Guess the Word and Contact Us for prizes! Series 2 starts soon… 1st letter of each post Title (in a Series) spells a topical business word (which may be spelt correctly, backwards, jumbled up or as anagrams). As a clue, Series 1 spelt the word U-N-I-C-O-R-N [photo: JordanHoliday]
Category: Series 1 – Unicorn
Neuroscience New insights into how we think can help business. We rarely detect forged bank notes, despite well-publicised security features – watermark, metal strip, changing colours – as our brains ignore things which seem to fit our assumptions, and only notice details we go out to seek What’s the Word? Series 1 (7/7) [photo: johnhain]
Robotics Fretting they’re becoming too human? Instead, guard against humans becoming robotic thinking machines achieving competence without comprehension. How many scientists working on the Manhattan project knew they were creating an atomic bomb? What’s the Word? Series 1 (6/7) [photo: Dossi]
Olderpreneurs Over-50s are the new start-up generation, accounting for 43% of new UK businesses. They’re more likely to innovate, and be trading 5 years later, than under-35’s. Technology is ageless; whether you’re 10 or 100, the driver-less car takes you where you wish to go. Get older workers to design products & services for younger…
C-suite C-level executives are the top posts in a firm, with titles usually starting with ‘C’ (Chief Executive, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer). With importance, influence & high-stakes decision making, comes the danger of group think, where harmony & cohesion are valued more than accurate analysis & critical evaluation What’s the Word? Series 1 (4/7)…
r Internet of Things (IoT) started in 1982, when Carnegie-Mellon students put sensors in a vending machine connected to the internet, to avoid having to walk there to know when freshly-loaded drinks were cold enough. Laziness can be productive What’s the Word? Series 1 (3/7) [photo: Clint Adair]
Netflix biz model: There’s many Woody Allen fans in the world, but not enough near most stores. So, to make money ~ have MANY Woody Allen movies in ONE store in the middle of the world (not many Woody Allen movies in many stores) What’s the Word? Series 1 (2/7) [photo: Lloyds Dirks]
Unicorn – a mythical horned creature in fairy tales, but very real in the business world, a Unicorn is a start-up, which is not yet a public company, with a valuation of more than US$ 1 billion. Examples – Airbnb, Snapchat, Uber, Xiaomi. Can we help your firm become one? What’s the…