Brookside, postboxes & SaaS development
Loads of illuminating analogies have emerged in conversations with Andrew Missingham, but today there’s one in particular that popped up… You may remember when the soap Brookside launched on Channel......
View ArticleYour agile self
The word ‘agility’ is being bandied about a lot lately. Agile development processes are the norm in tech companies now – favoured over the old school linear (waterfall) method, for... Read The Rest →
View ArticleIntroducing Palindromic Queries
Unleashing innovation & 21st century scale – Palindromic Queries View more presentations from ResonanceBlog.
View ArticleMarkets are conversations… so what? Part II
Following my last post a few folk asked me to expand on how to enable two-way comms. To cut a long story short, if you’re a big company with loads... Read The Rest →
View ArticleKill false assumptions & evolve
Many of us are making decisions based on false assumptions every single day. In fact we’re underpinning our businesses, organisations, products and personal lives with false assumptions. We keep on......
View ArticleHeaven for mavericks
Ricardo Semler took over his Dad’s Brazilian business, Semco, in the 80s. Semco now employs over 3,000 people in manufacturing, professional services and high-tech. They increased their annual revenues...
View ArticleFrom machines to ecosystems
When we talk about thriving in the digital age, we tend to revert to discussing how to leverage social media, mobile and other cool channels. There’s nothing wrong with that... Read The Rest →
View ArticleThe quest for autonomy
Autonomy comes from the Greek word autonomos, meaning (auto) ‘self’ (nomos) ‘law’. It refers to ‘the capacity of a rational individual to make an informed, un-coerced decision’ [Wikipedia]. For some......
View ArticlePurposeful experimentation = innovative leaps
Wouldn’t it be marvelous if there was a computer simulation that would enable you to test out new, radical business moves. What if you could set it running and see... Read The Rest →
View ArticleIt’s My Ass on the Line
When you’re trying to keep up in a fast-changing world, fast is better than slow. Customers expect nothing less than lightning response. Markets demand it. The best people presume it.... Read The Rest →
View ArticleFormula for writing books & other complex stuff
This won’t work for everyone, but for you right-brained folks with book-writing aspirations, this simple secret formula could be a game-changer. The difficulty with writing books is overcoming the...
View ArticleResilience & Adaptability
A while back I posted up this deck on Unleasing Innovation & 21st Century Scale. Unleashing innovation & 21st century scale – Palindromic Queries View more presentations from ResonanceBlog...
View ArticleDeath by meetings
Imagine a world where you only ever had to have conversations you were actually interested in. Now think about a recent time when you had to sit through a painful... Read The Rest →
View ArticleGutless Wonders and the Control Illusion
Ian Davis, previously worldwide MD of McKinsey, once said, “Long-gone is the day of the gut-instinct management style. Today’s business leaders are adopting algorithmic decision-making techniques and...
View ArticleFast is better than slow (loose is better than tight!)
Tight, centralised control mechanisms are super attractive to comfort-seeking humans. The trouble is, they aren’t working. The tougher the times, the stronger the compulsion to issue reams of rules,...
View ArticleSocial business? It’s just plain business
Buzz around ‘social business’ has gone crazy in recent months, but having spoken to brands about it for some time now, I’m convinced we’re confusing the hell out of them.... Read The Rest →
View Article(Social) Business Theory of Everything
Physicists have long sought a Theory of Everything to explain and link all known physical phenomena, so the outcome of any experiment could be predicted. The problem is, unifying general... Read The...
View ArticlePowerpoint: A Substitute for Action (& Pub Strategy)
We invest a good chunk of our time and energy at work puzzling over strategies, measurable objectives, roadmaps and implementation schedules. The fruits of our labour culminate in a powerpoint... Read...
View ArticleStruggling with social? Stop sweating the tech
So many execs I meet are bewildered by digital, social, all things funky new tech and 21st century. More specifically, they’re bewildered by their lack of understanding of ‘this new... Read The Rest →
View ArticleTop 10 Social Business Questions in 20133) What does social business mean for...
Social business isn’t a bolt-on, or a function, or just another project – rather it’s a set of practices that infiltrate every business area, helping you deliver all your existing... Read The Rest →
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