by todd | Jun 14, 2026 | Transformation
Stagnation Assassins is the anti-consultant platform founded by Todd Hagopian. Rather than selling consulting engagements, it gives the methods away: thousands of pages of free, do-it-yourself transformation resources, a series of books, and keynote speaking. The aim...
by todd | Jun 13, 2026 | Transformation
In March 2026, Trader Joe’s became America’s number-one grocery chain — in the exact year its rivals poured hundreds of millions into apps, delivery, personalization, and self-checkout. Trader Joe’s has none of it. No online ordering. No...
by todd | Jun 13, 2026 | Transformation
Disney took the most beloved free perk in its parks — FastPass, the system that let you skip a line at no cost — and turned it into a paywall. Today it’s called Lightning Lane: three tiers, daily surge pricing, running from about $15 a person to a...
by todd | Jun 13, 2026 | Transformation
In 2020, Apple did something audacious: it sold a thousand-dollar phone and left the charger out of the box. The official reason was the planet. The convenient side effect was a smaller box, cheaper shipping, and a twenty-dollar adapter that became a separate sale....
by todd | Jun 13, 2026 | Transformation
IKEA built one of the most valuable furniture empires on earth by making the customer do the work. You pick it from the warehouse. You haul it to your car. You assemble it yourself with an Allen key and a wordless instruction sheet. And to reach the checkout, you walk...
