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Commentary: HBR, Entrepreneurs & Religion
Summary points I took away from the HBR (October 2013) article, “Entrepreneurs Feel Closer to God Than the Rest of Us Do” by Mitchell J. Neubert, HBR. 1. Question: Are faith and entrepreneurship connected? Religion and business have traditionally been considered separate domains, but they may be closer than we realize. Mitchell J. Neubert and…
The Buzz at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin
As a disruptor, going to TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco (summer), Rome (September) and now at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin has been a great experience to get a sense of the global tech disruption scene. Much to discuss, but the key takeaways are: 1. Entrepreneurism is very active in Germany, Uk, France, and throughout Europe. Ideas are…
Corporate Human Intellectual Capital
Dilbert.com A key reason that I wrote my book ProVoke was to ignite and inspire the vast number of highly talented and intelligent individuals within large companies (knowledge workers). It pains me to see highly skilled individuals be stripped of the key reason for which they were hired: To express their talent. Instead we focus…
(BR) Yes, It Can Be Frightening But We Need To Change Our Mindset!
In ProVoke, and the ProVoke Methodology, I work with large and small enterprises and individuals to move them through the 5 stages of resistance to disruption. Once we master this, we are ready to create the Culture of Disruption (CofD) and begin active and meaningful innovation. In the stages of resistance, we encounter the strongest…
(BR) Innovation-Enabling-Ecosystem
To disrupt and innovate, we have to explore, learn, and challenge ourselves. One key method is to incorporate a variety of perspectives and challenge our thinking. This is why I started my book reviews – where I explore a variety of books around the topic innovation. Last week, in my blog post I reviewed the…
To Innovate We Must be Willing to Learn a Lot!
In ProVoke, I talk about the necessity to be uncomfortable before we are ready to disrupt and innovate. We need to be uncomfortable because pushing ourselves out of our comfort zone is hard work and is unsettling. Learning new things means admitting that we are not experts in all areas and that we are willing…