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When effort meets chance
Let’s stop oversimplifying how success happens.
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Désirée Bambynek
Strategy is a conversation
Deeper questions, ongoing dialogue and a strategy practice beyond the brief.
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Désirée Bambynek
How I keep going when everything feels up in the air
Ideas on staying sane and re-centering amidst chaos.
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Désirée Bambynek
Strategy in 2025: Building for doing
From conceptual frameworks to operating systems that put strategy to work.
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Désirée Bambynek
Slow work: Embracing the time to let ideas percolate
Resisting the urge to push our work into the world too soon.
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Désirée Bambynek
The role of brand strategy in B2B
A call to action for brand strategy that connects and converts across disciplines.
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Désirée Bambynek
Where have all the creatives gone?
An inquiry into the state of creative business and a perceived decline in curiosity among young creatives.
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Désirée Bambynek
Thoughts on cultivating my professional persona
What good is my personal website, my instagram, or even my career narrative? A critical inventory.
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Désirée Bambynek
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Algorithms: Possibility or prison
Reconciling feeding the beast and preserving my anonymity; with resources to spark thoughts of your own
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Désirée Bambynek
It's 2024 and time to be honest with ourselves
Thoughts on yet another chance to make things happen.
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Désirée Bambynek
Experts don't sell shoes
How expert positioning follows a different marketing playbook.
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Désirée Bambynek
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Strategies that stick: Unite, align and stay on track
From OKRs to purpose-driven unity. It’s about taking focused action.
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Désirée Bambynek
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