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Resilience is not something we have a fixed amount of but something we can build — in ourselves, in our children, in our organizations, in our communities.

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By Matt Lyons on August 15, 2017

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Dwight Zscheile, in his book The Agile Church, tells the story of Polaroid’s demise in the wake of digital photography as they focused on their products more than those who used them. He quotes innovation scholar Chris Trimble who said Polaroid “loved its cameras more than its customers.” Trimble then posed this question:

Do we love church life more than we love our neighbors?

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Sam Walton was a phenomenally successful business person who started small and built a giant retail enterprise during his lifetime. He was known for learning from others, including competitors. One question that served him well was:

Who else is struggling with a similar problem, and what can I learn from them?

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