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When Desiging a Conference, Remember that Structure Wins

October 10, 2010

I’ve helped design a number of conferences over the years, often working with organizations who want to make significant changes to the format of their conference so that it can be more productive. I offer some options here that you may wish to consider for the design of small conferences (20-50 participants). Structure Wins The [...]

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Predicting the Future: Trend Spotting Resources

March 8, 2010

Product Trends and Inspiration Most people who have been engaged in creativity and innovation, at some point, come to realize that cross pollination and lateral thinking are important sources for creating insights and generating breakthrough solutions to complex problems. I imagine most people have come to rely on particular resources for their inspiration and for [...]

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The Future of Business Education

January 25, 2010

There has been a lot written about the rate of change and how the speed of change isn’t going to slow down any time soon. One of the impacts of this condition is the complexity of doing business in any industry or sector of society has increased. This complexity challenges every leader to develop new [...]

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Don’t Let the Collaborative Event Tail Wag the Project Dog

December 31, 2009

I’ve been facilitating and supporting face to face collaborative events for over 25 years and sometimes have to watch against an event-centric approach in my work. Of course a major collaborative event involving perhaps hundreds of participants and spanning several days must be well designed. The event must have objectives and deliverables. It must have [...]

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Macintosh 25th Anniversary

January 27, 2009

In honor of the Macintosh’s 25th Anniversary – and a little more Steve… On January 24th, 2009 Macintosh is 25 years old. This video is Steve Jobs introducing the Macintosh back in 1984.

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Inside Apple Computer

January 23, 2009

This is a lovely little book that I heartily recommend for anyone who’s interested in innovation. It’s a detailed study of the innovation process at Apple Computer, which author Leander Kahney reverse engineered by talking to people – not including Steve Jobs, apparently – and reading through the press for clues about what’s goes on [...]

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