Insights and ideas
Explore thought-provoking perspectives from my long-running entrepreneurial blog.
2 big reasons for thinking the unthinkable
Many people use scenario planning as a tool for ensuring they are prepared for all eventualities. No doubt it is
3 unexpected ways the iPhone has made my world a better place
Putting the kids to bed My wife and I used to fight over who would take our daughter to bed.
Can Africa create its own Silicon Valley?
Have you heard of the Barrosos Well effect? It refers to the strategy of focusing attention on areas where things
Yet another way the mobile web is saving the world
Have you noticed how people don’t lose their cool when kept waiting? In the old days, it wouldn’t take much
The link between cultural complexity and innovation
Prof Cesar Hidalgo of MIT recently argued that a country’s level of economic complexity (and therefore wealth) is linked to
SA is winning the currency war
(tongue in cheek post) Many publications are reporting that the USA has started a global currency “war” by printing
3 reasons why teams fail
3 reasons why teams fail I’ve just finished a short executive education course during which we had the obligatory
How the middle class affects political unrest
Ishac Divan of the Harvard Centre for International Development has an interesting theory on the cause of the Egyptian revolution.
3 keys to maximising collaboration between people
The people must get along at a personal level. There must be a common language. Collaboration is maximized amongst