A NICE AND YET PENETRATING QUESTION TO PONDER

A nice and yet penetrating question to ponder (inspired by author-filmmaker-futurist Joel Arthur Barker):

"What do I do in my job that I should only do in Hell?"

GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE ABOUT THE FUTURE!

That's right!

In fact, this nice quote of technology futurist Daniel Burrus reminds me vividly of what author-filmmaker-futurist Joel Arthur Barker has said back in the nineties:

"It is the future where our greatest leverage is. We can't change the past, although, if we are smart, we learn from it.

Things happen in only one place - the present, and usually we react to those events.

The space of time in the present is too slim to allow for much more.

It is in the yet-to-be, the future, and only there, where we have the time to prepare for the present."

10 DISRUPTIVE QUOTES FOR ENTREPRENEURS

Here are ten disruptive quotes from entrepreneurs to give you inspiration.

“There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work than follow your passions – in a way that serves the world and you.” 

~ Richard Branson

“If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later!” 

~ Richard Branson

"When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor." 

~ Elon Musk

“You have to be burning with "an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right." If you're not passionate enough from the start, you'll never stick it out.” 

~ Steve Jobs

"Great companies start because the founders want to change the world... not make a fast buck."

~ Guy Kawasaki

“Want to change the world? Upset the status quo? This takes more than run-of-the-mill relationships. You need to make people dream the same dream that you do.” 

~ Guy Kawasaki

"More progress results from the violent execution of an imperfect plan than the perfection of a plan to violently execute." 

~ Hubert Humphrey

"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often." 

~ Hubert Humphrey

"You can dream, create, design, and build the most beautiful place in the world, but it requires people to make it a reality." 

~ Walt Disney

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." 

~ Dale Carnegie

 [Source: '10 Disruptive Quotes for Entrepreneurs'] 

TOP 10 EUREKA MOMENTS: SHOWER, SLEEP, AND DRIVE

Just like to share another nice article about inspiration friendly times:

'Top 10 Eureka Moments: Shower, Sleep and Drive'

by Gijs van Wulfen, founder of the FORTH innovation methodology and author of the innovation bestseller, 'The Innovation Expedition'.

What is most striking about the finding is that, less than 1% of the eureka-moments happens “in a brainstorm” or “at work”.

founder of the FORTH innovation method and author of the innovation bestseller The Innovation Expedition. - See more at: http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2014/04/20/top-10-eureka-moments-shower-sleep-and-drive/#sthash.lhbZfWgV.dpuf

Gijs van Wulfen

Gijs van Wulfen

Top 10 Eureka Moments: Shower, Sleep and Drive

MINDMAPPING IS JUST ONE VISUAL TOOL!

I have recently commented on the following article:

 'Excellent Visual Featuring The 6 Benefits of Mind Maps',  

appearing in the 'Educational Technology and Mobile Learning' weblog.

"It's important not to get stuck with "mindmapping" as a panacea.

It's just one visual tool.

In today's change-fraught knowledge economy, one's repertoire should be rich and varied as the world around us.

Not all issues, problems or challenges can be addressed from a centralised concept.

Visual tools like causal loop diagram for a systemic view; fishbone diagram for understanding causes and consequences; concept map for a hierarchical approach to appraise superordinate and subordinate data dynamics, just to name a few, should be embraced as part of one's strategy repertoire."

HOW TO STAY ON TOP OF EMERGING TRENDS

Just like to share a beautiful and elegant article on building one's anticipatory prowess, as it touches on the brass tacks of execution. 

'How to Stay on top of Emerging Trends'

by Jorge Barba, who calls himself, a global Innovation Insurgent.

To me, it is much better written - I mean, less abstract - than what technology futurist Daniel Burrus has written earlier, touching in similar vein in his article, "The New Principle of Leadership'. 

BEING AGILE OR STAYING PROACTIVE IS NO LONGER ENOUGH...

I like what I am reading:

"... Being agile or staying proactive is no longer enough in an increasingly competitive global business environment. 

In a world that’s moving at an unprecedented rate, it takes something more:

– the ability to take a sudden burst of insight about the future and use it to produce a new and radically different way of doing things – solving problems, crafting must-have products, creating high-demand services or building new businesses... "

~ technology futurist Daniel Burrus;

You may want to read his latest article:

'The New Principles of Leadership'

Interestingly, he takes his perennial favourite topics, cyclical vs linear, hard trends vs soft trends, for a new spin to convince businessfolks to focus more on building anticipatory prowess as a leadership imperative, instead of harbouring on agility.