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Why so afraid? Human up! (Part 2)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 16/02/2017
» Four weeks ago, in the first part of this article, I pointed out that we are all descendants of brave, action-oriented and creative primal humans who boldly acted, created and collaborated to rise to the pinnacle of the evolutionary pyramid.
Escaping the 'GIGO' principle of innovation
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 24/11/2016
» Last week I began planning a comprehensive innovation project with a client. This project is highly important for this multinational corporation, which is seeking new applications in new industries for a profitable product that is now locked into one industry and application niche.
Managing people better by relating to their personal styles
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 07/07/2016
» Managing people in the modern globalised workplace is like herding cats. Managers need to effectively relate to people's unique personal styles and to different cultural, educational and generational backgrounds. That's easier said than done. But what if there were a tool to help managers better understand the individual styles of their team members?
Success ingredients of top achievers
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 17/03/2016
» 'Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play," the German philosopher Immanuel Kant once said. Do you have both theoretical knowledge and practical experience in what you do? And can these two ingredients alone lead you to professional success?
Tracking the dimensions of change over time
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 10/12/2015
» Innovation means change. Tracking and mapping political, economic, social and technological change is one of the activities you need to undertake at the beginning of a strategy innovation project. Naturally, the changes of the emerging future are grounded in the changes that are taking place at present and the changes that took place in the past.
Playing on all levels of business creativity
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 26/11/2015
» 'There are two types of creativity: the creativity of making zero to one, and the creativity of making one to 1,000," wrote Kazuhiko Nishi, a pioneering software entrepreneur who joined Microsoft in its early days and later became a leader of Ascii Corporation.