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#associations · 2007
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What Comes Next? An Outlook into 2008 and Beyond
As we end the year and start a new one, it's a good time to be thinking about some of the trends and issues which will impact us in the future. Take a look at my newly released…
Speakers 2.0 - The Evolution of the Speaking Industry
The business of speaking has evolved dramatically in the last five years -- have you noticed? It used to be event planners would spend quite a bit of time planning for next years…
New book release: Ready, Set, Done: How To Innovate When Faster is the New Fast
My new book, Ready, Set, Done: How To Innovate When Faster is the New Fast, is now available in print. You can purchase it directly through this site, with immediate shipping. In…
Major trend - the future of the organization
Take a look at this kid. He's your next employee. How are you going to recruit, retain, manage, interest, and amuse this fellow? What's your workforce going to look like in 2012…
"He prowled the stage like a preacher"
An interesting article in InformationWeek, covering my Sunday night keynote for the Society for Information Managementa annual conference in Memphis. First time I ever had to…
Innovation - agility is critical
I often talk on stage to my clients about the concept of organizational agility: that is, the ability to respond to fast-changing circumstances. In the high velocity economy…
The new mourning .....
In the last year, I have been the keynote speaker for three different conferences of funeral and crematorium directors. As with any industry, I've focused on the wide variety of…
Innovation and the new workforce
I'm keynoting the annual IHRIM (International Human Resource Information Management) professional association in about an hour here in Houston, TX; I'll have an audience of about…
Innovating in the era of instant obsolescence
We're in the era of instant obsolescence: can you innovate fast enough to keep up? Can you keep up, when faster is the new fast? In the last few years, I've interviewed CFO's and…
Where is the insight?
There are quite a few people out there who talk about innovation, all of whom have a very different background: some with design experience, others who are from the product…
Messing with bits of business strategy ....
When you are on stage, you're mind is working at light speed, as you synthesize your knowledge to the trends impacting the crowd. You often don't get to reconcile a lot of it till…
10 Great Words
A few years ago, I wrote my listing of "10 great words" that could help to spur an organization into pure innovation. It remains as one of the most heavily trafficked web pages on…
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