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Why death is the unlikely ally of creation
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 10/11/2016
» The email is titled "2017 Creative Mornings Themes" and opens with the question: "Interested in talking about one topic as a keynote speaker?" I go through the list of themes: mystery, moments, taboo, beyond, serendipity, survival, equality, genius, compassion, pioneer, death, and context. Instantly, I am attracted to "genius". After all, reconnecting with our inner genius is what Thinkergy's creative Genius Journey leadership method is all about.
The creative laws that govern innovation
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 28/04/2016
» Have you ever thought about the creative laws that govern an innovation process? In the context of a particular domain, a law is a statement of fact, based on observation, that a particular natural or scientific phenomenon always occurs if certain conditions are present. It may also be a generalisation based on a fact or event perceived to be recurrent. Today, let me share with you a series of creative laws that other innovation experts and I have noticed during our years of work in the innovation domain.
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.
What's your style that lets you succeed?
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 28/05/2015
» It was 8.27am last Sunday when my phone rang. I was reviewing my presentation for a keynote talk that I was supposed to deliver two-and-a-half hours later at an international conference. "Where are you?" the caller asked. "The conference organisers are looking for you. You're supposed to start delivering your keynote in a few minutes."
Marketers should put their trust in innovators
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 19/03/2015
» 'Business has only two functions — marketing and innovation," American management consultant, educator and author Peter Drucker once said, and he was right, although I would reverse the order, as innovation must create the products to be marketed. But helping marketers with innovation has shown me that marketers think like Drucker, with marketing being primary and innovation secondary.