by Keith Coats | Apr 25, 2017 | Archive, Tuesday Tips
The Problem: I need to get my team to ‘think differently’ – to come up with a ‘better way of doing things’ – how can I get them to understand this in order to find this ‘better way’? The Solution: Here is a fun and participative exercise that will help achieve this...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Apr 21, 2017 | Archive, Leadership
This century should be rather remarkable but it will not just happen, you have to create it. Ancient Greeks had two concepts of time, chronos and kairos. The former referring to the sequential progress of time; and, the latter, opportune moments – pockets of...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Apr 21, 2017 | Archive, Leadership
Every blog needs a story about Apple and here is one of ours, but it is not your average account. This is a story of a very young man, presenting his crazy idea at the 1983 International Design Conference in Aspen, long before he or his company were famous. At the...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Apr 20, 2017 | Archive, Change
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Not these old geezers. How the quest to create a billion farmers will disrupt and revolutionise how we think about and grow our food. Do you know how old the average apple is? From the time it is picked to you buying it from a...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Apr 18, 2017 | Archive, Future Trends, Tuesday Tips
People are living longer and healthier lives. This is a good thing because most baby boomers have not amassed enough savings to retire as early as their parents and parents did. But even if they have the savings for decades-long retirement many baby boomers still want...
by James Preston | Apr 17, 2017 | Archive, Future Trends, Organisational Development
Last week, I sat through a session by GE’s Global Head of Digital. He gave us a really great example of the type of work his team does for GE. Well, at the time I didn’t think it was so great, but the more I have thought about it the more impressed I am....