Respect, Love & Belief May 28, 2014 Humanomics The work of creating social change is not about solving social problems. It is about respecting, caring and believing in the power of being a human Three Quick Ways to Improve Your Strategy-Making May 25, 2014 Humanomics Roger Martin nails it as always. Focussing on SWOT as a starting point is never useful. A strength is a strength only in the context of a Not All Innovation Is Created Equal May 22, 2014 Humanomics Vijay Govindarajn in the HBR: What kind of Innovation are you doing? Not all innovation is created equal. I put all innovations into two broad Every Company Is a Tech Company May 21, 2014 Linkblog & Quote The concept of a “tech sector” is out of date, and we should stop talking about it. That doesn’t mean the idea it stands for is over — in fact, it’s Darthmouth Launches a New Minor Around Design May 21, 2014 Linkblog The course looks like a good start The ethnographic methods portion aims to teach students how to study how people interact with their Survival May 20, 2014 Humanomics “Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.” ― Seneca Image Courtesy James Lee on Flickr As individuals we are all wired for survival. The things Bezos’s Washington Post Strategy May 19, 2014 Humanomics & Linkblog It’s been a while but worth remembering: “There is no map, and charting a path ahead will not be easy. We will need to invent, which means we will Haiti Is Open for Business May 18, 2014 entrepreneurship & Humanomics & Indigenous & Social Issues Listening to the podcast Entrepreneur from Monocle is entertaining and informative all the time. This time it was the mother/daughter duo who An Equation for Innovation May 18, 2014 Humanomics Matt Rodhe from the Stanford d.school helps the analytical brain to understand innovation. This is an equation where, In = Innovative capacity The Obesity Statistics for Indigenous Australia May 17, 2014 health & Indigenous & Social Issues To better create opportunities we need to understand the challenge. The first step towards that is a good understanding of the big picture using The Smartphones Opportunity May 16, 2014 india & Indigenous & Social Issues & Technology Two stories today that show the power of smartphones in unexpected spaces and the opportunity it provides. Cheap Smartphones (photo courtesy, What Should You Leave Out? May 15, 2014 Linkblog From Konrad Gorak: So what happened to Lego, that might be also happening to your business? What was the thing that almost destroyed this giant and The Job-to-Be-Done for Art May 14, 2014 featured & Humanomics Why do people buy art? What is the “job to be done” here? Recently I had an opportunity to run an innovation workshop for the Arts sector in Powers of Ten May 14, 2014 Linkblog & Video ™ (1977): H/T Idil System vs the Lifeworld May 13, 2014 featured & Policy & Systems What happens when we forget the language of the people whose life we want to change? Pic by Ron Mader on Flickr In the book Moment of Clarity, the Defining Uncertainity May 13, 2014 featured & Humanomics Uncertainty is a key part of innovation, of being entrepreneurial in your work. Image by Nicu in Flickr Shane Parrish provides a good definition of Prototype > (Pitch + Projection + Plan) May 12, 2014 Humanomics & Value Delivery SK nails the idea. Great pic The Purpose Economy May 11, 2014 Humanomics An excerpt from the new book “The Purpose Economy”. Lots of explore here. Little of this is truly new, of course. Farmers’ markets existed long Cause vs Purpose May 11, 2014 Humanomics Merry Carole Powers: A cause is based on a desire to stop something. A purpose is rooted in a desire to start something. Cause is charity. Purpose A16z Podcast: Demystifying Venture Capital May 4, 2014 Finance & Social Issues A great podcast about three women, their journey to be a venture capitalist and how venture capital works. How do we create a new way of investing Next page