Why Does Co-Design Work? Aug 21, 2013 Value Creation One thing we have learnt is that using co-design techniques we can solve complex issues through conversations rather than analytical and data driven The Difference Incubator Aug 21, 2013 Humanomics & Value Creation I had a great chat with Bessi Graham, the CEO of the Difference Incubator in Melbourne about their incubator program for social enterprises. The Growth Hacking the Tempo Way Aug 21, 2013 Value Creation From Pando Daily (H/T, Eric Ries) In growth hacking, marketing meets product development with the purpose of attracting and retaining more product Experiments for Innovation Aug 21, 2013 Quote & Value Creation Here is what Bezos says: “We’ve tried to create tools to reduce the cost of doing experiments so that we can do more of them. If you can increase Entrepreneurship Is Like a Martial Art Aug 21, 2013 People & Quote Entrepreneurship is like a martial art. ⁰You have to practice it. Rigorously. — Ash Maurya (@ashmaurya) August 21, 2013 Business Model Innovation - Learning From Nonprofits, Really? Aug 21, 2013 Value Creation The Boston Consulting Group discusses ten lessons from non profits that can be learned by the business community. The focus is on reframing problems Xvcd: Correlation Aug 19, 2013 Humanomics & Image from here Product Market Fit in the Social Sector Aug 12, 2013 Humanomics I believe that the life of any startup can be divided into two parts: before product/market fit (call this “BPMF”) and after product/market Thinking Time and Place Aug 7, 2013 Value Creation Thinking time is critical for creativity and innovation. We cannot be filling our calendar with meetings and planned work. You need to have some Humanomics Manifesto Aug 7, 2013 Value Creation The Why What and How of Humanomics In starting this blog, I wrote about Humanomics and my journey into this and why I am doing what I am doing. The Power of a Story to Communicate Value Aug 6, 2013 Value Creation I like the definition that Saul Kaplan uses in his book The Business Model Innovation Factory, about what a business model is. He says, A business Jeff Bezos and the Great Project Aug 6, 2013 Humanomics & Value Creation Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com bought the Washington Post yesterday for $250 million. This is an interesting development, far more Start Slow When Launching Aug 4, 2013 Humanomics This is context of the minimum viable product when using the lean start up context. All of this is to say: Don’t rush. Instead of racing for the Understanding and Inventing Business Models for Social Change Aug 1, 2013 Value Creation & Value Delivery Tremendous amount of work is being undertaken in understanding business models in the corporate world. At the same time to invent new ones. Social Impact Bonds Should Offer Lower Risks or Higher Returns, Says Report | Third Sector Aug 1, 2013 Finance This is going to be an interesting arena to keep tabs on. Social impact bonds are unlikely to attract commercial investors unless they offer lower Digital Disruption - Buying the Book Shows the Disruption Aug 1, 2013 Value Creation I was checking out this book on Digital Disruption. As I do, I first go to Amazon and see what the reviews are and then think about where to buy. Do Dan Pallota: The Way We Think About Charity Is Wrong Aug 1, 2013 Humanomics This is an inspiring and action oriented talk. [ted id=1688] Some good quotes: 10% of people’s needs where market measures does not work Saving Lives With Soap Jul 31, 2013 Humanomics Samir Singh from UniLever on Forbes, Firstly, I must say I don’t like the term CSR — the ‘corporate social responsibility’ concept is something to Data Scientists Wanted for Solving “Wicked Problems” Jul 31, 2013 Humanomics From Paris Cowan in IT News Victoria’s chief technology advocate is on the lookout for ‘data scientists’ willing to embed themselves inside his Community Contribution Company Jul 31, 2013 Humanomics & Quote The province of British Columbia has legislated a new type of organisation. Companies now can register to become a Community Contribution Company Next page