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Disruption & Acceleration · 2010
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How small is your world? Why thinking BIG could save you in the 21st century economy!
We are in the era of big thinking, yet a lot of people have a small outlook. Consider what leading edge innovation organizations are doing today; they're prepared to: make big…
Zorbing and the big global idea machine!
I've got a new Web traffic monitoring tool - Re-Energize -- which is quite wonderful! And every day, when I look at how people are finding my site, it's become quite obvious that…
Trending: 10 Major Trends to Start Thinking About Now!
What are the major trends that will shape our world in the future? Here's what you need to be thinking about now! How SMALL is your world? Are you thinking BIG enough in terms of…
Video: What do world class innovators do?
Each year, Deloitte South Africa presents their annual "Best Companies to Work For In South Africa" survey, and coincident with that, they honour companies that show the best…
Bold beats old, fast beats big, and other key issues
It was a busy September, with keynotes and leadership events for the likes of PPG, the Utah League of Cities and Towns, St. Joseph's Health Center, Transcontinental Media, the…
Product lifecycle 2.0 and the era of instant obsolescence
This graph represents the model of product life cycles as taught in business schools for the last, oh, I don't know, 100 years? Companies would innovate, and introduce a new…
Video: The collapse (and end?) of product life-cycles
At the recent Consumer Electronics Association CEO summit in Ojai, CA, I focused on how social networks are coming to have a huge impact on brand perception. But aside from that…
Consumer Electronics Association CEO Summit: Brand Innovation At the Speed of Twitter.
Jim put into perspective the impact of social networks upon branding, consumer relationships and marketing for this group of senior executives from some of the world’s largest…
What are retailers worried about? Consumer interaction and location!
I just came from giving a keynote for the annual conference of a major customer loyalty organization, with the talk focused on some of key trends impacting the world of retail…
Video : What do innovative organizations do?
What do innovative organizations do? They re-orient themselves for an economy in which their ability to react to fast paced change will increasingly define their success. In this…
When Silicon Valley Takes Over Your Innovation Agenda!
What happens when Silicon Valley takes over the innovation agenda within an industry? In this video clip from a recent keynote, Jim challenges his audience to think about what…
Innovation: Think big, start small, scale fast!
A key innovation message that I spend time with my clients focusing upon involves the concept of "thinking big, starting small, and scaling fast." (With all due respect, the…
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