Recent Posts and Musings
The value of moments
To motivate people we offer the promise of a future better to what they have now. The assumption being that if they're happy with the status quo they do not need motivating. Offering a better future is often the easy part - as an example, watch the number of people...
Experiences that mean something
I just found this little piece that I wrote for Peter Grant ... writer and photographer extraordinaire who focuses his work on the natural world (http://www.naturescribe.com/). In preparing a keynote presentation Peter asked a few people if they would share their...
Little steps … when it all seems too much
I'm somewhat optimistic at times and this shows up in various activities in my life. And at such times I'm remind myself of life's simple lessons. One of these is when i'm trying to bring the shopping in from the car ... if I ran out of my reuse bags at the...
Innovation as a resourceful and effective mindset
I've just finished reading a report by Ernst and Young titled "Connecting Innovation to Profit - Five key insights from the world’s leading entrepreneurs." http://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/Connecting_inovation_to_profit/$FILE/EY_innovation_survey.pdf One of...
Busting Myths Around Creativity
Myth: Creative thinking is only for the select few, for the gifted As we mentioned in our first session, a common myth is that the ability to be creative resides only in the brilliant. The response to this myth is the belief that anyone can be creative. Myth: People...
Repair cafés
I just came across this article from Dynamic Business titled Repair Cafes lead change to throwaway culture. The articles reports on the work of people who have taken to repairing items that might have been destined for waste. As they say in the article there is a...
Growing life into a small town
The title for this blog post is a bit of a play on words but growth is a key focus for a project in the small town of Bingara in northern New South Wales called the Living Classroom. The initiative is turning 150 hectares of little used town common into a journey that...
Regenerative braking … stopping energy loss
Just finished reading the following article on the Amtrak train being rolled out in the NE of USA - "All Aboard! U.S. Vice President Biden Welcomes First Siemens-built Amtrak Locomotive Entering Passenger Service". What I found interesting was the degree to which the...
One word to capture what you do
I'm following a post within the Linkedin Group social media marketing that asks people to choose one word that summarises their brand. My word was resourceful to capture how I focus my efforts on helping individuals and organisations cultivate and amplify value from...
What are people selling?
At a breakfast meeting a few days back I took some time out to ask myself what this coffee shop was actually selling (which is a question I ask myself of other entities as well). With this particular shop were they selling coffee or a meeting place? A quiet...
The final whistle
When the pressure is on we tend to get ruffled, nervous, excited, abusive and agitated – I was watching a recent football game and when the losing team started to realise they were being out-muscled and out-played they lost their discipline. But this is often when we...
Deciding between two rights
I'm continuing on the theme of moments for this week and in particular those moments of decision when we are needing to decide between two rights. I believe this can be a challenge within the business (and personal) world. And potentially an increasing one as we bring...