Entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, innovation and culture are hot ticket items for my clients. So I keep an eye out on the startup books that come out on a regular basis. Covers a lot of angles The book is superb. It touches on so many books that we cover for our clients. It covers Ken Robinson (our […]
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I am a huge fan of Chris Anderson. Both “The long tail” and “Free” are great reads and truly thought-provoking. Both, but particularly “Free” is a book we use regularly with clients. The question asked in “Free” is “what happens if your service will become available for free (which it will)? Talk about throwing a
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Filter bubble A friend (with thanks to Alan Boyd of Hoik) recommended “Filter Bubble”. Boy(d) am I impressed. It is a book that covers the impact of the introduction of personalised search. My search results on “soccer” will be very different than yours (Ajax!). And that has all kinds of consequences. Covers privacy, data, innovation, culture, the
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CEOs need to become Chief Experience Officers if you believe Brian Solis. Experience as the future of selling. Brian Solis is the author of “Engage” and “The end of business as usual” (#WTF). In my view, he is one of the best in social media and marketing. #WTF is an extension of “Engage” and “The
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Impact Impact = Contrast X (Reach + Exposure + Articulation + Trust + Echo) Trust agents Written by the authors of “trust agents”. A book that was ahead of its time. Common sense It started well. The equations are top notch (and common sense). And that is the point. The whole book is common sense.
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Innovation is hard Why does innovation not work? Why do the big companies spend the millions and the young start-ups with no money walk away with the big price? Below are the lessons from 2 books and also a suggestion of the book to use, which is “Business Model Innovation Factory”. “Creative intelligence” “Creative intelligence”
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You say you like creativity, but you don’t. You are not ready. You will be Netflixed. A wave of millions of young digital disruptors that are used to free tools that are all better than Bill Gates had at his disposal. With access to big platforms (Amazon, Facebook) that allow scaling overnight. They will eat you
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Customer delight is the new black. Every now and then you get a business book that hits the spot. One that makes you think and puts things into a different context. With some compelling and well thought through concepts on how to improve your business. “The connected company” is one of these books. What is
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Companies are struggling with innovation. The programmes they introduced don’t work, the idea box stays barren and the cynics have taken over the asylum. Lessons The Business Model Innovation Factory (BMIF) is currently the book we use to explain and show why innovation does not work. Why this book and what can you learn from
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I think that actively managing serendipity is more important than business optimisation. I am aware of the contradiction in managing and serendipity. Data, marketing, planning, organisation, strategy, intuition, education, passion, entrepreneurship and the future So I have been looking forward to Taleb’s new book. I was right. Having read it, I think it is a
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