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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…
Paying attention, family dynamics and under the influence - key consumer trends...
I'm in Las Vegas Thursday, as a keynote speaker fo rhte Multi-Unit Franchising Conference at the Venetian. I'll be speaking to a wide variety of consumer, technology, demographic…
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…
Perfect microwave popcorn!
When do you think you'll be able to make perfect microwave popcorn? I'd thought I'd be able to do it by about now.... The problem with making popcorn in a microwave is that every…
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…
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…
What goes into building a great keynote?
While clearing off the desk today, I came across a planning document for a keynote for fairly major organization I did quite some time ago. It's a good summary of the issues that…
Video : The impact of business velocity
Here's a clip from my keynote for the Human Capital Institute Summit in Tucson, Arizona. In the clip, I speak about the issue of innovation in the context of increasing business…
"Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?"
One of the biggest challenges in being an innovator is keeping faith in your belief as to where trends are going to take you. You'll find no shortage of people who will detract…
Time for a little innovation oxygen! Everyone needs to inhale deeply.....
Is your organization getting a tad stale? Try rejuvenating staff by prescribing a dose of newfound creativity - through some innovation oxygen! When my good friend Scott Kress…
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