A person holding a large, freshly caught fish outdoors on a boat or dock.

Moji Akinde, Founder & CEO, Fadeke Strategic Consulting; wearing a black lace dress, sitting in a white armchair, smiling in a well-lit modern room with white furniture and table lamps.

THE BLOG

Here, we explore the future of leadership, culture, and technology through a human-centered lens. From practical insights on navigating disruption to bold perspectives on inclusive innovation, these articles are designed to spark clarity, inspire courage, and equip you to lead change with impact.

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Human Centered Design: Strategic Key to Future-Proofing Business and Society

Walk into most organizations today and you’ll see a familiar pattern: strategies are set in boardrooms, leadership frameworks rolled out in playbooks, products built in labs, and then, (only after all of this) the humans these systems are meant to serve are asked to adjust and pivot.

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Encoding Humanity: Building a Multicultural Future of Work

The Machines are Coming! I’m too familiar with SkyNet, M3GAN and – what’s that robot’s name from iRobot? – to know that encoding a human element into the machines we use and design is critical to our survival.

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Lessons from the Middle: How Mid-Level Leaders Can Influence Without the Title

After a few glorious weeks of birthday naps (yes, plural) and some intentional downtime, I kicked off my “new year” in the best way I know how—teaching, connecting, and pouring into leaders.

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Breaking Through: A Full-Circle Moment with Genesys Works Chicago

Some moments remind you why you do what you do. This one, standing on stage as the keynote speaker for Genesys Works Chicago’s 15th Anniversary Breaking Through Celebration, was one of those moments for me.