I am a fan of Sadhguru. “Inner engineering” is excellent, but so are his videos, interviews, etc. The guy talks a lot of sense. Karma I am also interested in karma. Particularly after I read “The Diamond Cutter”. A book about karma management. . Every thought is a seed to your future. Everything is potential.
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It is the beginning of March. Spring is in the air. The sun is shining, and the garden is starting to bloom. Every morning we are now greeted by the chorus of the birds that have come back from their winter retreat. It is the perfect time to sit, think, reflect on the future and
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We have been talking about fab labs for quite a while. I remember reading “Makers” by Chris Anderson. . The future of 3D, the disruption of distribution, the digitisation of the value chain and maybe even 4D. That was ten years ago. And 3D printing has been a lot slower than I expected. Designing reality
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Is collapse an option? Can professionals in sustainability management, policy and research – myself included – continue to work with the assumption or hope that we can slow down climate change or respond to it sufficiently to sustain our civilisation? Deep Adaptation: Navigating the Realities of Climate Chaos “Deep Adaptation: Navigating the Realities of Climate
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You are getting old. You are reaching the nest wave of your life, or what will you do when you grow up? It is a fascinating subject. That might have to do with my age (I am 57), but I also think that the part of your life is coming sooner. I think millennials are
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How do you get the big deals? The deals that make the difference. Moving beyond the early adopters. Becoming the rainmaker. That is what “Navigate To The Lighthouse: A Silicon Valley Guide to Executing Global Deals” is all about. Finding the lighthouse deal; notifying all the players in a new market that you are a
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Ideaflow. Quantity over quality? That is the question. Is creativity a skill, a behaviour or a gift? What stops the flow of ideas? Look no further. That is why the universe invented “Ideaflow: Why Creative Businesses Win”. How to cultivate creativity in an organisation. How to stop the fixation on feasibility and relevance and the
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“Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning, so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It” was recommended by a colleague on our climate-KIC programme. A book about positioning. On the climate-KIC programme alone, I have worked with hundreds of companies, and yes, positioning is an issue, as is the definition of the value proposition. Invariably, they
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“Know This: Today’s Most Interesting and Important Scientific Ideas, Discoveries, and Developments” is wander and wonder book. A potpourri of ideas. A wide range of short stories about lots of topics, from science, climate change, quantum physics, energy, space, news, antibiotics, genetics, astronomy, evolution, democracy, big data, neuroscience, AI, psychology, risk, fear, diet, education, gender
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“The Power of Meaning: The true route to happiness” is a personal book, but it has a lot of lessons you can apply to business. I think it is the perfect driver for change management, innovation, leadership and creating a healthy workplace. Happiness frenzy In the late eighties and early nineties, several hundred studies about
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