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Key trends and insight from 2009
I'll be shutting down through the next several weeks from today; I'll still be picking up email, but my blog posts will slow down till the New Year. I'll mostly be hacking away at…
Article - "The Future Belongs to Those Who Are Fast"
Expectation gaps create tremendous opportunity Chronicle Herald, November 2009 By Kelly Hennessey, ABC There are two ways your community can look at the rapid-fire pace of change…
"How cool is that?" "Let's focus on growth!"
My news tracker picked up this small interview that appeared in Food Processing Magazine a few months ago. In a tough economy like this, it's time to hold the line on spending and…
PacMan in the streets! Challenge Yourself to Think Differently!
When you've got 4,000 people from large cities and small towns across America, thinking about how to solve some of the big problems faced by society, you can suggest small ideas…
Courage to Go Forward Into The Future!
When you open up a conference for 4,000 people, you really need to get them inspired and ready to take on the challenges that they face in the future! Here's the first few opening…
Innovation and the concept of "chameleon revenue"
I am not alone in thinking we're in the midst of a significant economic transformation. As Mick Fleming, president of the American Chamber of Commerce Executives, said recently…
Keynote: Toronto to Sydney, live and interactive via fiber optic
Earlier this week, I spoke to a group of executives for a financial institution in Sydney, Australia, live via a fibre optic link -- a distance of almost 10,000 miles (or 15,000…
Reinventing the future with transformative technology!
We live in transformative times. The sad fact is, many are unaware of that fact, and as a result, are missing out for opportunities for innovation. Bill Gates once observed that…
The importance of innovation in the era of the "new normal"
The CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce recently caught the essence of the state of our "new normal", when he observed that we're in the midst of "this move from a really bad…
How future ready is your organization?
How do you prepare people for the future, if they have no interest in it? That might seem an interesting question, but I've come to the conclusion, after dealing with hundreds of…
Five Big Trends!
From the vaults...
What do innovative organizations do?
Here's a quick little rap on what innovators focus on: There's more on this line of thinking in the Innovation category of this blog. Enjoy!
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