This had to be one of the more fun sessions I attended at Davos, on a topic near and dear to my heart. Here’s the WEF summary: Growth through Innovation The financial crisis will be… Read more »
Archives for January 2009
Session at Davos: Cool Ideas from Older Industries
I sat in on a great session with representatives from a variety of industries that can be thought of as older or more mature. Here’s the summary from the WEF: Summary Cool Ideas from Older… Read more »
Snippet from Davos - Cool ideas from older industries
I’m sitting in a panel entitled “Cool ideas from older industries”. Among the participants is Brad Anderson, the CEO of Best Buy. Great phrase: The huge disadvantage established organization have is habits. Many organizations choose… Read more »
This morning at Davos: Leadership in a crisis
I went to a fascinating panel this morning on leadership challenges of the crisis. Here’s the official summary: Crisis, Community and Leadership Leadership qualities are necessary for dealing with issues such as the environment and… Read more »
Quips from Davos
Two that I overheard in the “brainstorming” session amused me: So we had mark to market Or mark to model Or mark to myth? And another one on assumptions underlying the economic meltdown: We assumed… Read more »
Yesterday at Davos - Brainstorming on what went wrong with the economy
The World Economic Forum yesterday gathered several dozen, maybe even a hundred, of us to talk in small groups at tables about what went wrong with the economy. I was lucky enough to be at… Read more »
Yesterday at Davos - Harvard Business Review / World Economic Forum Ideaslab
Yesterday, I participated in a really interesting session, based on a joint project between the Harvard Business Review and the World Economic Forum. Each year, the two organizations sponsor a series of discussions among a… Read more »
Heard at Davos - Boring is good
Hello from the World Economic Forum meetings at Davos. I’ll be posting some of the interesting things I’ve heard this week. From Victor Blank, the Chairman of Lloyds of London on the current financial crisis:… Read more »
Must-Read Winter Books for IT Pros
JASE Marketing blog lists the soon-to-be-released Discovery-Driven Growth: A Breakthrough Process to Reduce Risk and Seize Opportunity as a must-read here.
Must-Read Winter Books for IT Pros
JASE Marketing blog lists the soon-to-be-released Discovery-Driven Growth: A Breakthrough Process to Reduce Risk and Seize Opportunity as a must-read here.
Discovery-Driven Planning
Professor Kenneth E. Homa, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, undertakes a comprehensive explanation of the discovery-driven planning approach at his HomaHelp blog.
Discovery-Driven Planning
Professor Kenneth E. Homa, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, undertakes a comprehensive explanation of the discovery-driven planning approach at his HomaHelp blog.