Monthly Archives: May 2009

Think small…change the world

Don’t kid yourself. Thinking that you can find new solutions is not only a matter of science. It’s a matter of faith. It’s not faith founded on belief without substance or experience. But sometimes our experiences play tricks on us. … Continue reading

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Filed under Change, Lean, Social Media, Social Networking, Strategy

Teach me how to fail – we need the money!

We only learn by our failures. Yeah, yeah. I’ve heard that before. And your cheque is in the mail. We all repeat this by rote like a demented parrot. How many actually believe it? And if we do, why don’t … Continue reading

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Filed under Change, Marketing, Sales, Strategy, Technology

Innoculate Your Organization Against Change!

This just in. A group of scientists today announced that they has successfully created a vaccine which is almost 100% effective in preventing any change within an organization. A spokesperson for the group claimed that they had decoded the basic … Continue reading

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Filed under Change, Organization, People

Catherine Tries A Tweet – Why We Suck At Commercializing Web Technology

The Cluetrain Manifesto made the best statement about customers that I’d ever heard. “We aren’t eyeballs, or clicks — We are people. Live with it.” Yet as I hear the debate resurface about how we commercialize social networks, I wonder … Continue reading

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