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 Anyone who is a parent will tell you that text books never really hit the mark when trying to be the perfect parent. We try to arm ourselves with the best knowledge available,but as your little baby evolves from a bewildered little bundle of joy to a bewildering obnoxious teenager,we realise that no [...] Solution based selling seems to be the new ‘in’ requirement these days when advertising for a business development manager or a sales person. I think this reflects the changing attitudes towards the consumer. At the retail level,the focus has moved to mass customisation rather than the ‘one size fits all’ paradigm of the pre-internet [...] There I am sitting in the cardiologist’s waiting room thinking “I hope my arteries are clear. What if the stress test reveals blockages?” I look back and think how I have lived my life and what I chose to put into my body. I remember a lot of people around dinner tables and lots of [...] Social media as applied to business was the focus of my attention for the past few months on Twitter. I know that social media to promote “Brand You”is a no brainer,but from the perspective of business benefits much is being written. Here are some things to ponder: People use more than Facebook. In [...] It’s all about metaphors,story making and constructionism Back in 2001 when scenario planning and emergent strategy was a nascent management tool –not quite mainstream,I teamed up with the people at Executive Discovery who had developed an experiential way to visualise scenarios and create emergent strategy. LEGO Serious Play As an accredited facilitator [...] Couple of months into Twitter and I have skirted along the edges of some great minds and thought leadership. I certainly feel I am getting insights into the concepts of global consciousness and networked intelligence. One vital bit of advice I found to be very timely was that of ‘quiet reflection’. With limitless information and [...] This 7 minute video is a concise history lesson on the evolution of our society and possibilities for its future. I guess it reinforces my views on the future of business and the requirements for business concept innovation in the post-industrial world.
Are You Ready for the 21st Century ? from Michel Cartier [...] John Jay summarises my life philosophy…don’t let others define who you are and live outside your comfort zone. corporate innovation Creative Cultures:MailChimp Grants Employees “Permission To Be Creative”:In this Fast Company article the CEO of MailChimp outlines his ’5 Rules for a Creative Culture’. The Eight Pillars of Innovation:The wisdom of Susan Wojcicki of Google. How To Trick Yourself Into Looking At Problems With A Fresh Perspective:[...] In the earlier days of the information revolution,I was hard at work reading Tapscott,Hamel,Peters and other visionary management heavyweights to gain insights as to what was happening in the post-industrial landscape. Their vision led me to create a model which I could use to contextualise organisational processes as they related to the [...] |
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