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?”
CEOs For Cities has launched an interesting project – the US Initiative. Whilst CEOs for Cities is purely focused on the United States, the organisation’s goals, model, and projects could easily be tailored for New Zealand.
I have been thinking a lot about life, the universe, and everything – mostly along the lines of where New Zealand should be headed, how local government can act as a catalyst, and what we need to do to ensure we get there. Change the rules I am fond of changing the rules (just ask [...]
How do we justify spending money on an internal Community & Collaboration platform like JiveSBS? I have been thinking more about Social Business ROI and how to measure it effectively.
Over the years I have become convinced that more often than not the success or failure of a project or product has very little to do with the technology involved.
Given the ubiquity of network connectivity (and increasing speeds of access), it is logical for us to investigate the usage of mobile computing platforms and applications to enhance the way we do business.
With the official launch of Visual Studio 2010 and Windows Azure last week, there have been welcome changes to Microsoft’s support of open source and open standards in web development.
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.
