The blurring of the lines between work and play, the company and the customer, and the employer and the employee, give rise to some interesting new dynamics and some interesting new possibilities for the workplace of the future. As part of the Biz Dojo, we are already exploring a new way to work.
I just love it something great coalesces from the ether, out of creative people’s minds, off the paper, and into reality. I especially love it when an idea that I have been raving about, magically arrives in my browser, courtesy of some equally passionate people on the other side of the world. Welcome to Better Means …
In case you haven’t heard, the industrial revolution is over. It’s long gone. In fact, the information age has also blown through town. Unfortunately, most organisations act as though we haven’t learnt anything in the last 150 years.
A great night had by the Fu team at the recent launch of TakeON!, the new offering from ON-Brand Partners.
There’s an old saying that every organisation is optimised to achieve the results it currently gets. The implication is that, in order to get new results, we must respond differently by taking on novel means of evaluating problems, spotting opportunities, and working together.
Gary Hamel asks, “Why are we complacent when confronted with data that suggest most managers are more likely to douse the flames of employee enthusiasm than fan them, and are more likely to frustrate extraordinary accomplishment than to foster it?”
A large part of being innovative allowing creativity to flourish – and then commercialising the ideas that are generated. But how do we allow ourselves to be creative?
Planned for launch late next year or in early 2011, Autolib’ will place 4,000 electric cars at 1,400 self-service rental and recharging stations around Paris for short-term, temporary use.
There are some interesting things happening around the world, when it comes to local government opening up data for use by the general public.
As more of us live in cities, being able to create some green space easily is important. Bacsac offers a line of innovative geotextile bags that can be used to transform any space into a growing, living garden.
