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Yearly Archives: 2009
Stories, conversations, culture all drive activity
This is true in all walks of life, and enterprise is no exception. The fundamental challenge for business leaders is how to shape stories, conversations and culture to make people’s activities profitable. Continue reading
Fundamentally, this isn’t about control, or even persuasion. It’s about co-evolution, shared creation.
Many different kinds of consultancies address one of these dimensions, sometimes even two. (If you’re building a practice that covers all three, please get in touch: we’d love to hear from ...MORE >
Contextualised creativity is imperative
Design and business are finding all sorts of ways to interact. Continue reading
As people who once-upon-a-time practiced “art for art’s sake” we have become strong advocates of putting invention at the service of commercial aims. Not a big stretch for the aerospace engineers amongst us…
We see platform as part of context. We’re able to think ...MORE >
Commerce a compromise?
The joy of business is not a universal trait, experience has shown. For many creative people, commerce is perceived as a compromise. Not so for us.
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As our partnership deepens, Indy and I find another point of connection. For us both, relevant novelty is the only kind we aim to create.
All the great ideas that find form must serve a business aim. Flip that on its head, and you’ll ...MORE >
Valid responses embrace the greater complexity that is now rife
The world is more global today. Valid business responses need to take this into account. Continue reading
Thanks to technology and other factors, pace has now accelerated. Furthermore, the certainty that gives all sorts of institutions their authority is breaking down. The result is greater complexity.
Actual complexity undermines command-and-control structures. That’s why we’re seeing their effectiveness wane. As these structures ...MORE >