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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Whether you love them or hate them, Apple has been instrumental in defining an era … and Apple would never have been anything without Steve Jobs. Here are some lessons from big Steve on how to approach life and business.
