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Achieving growth: innovation in the post recession economy
I'm thrilled that Microsoft has asked me to be the opening speaker for a number of events this fall, related to the Windows 7 launch. We will be talking to CIO's, CFO's and CTO's…
Being innovative - it depends on the company you keep!
Even though it's summer, I'm busy dealing with the CEO's of a large number of clients for events coming up in the fall. One event features me as the opening keynote speaker for a…
Trend: The emergence of the Chief Momentum Officer
One of my key themes through the years has been that "faster is the new fast" -- that the biggest challenge that organizations must face is how to keep up with the high-velocity…
Where's the growth? Rethinking long term opportunity
I wrote this PDF report last spring, before the recession set in. Yet I still think it makes for a lot of powerful arguments as to where we will see industrial and market growth…
Time for a little innovation oxygen? Why wasting time is a GOOD thing.....
When my friend Scott Kress summited Mount Everest last year, he used a little bit of oxygen for the final push. Many climbers do -- sometimes you need the extra energy to…
10 Things You Need to Do to Innovate in a Recession
Business Week ran an article in January, "10 Worst Innovation Mistakes in a Recession." It's easy to point out mistakes. It can be harder to indicate what you should be doing…
"What is a futurist?"
Apparently, I'm a member of "one of the world's oldest professions." Hmmm... That's from the opening from this 10 minute clip from the CBC in which I'm one of four futurist…
"Thriving in turbulent times " - interview on Cognos Radio
IBM's Cognos division has put up an interview with me on their BIRadio site, which focuses on business intelligence. The key theme of the interview: "Author and Innovation…
Things You Need to Do Right Now to Focus on the Future!
I've got a tremendous number of keynotes coming up for April through June, ranging from a global leadership meeting for a world QSR company, to meetings with Trane (Ingersoll…
When Do You Innovate?
Another clip from a recent keynote in Las Vegas. Quite a few global organizations are bringing me in these days to inspire their leadership team to stay focused on growth…
Focusing on growth in a perilous economy - how innovators win
There's a lot of research that goes into every keynote and workshop I undertake. Recently, one key theme has been looking at how innovators break through the recessionary blues…
Economic keynotes: "7 Things You Need to Do Right Now!"
I was in Louisville, Kentucky yesterday, as the closing speaker for the annual conference of the American Nursery and Landscape Association, This was a repeat booking; they had me…
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