The point of the structure is to support the idea or innovation. Eventually, we start to hear rumours of the term ‘bureaucracy’.
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Building Communities
Most of us want to be part of a community that looks out for each other. That is generous. But we wait for someone else to take the first step.
Two Worldviews, Both True
Our experiences shape our view of the world. This is one of the reasons diversity matters in our decision making, our designing, and so on
Avoidable Angst
Meetings to solve a specific problem happening now tend to be focused, specific. How are we going to solve this particular issue? What is the plan to launch this campaign? Who needs to do what, when? These meetings are narrow, often rigid and often have a more...
Identity Numbers
How many people visited my site? How many facebook friends do I have?How many followers do I have?How many customers do I have? How many people am I influencing?Is anyone reading my blog?If you can't 'gram it, it didn't happen We are obsessed with numbers. We equate...
Yes, but why
Whatever business you are in, there is unlikely to be a shortage of conferences, meetings, workshops, that you could choose to attend. The demand for our time is never-ending and the fear of missing out (FOMO) is at ridiculously high levels. So yes we could attend...
Digital Literacy Opportunities
As mentioned in a previous post, currently I think about digital literacy having at least three parts: SkillsetsData Protection/Privacy/Security/Consent etc.New Operating models So when two colleagues came to me asking if the idea of having an 'out of the box' offline...
5 things I’ve learned in turning around a small business inside a large organisation
As I wrote previously, two years ago, I was given a system to “see what you can do with it”. I don’t think anyone had any idea how bad the situation was. Every day for what seemed like 3 months, I seemed to uncover more and more surprises, none of them good. ...
Public Private Partnerships
It’s not optional or a ‘nice to have’ It’s not primarily about a new revenue source It’s not about employee engagement and ‘giving back’ It’s not to pacify guilt It’s about integrity It’s beyond the short term, reductionistic thinking It’s about being true to...