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Steal Like an Artist, but Vet for Burden
Borrowing ideas from others is a great way to innovate, but every creative spark carries an unseen cost. Today we are surrounded by so many different ideas and ways of doing things that deciding what to steal can quickly lead to disorientation instead of clarity. Austin Kleon’s Steal Like an Artist encourages remixing existing work.…
Alignment, Austin Kleon, brand strategy, business growth, business planning, business strategy, content creation, content strategy, creator economy, decision quality, Decision-Making, entrepreneurship, focus, innovation, Leadership & Practice, marketing strategy, personal branding, pre-decision thinking, productivity, resource management, Steal Like an Artist, strategic alignment, Strategic thinking, strategy, sustainable business -
Navigating LinkedIn’s 2026 Algorithm: The Rise of Profile-Content Alignment
LinkedIn suggested this topic was “popular with my network.” Which always makes me curious. Popular with whom? And why now? The prompt pointed me toward a post by Chris Donnelly about LinkedIn replacing its ranking system with an AI language model that now reads your content semantically, evaluates your profile, and determines whether you deserve…

