Who Moved My Cheese Open Day

We have had a great response to our recent "Who Moved My Cheese?" Gaining change skills open day programme. I have partnered with Spencer Johnson Partners to deliver the "Who Moved My Cheese?" training programmes in Ireland and the UK. We held an open programme on the 14th of this month in the Ryan Centre for Entrepreneurship for HR professionals and Department managers in order to introduce the course content. The programme will be rolled out over the coming months.

Feedback has been fantastic, with a number of participants booking sessions for their own organisation. For more details contact Rory O'Connor.

Funky Business Forever

I just picked up Ridderstrale and Nordstrom's Funky Business forever and cant wait to read it. I loved the original version and I am mad to see what is still funky and what's not!

I will post a review as soon as I am finished!

NUIG MBA class get serious!

I recently conducted an introduction to the LEGO SERIOUS PLAY methodology to the second year executive MBA class in NUI Galway. Thanks to Dr James Cunningham we got the opportunity to spend a half day with the class getting some serious play in.

The session gave the class the chance to experience the methodology and give the students a chance to use their imagination. It was the first time we had introduced the process in an educational setting and thanks to the input of James and the feedback from the class we have been able to tailor a workshop that is very suitable for an educational setting.

We looking forward to playing in univeristy again!

Luxury Brand Masterclass

I came accross a fascinating presentation on Luxury Brand Marketing on slide share by Idris Mootee:

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Having worked in marketing and strategy in the Luxury goods sector for 14 years, I found his presentation well researched and presented. He has really hit the nail on the head in relation to the challenges facing the industry.

If you work in or have an intrest in the Luxury goods industry it certainly worth checking out.

Herding Cats

In his book Scott Berkun, see below, talks about the myth of having a method for innovation. He used a phrase I love, and have used myself previously to try and convey complexity.

Whilst thinking of it I wondered if anyone had attempted to put this image on video. So I checked youtube and of course there was something there.

Enjoy the thrill of herding cats!

Myths of Innovation!

I have just finished reading Scott Berkun's The Myths of Innovation and it is certainly worth the read. In the book Berkun takes a look back at innovation history and explores how ideas become successful innovations.

He uses examples from the history of technology to explain some of the myths that have developed around innovation over time! He clearly outlines how to convert the knowledge you have into ideas that can really add value.

The book outlines ten great myths in the innovation process:

1. The impression that innovation comes in a Eureka Moment
2. That we understand the full history of the manner in which an innovation occured
3. That innovation is systemic
4. That everybody loves new ideas
5. That there is usually a lone inventor
6. That good ideas are hard to find
7. Your boss knows more about innovation than you
8. The best ideas win
9. All problems have solutions
10. Innovation is always good

Berkun's work is clearly laid out, easy to read and full of nuggets. I would suggest anyone intrested in innovation should put in on the list of must reads.