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World economy: Is the pendulum swinging back?
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 12/10/2017
» Around the time we entered the new millennium, humanity moved from information intensification into a new economic age: the age of creation intensification. In the innovation economy, the key competitive advantage of individuals, companies and countries alike is creation -- the ability to use existing and newly emerging theories, know-how and technologies to create novel, original and meaningful value.
How to put the right people into the right job
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 13/04/2017
» Wouldn't it be great if all your new recruits fit perfectly into the vacant positions you wanted them to fill? And if everyone on a team worked in a role that allowed them to let their talents shine and played on their strengths, while others compensated for any weaknesses?
Is the rise of entrepreneurial Asia imminent? (Part 2)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 15/10/2015
» Two weeks ago, we started exploring why Asia is likely to see a shift from a managerial to an entrepreneurial society in the next 20 years. We arrived at this insight using a futures forecasting technique named causal layered analysis (CLA) that was created by the futurist Sohail Inayatullah.
Are we seeing the rise of entrepreneurial Asia? (Part 1)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 01/10/2015
» Two weeks ago, I shared with you a series of forecasting questions I gained at the Futures Foresight workshop run by Prof Sohail Inayatullah. I introduced to you a series of forecast scenarios on the future of innovation in Asia, one of which is called Entrepreneurial Asian Innovation 2035.
Forecasting the future of innovation in Asia
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 17/09/2015
» Two weeks ago, I invested time and money in my own professional development. Sohail Inayatullah, one of the world's foremost futurists, was invited by the Change Initiative to run a Futures Foresight workshop in Bangkok. He introduced a set of simple but powerful forecasting questions. How do they play out if a group of innovation experts applies them to forecast the future of innovation in Asia in 2035?
10 for 10: Entrepreneurial Lessons from a Decade-Long Survivor
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 06/08/2015
» Hooray! This week, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Thinkergy Ltd. Most start-ups never make it through the roughs and troughs of their first decade, and we feel very grateful to have survived!
Are you ready to be an entrepreneur? (Part 2)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 25/09/2014
» My last column identified five decisions you need to make when starting a new venture: Do you have an entrepreneurial mindset? Is your business idea really worth pursuing? When should you start? Should you go it alone or with partners? How to structure a partnership? Here are the other five decisions you must consider carefully to have a good chance of succeeding as an entrepreneur.
Do you think you're ready to be an entrepreneur? (Part 1)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 11/09/2014
» 'Who wants to be an entrepreneur?" I asked my graduate students in a course on decision-making. To my surprise, three-quarters of them raised their hands. It seems the American futurist John Naisbitt was right when he said: "We are shifting from a managerial society to an entrepreneurial society." Being customer-focused in all that I do, I added a section on entrepreneurial decision-making to the course. After all, becoming an entrepreneur and then making a go of it requires making big decisions wisely and avoiding the common traps that Noam Wasserman outlined in his book The Founder's Dilemmas. In this column and the next, I'd like to share 10 pieces of advice for entrepreneurs to help you discover if you're ready for entrepreneurship.