Business School. Instructor & Advisor for UCBx AI program
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Jose Ramos
Commoner, experimentalist, cosmo-localizer, planetary cooperativist, mutant futurist.
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Marshall Lager
Marshall is a CRM analyst, consultant, journalist, and court jester. Twitter @Lager
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Teresa Sperti
Advisor | Digital & Customer Transformation | GAICD | CMO Top 20 | NED
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Tracey Ezard
Ferocious Warmth Leadership ♦ Leading Learning Cultures♦ Trust ♦ Keynote Speaker ♦ Author - The Buzz, Glue, Ferocious Warmth ♦ Educator ♦ Learning - every day