Brian Solis
@briansolis
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Head of Global Innovation, @ServiceNow | 9x Best-Selling Author | Futurist | Keynote Speaker | Digital Anthropologist | Other Socials @BrianSolis | X's are mine
Silicon Valley, CA
Joined November 2006
Are you ready to become a Mindshifter? . 📚If you would like a personalized copy for you, your team, or someone special, please DM me or email Brian at BrianSolis dot com for the details (it's basically at cost). I'm prepping a shipment for addresses in North America this
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Oh man. Meet Statler, a 33 year old injured bat that still believes he can fly…and can, with a little help from his friends. 🥺🦇.
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The Moon's triumphant rise at the Arc De Triomphe, Paris. "Just a moment of magic" was captured after months of planning by Italian photographer Stephano Zanarello. IG: stefano.zanarello
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Let this inspire you to be thankful for and do more with what you already have… 🙏.
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This is heartwarming and a reminder of the good in humanity. 200+ South African firefighters landed in Canada to assist in the fight against the raging wildfire. Upon arrival, they greeted Canada with a special song and dance in the early hours of the morning. full of pride
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Amazing! 🙌 Two young boys set out to surprise their grandmother in dinosaur costumes at the airport. She's finds out ahead of time and decides to surprise them first. The result. ? Exactly what the world needs right now. Source:
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As I watched @Anitta's performance at #Coachella (virtually), I was struck by the set. It's as if the audience was transported to a favela in Brasil. We were part of where she grew up. We were part of her experience.✨. @Joe_Rohde, you are an inspiration.
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THREAD: I have some big news to share! After 2 decades as an enterprise tech analyst, evangelist & digital anthropologist, I am so proud & grateful to announce that I've officially joined the @Salesforce Ohana! 🌺. I share this story with immense gratitude, humility & compassion.
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"To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it." - Kurt Vonnegut. Especially now. Sicilian twins Mirko and Velerio from Agrigento play Viva la Vida by Coldplay while in quarantine. @LifescaleU
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“Many companies forget what it means to make great products. After initial success, sales and marketing people take over and the product people eventually make their way out.” — Steve Jobs
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Watch this game-changing dissertation on "expert writing.". Expert writers write to "think" about the world. 99% of experts write and think at the same time. They use the writing process to help themselves think. This is how they do their best thinking. Write to think about
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@LindseyGrahamSC Hello sir. Section 230 is exactly why you and others have been allowed to intentionally spread disinformation online without dire exposure. You witnessed first hand at Reagan Airport today what happens when you fill people with lies for years without any accountability.
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“Laughing is, and will always be, the best form of therapy.” Dau Voire
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Following several injuries, noted Brazilian pianist João Carlos Martins lost the ability to move his fingers. After 20+ years of being unable to play, a pair of #bionic gloves are giving him the ability to play again. It’s a truly touching moment. 🎹🎶🙌.
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"The creative adult is the child who survived." - Ursula Leguin
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LOL #selfie generation. Instead of "look at this incredible moment," it's "look at MEEEEE and this incredible moment happening behind me."
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NEWS!. I am proud to share that I’ve joined @ServiceNow as the Head of Global Innovation! . I’m working with the incredible Innovation org led by Chief Innovation Officer Dave Wright. My work will focus on leading exec engagements and creating innovative experiences for
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The embrace…that moment when you have my attention & I have yours & we do something amazing.
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"Each memory has a soundtrack of it's own.". Marta Gonzalez was a ballerina in New York. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, which affected her ability to move and communicate. When she heard "Swan Lake," watch how it all came back to her. 😍🎶.
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Even with all of our differences, we can still find a way to be kind to one another.
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Who drives innovation in products and services at your company?. Here, Steve Jobs reveals why companies that prioritize sales & marketing erode the product genius that made them successful in the 1st place. Forgetting what it means to make great products accelerates mediocrity.✨
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I've never experienced anything like this. Have you? Roll Clouds over Lake Michigan.
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Please meet Mandy Hanson’s youngest son (age 5). He has progressive cerebellar atrophy and is physically handicapped. This tough kiddo has to undergo 10 therapies a week. Yesterday, he took his first steps by himself! 🙌🏻 #NeverGiveUp.
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Here’s a hint about my next book (Fall 2015). User Experience vs. Design via @intengineering #ux #design
http://t.co/0XMndoyCXs.
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"I was so concentrated on taking pictures at the time that I hadn’t realized that the starlings had created a giant bird in the sky." . Photographer: Daniel Biber from Hilzingen, Germany.Location: Costa Brava, in Northeastern Spain
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Silicon Valley Hierarchy of Needs 2.0.Is this you or someone you know? http://t.co/OGekAiDbGg.
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A little something to brighten your feed and to remind us of the goodness in humanity. 😍. This is the content I am here for! 🙌🏻.
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The power of the mind. Try to shift the direction of the train simply by thinking it….
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It's said that serendipity is just 1% of life, that means that 99% of what we receive is a result of the efforts we give. So, go do the things that spark serendipity for someone and offer meaning for you too. This is what it means to be the change. 🙌✨.
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@GOP @realDonaldTrump This was a stunt. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde just released this statement, "The President just used a Bible . and one of the churches of my diocese without permission as a backdrop for a message antithetical to the teachings of Jesus and everything our churches stand for. ".
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A ha! A café in Malaysia is designed to look 2D. They serve bubble tea, smoothies and smiles.
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Try to do good in the world, even when no one is watching….🙏🏻.
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How long does your content last in #socialmedia? According to @Value4Brand, resonance + relevance are earned only for minutes, hours, days if you're lucky/good. Twitter=18 mins.Facebook=5 hrs.Insta=21 hrs.LinkedIn=24 hrs.Youtube=20+ days.Pinterest=4 months.Blog= 2 years
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“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence itself, but to act with yesterday’s logic.” - Peter F. Drucker
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Believe it or not, every ball is moving in a straight line. Beautiful and absolutely mesmerizing.
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This story. wow. A 6 year-old boy lost his life in a car accident. His drawings and story caught the attention of a leather maker, who turned the young boy's art into a wallet as a special gift for his mother. 🥺😭❤️🙌. @Nafadileather.via @Goodable .#Humanity
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Something to remember every day. "Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited of what could go right." – @TonyRobbins.
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Dear journalists, @seanspicer just challenged you and the very essence of journalism. Respond in force not silence. Truth must prevail.
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She learned to code at 81 and made a game for fellow seniors with over 100,000 downloads. Creativity is the fountain of youth. I'm here for this type of content! 🙌
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“Thank God. I’m so happy. We get to keep our social-security and our Medicare.” .
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Introducing the "The GenAI Prism," the single most comprehensive representation of the generative AI universe in one stunning infographic. Created with @JESS3 and @conorgrennan. More about the framework here:
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To entertain his daughter and keep her spirits up during shelter in place, they go on new adventures each time they take out the trash dressed up in different costumes. ❤. #girldad.
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In 2019, Berlin artist Simon Weckert rented and borrowed 99 Android smartphones and filled a wagon with them, all running Google Maps. He then took to the streets of Berlin pulling the wagon at a time when traffic was sparse. His experiment created virtual traffic jams on his
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An example of an #AR experience with a credit card. 💳 . Imagine wearing #AppleGlass to get instant access to financial information without the need to pull out your phone. Technically, you wouldn't need the card for AR to work. #augmentedreality #fintech #XR #mixedreality
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Live @TheChainsmokers at @ChaseCenter. I partnered w/ @verizon to take part in the 1st live #5G AR experience. Wow! Small fractal shapes streamed across phones. pulsed, expanded + contracted in sync w/the music. Game changing!🤯 #WorldWarJoy #5GBuiltRight
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What if 2020 becomes the greatest comeback story of our time?.
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The world is short-staffed. Be kind to those who showed up. ✨
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1. Define your dream.2. Turn your dream into goals.3. Break your goals into steps.4. Take it one step at a time
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Clever! . "In hidden message [within HTML code] on @WhiteHouse website, @JoeBiden calls for coders" 💻. "If you're reading this, we need your help building back better. " .
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As a practicing digital anthropologist, this chart still fascinates me. We all know that the iPhone changed how people live, work, and shop. It also affected gum sales. 📱. Supermarket checkout lines were strategically stocked with gum, candy, and magazines to capture shopper
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I had no idea it looked like this…. Here are all the satellites in Earth’s orbit.
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A powerful, 40-year-old @Nike internal memo by its first marketing head Rob Strasser titled, “Principles.”
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@GOP @realDonaldTrump "To do so, he sanctioned the use of tear gas…I am outraged. The President did not pray when he came to St. Johns. Nor did he acknowledge the agony of our country right now. " - Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
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Shoutout to the people who haven't felt 100% lately, but still get up every day and refuse to quit. Stay strong. I see you.👀💪.
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"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.". 🐶🐶.
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So lucky to finally see @gwenstefani perform live. She's playing a special show for our team in New York. She's timeless. Such a talented, original, icon. She truly captured the zeitgeist time and time again! 🙌
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Remember, you are not "working from home", you are "at home, during a global pandemic crisis, trying to work and live". Perspective matters. Empathy matters. Self-care matters. Be kinder to yourself and be more understanding of others. #WFH #WorkFromAnywhere #workfromhomelife.
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'Stop! Sanitize!' Alabama principal parodies @MCHammer ahead of students' return to school amid #coronavirus 😎.
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"Unsupervised," stunning real-time art using #AI developed by @refikanadol on display at MoMA in SF. The artwork dynamically shifts based on sound light, weather and more. Some elements are on #blockchain. #Innovation
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Wow. Midjourney version 5.2 zoom out feature: Unleashing the Potential of A Broader View. #generativeai #genai.
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Jumping into the fun here in the #BarstoolBestBar competition. It's down to 2 college town bars.🍻🥂. So many friends have shared fun memories at @RileysChico. Please help them win "Best Bar" by Tweeting #BestBarRileys‼️🙏. Voting ends Friday 4/2 at 5pm pacific. @barstoolsports.
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“You are personally responsible for becoming more ethical than the society you grew up in.” ― Eliezer Yudkowsky
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Everyone has a superpower within to be a hero. A little girl, just 4 years old, was swept out to sea in Greece on a floating unicorn. The captain of a local ferry responded to the distress call. Here's the rescue. Bravo!.
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@elonmusk Appreciate great employees and work together to build something greater/better than we had before the acquisition. otherwise, what was the point? You don't have to break the platform or people to get there.
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THREAD: The Web 2.0 world was a small community. Everyone knew and helped one another. Already successful, Tony Hsieh was always present, always active. He helped entrepreneurs, startups, big companies, and non-profits alike. His friendships were true and lasting. 1/
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Is it me or is everyone in the Philippines the friendliest, most hospitable and humble human beings ever? #DigiCon2017.
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“Personality begins where comparison ends." – Karl Lagerfeld
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Prince Harry takes job as executive at Silicon Valley startup @BetterUp as Chief Impact Officer. "The Duke of Sussex is going to work for the fast-growing employee coaching and mental health startup BetterUp in his latest foray into business.".
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Are we really waiting for a return to normal or are we ready to build something different?.
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“Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.” – Dorothy Parker.
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"Ohana means family and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.". Don't worry. This video has a happy ending! 😅.
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Hey #ChatGPT, finish this building. A fun advertisement for the importance of human skills.
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"The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes." - Frank Lloyd Wright. #FridayFeeling #FridayThoughts
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Have you ever witnessed the edge of a rainstorm? Neither have I… .
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Sometimes, the best thing to help someone find calm in the chaos is to reach out and remind them that they matter. It's more than ok to close our eyes, breath and slow down. It's how we recenter.
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