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If your strategic planning feels stuck – or your change efforts are being paralyzed by perfection – this episode might be the spark you need.

In this episode of Change Signal, I talk with Charles Conn, former McKinsey partner, start-up founder, ex-Warden of Rhodes House, and current Chair of Patagonia’s board. His message? In uncertain times, obsession with perfect plans is the enemy of progress.

Charles explains why we need fewer military metaphors and more messy, real-world experimentation. We cover the power of “safe-to-fail” actions, how to learn from critics (not just fans), and why even Amazon didn’t try to out-bank the banks.

What made me laugh and nod my head in agreement? His story about two Stanford students who cracked the orthodontics industry — not by being insiders, but by seeing things others ignored.

🎯 KEY TOPICS:
00:00 Introduction
02:40 Why perfection kills momentum
05:55 Military metaphors and their limits
08:18 The Amazon example: type 1 vs type 2 decisions
11:15 The “dragonfly eye” and how to break big problems down
14:50 What Patagonia learned about experimentation
18:30 Why your harshest critics are your most valuable teachers
21:10 The Invisalign story: disruption from outside the system
25:05 Overcoming paralysis with small, reversible bets
28:40 Learning faster by being more imperfect
32:10 Final thoughts and next actions

💡 ABOUT CHARLES:
Charles Conn is an investor, entrepreneur, and author. He is co-founder of Monograph Capital, Chair of the Board at Patagonia, and was previously CEO of the Rhodes Trust. He’s the former founding CEO of Ticketmaster-Citysearch, a former McKinsey partner, and author of The Imperfectionists and Bulletproof Problem Solving.

👉 RESOURCES:
Charles’s books and thinking: https://bulletproofproblemsolving.com/

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