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Innovation · 2011
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"We're going to think big, start small, and scale fast" - Experiential capital and the PGA
Here's a video clip from my opening keynote for the 94th Annual General Meeting of the PGA of America, in which I talk about the necessity of "thinking big, starting small, and…
From bombs to beauty: the ubiquity of innovation!
Here's an adaptation of my May CAMagazine article, which was titled "From Bombs to Beauty" in the print edition. ------- March was an interesting month for me. One day I was in…
The future of retail franchise operations!
A few weeks ago, I was the opening keynote speaker for the 2011 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference held at The Venetian in Las Vegas. The audience were owners and operators of…
Live text message polling - on stage for the PGA!
My recent post about using a live text message poll while speaking to a group of high school students drew a fair bit of attention as an example of the novel use of a social…
Association CEO's - Are you thinking big enough?
As an association executive, are you thinking BIG enough? That's the challenge I raise in a forthcoming article for the April / May CSAE Association publication, due out in print…
Innovation in the field of franchised operations...
In April, I'll be one of the keynote speakers for the Multi-Channel Franchising Conference in Las Vegas. Franchising.com recently caught up with me for an interview on some of the…
Why we ski....
"What I really feel is that, if on a pair of skis ... I forget everything but the joys of living..." Viscount Anthony Knebsworth, in a letter to his father, Earl of Lytton, 1924…
Headlines: The More Things Change, the More Things Stay The Same (sometimes)
"Most people overestimate the amount of change that will occur in two years and underestimate the change that will occur over ten years" - Bill Gates That's a phrase that I often…
Understanding the velocity of innovation - take the "10 Things Test!"
One of my most recent blog posts reflected on the death of my fax machine, and how we now live in a period of time in which many devices can simply "disappear" from our lives as…
What's hot? Search phrases from March 7, 2011
I haven't done one of these posts for a while. Here's another week of unique insight from my blog tracking tool, ReInvigorate, that links the search phrases that people used to…
The future of seniors care / assisted living - big trends, or crazy ideas?
(This is a long post!) Were my comments in the video below -- recorded in front of 3,000 people at the annual National Recreation and Parks Association annual conference in Salt…
Video: Thinking boldly, the challenge of wellness, and innovation!
Here's a clip from a recent event -- actually, my keynote for the national meeting of the PGA -- that I think speaks for itself. I know there's a big debate going out there, but…
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