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#innovation · 2003
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How to think about innovation
My newsclipping picked up a great quote by Home Depot's CEO: "The landscape is strewn with retailers who had a great business model and got locked into the past versus building…
Innovation article : "...you've got to instill a sense of courage...."
The Globe & Mail today features my article that outlines how companies must get back into an innovative frame of mind. The article also provides my innovation-framework -- a…
"At least begin doing something"
"...are we now witnessing the death of IT innovation in business organizations? Have we seen the death of courage – the disappearance of the era in which people were willing to…
Nomadic workers....
It's Small Business Week. Here's an interesting stat spotted in the New Zealand Herald-Tribune today: "A recent survey undertaken by Home Business New Zealand, in association with…
Ten years of change
Ten years ago today, I was approached by a major publisher, asking if I could write a book about the Internet and the online world. By all means -- I'd already been online for 12…
"We've gone from irrational exuberance to irrational pessimism"
"Jim Carroll suggests business owners should pop a few Advils, drink lots of water and get over their dot-com hangover already". -- from " Tech 'guru' says business is gripped by…
"Innovation in schools" keynote
It's been confirmed that I will be keynoting the Network of Innovative Schools conference in Calgary, AB in October. My approach to the issue of innovation in education today? In…
Later this week - a career planning workshop
I'll be helping to launch a career development program for Rogers Communications. The program will be designed to "help people determine where they want to go in their careers and…
Texas State Telephone Coop keynote : "He gave everyone a lot to think about"
A newsletter is now up on the site with a short report about my keynote in Tahoe last month for this group. [ link ] Here's what it had to say: "The sessions started up early the…
Innovation stagnation?
In preparing an outline for a talk to a group of PR professionals, I'm still thinking about what is really going on out there in corporate America. I caught some of my thoughts in…
Is Your Sales Team Getting a Tad Stale?
"...a constant, relentless focus on innovative sales methods and approaches might be the key to helping deal with your customers changing needs." Read my February '03 article from…
A lack of courage in I/T?
I spoke at the first of a series of 10 Microsoft events yesterday; a workshop and customer session focussing on the opportunities of business intelligence/corporate portals. One…
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