(These are some of the questions we are helping clients answer.) How do we continue growing your business amidst an economic downturn? How can you work more effectively with constraints? Do your leaders have a set of principles and methodologies for developing creativity in your organization? How do you keep re-inventing to stay relevant to [...]
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How long is now? A visit last month to The Long Now Foundation in San Francisco inspired the theme for this newsletter. The term was coined by Brian Eno, who noticed when he first moved to New York City, here and now meant this room and this five minutes, as opposed to the larger here [...]
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My hope for this New Year is that we find the inspiration, insight and wisdom we need to guide us in finding optimal solutions to the challenges we face. Answers don’t just come from logic and analysis. We also need imagination. One of the ways we can be inspired is through the arts. I’m happy [...]
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A manager in a large government organization asked me in a coaching session, what could she do to make meetings more enjoyable, more engaging and more productive for everyone. Ah yes…meetings…the source of much misery in the workplace. My first question is.. why are you having a meeting in the first place? Can you get [...]
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Collaboration has become a hot topic lately, and a recent IBM global study of CEOs revealed that collaboration is key to innovation success, especially when collaboration occurs beyond company walls. Projects are often too complex for individuals or even teams in one company to tackle. Collaboration can be a challenge depending on the culture of [...]
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I’ve been featured in two publications this month in South Africa:The art of work: Together, art and business will sculpt our futureMarketing Web picked up the story and adapted it”Creativity works: Art and creativity should be used as a role model for business.” Here is an excerpt: In a rapidly changing world where tried and [...]
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Massue writes: “In 1984, when Cirque du Soleil were still street performers, Guy Laliberte, founder and chief executive officer, said, “If the Cirque makes it big, it will be because it succeeds at marrying art and business.” Today, Cirque du Soleil has 11 shows worldwide, and Guy Laliberte is worth over $1 billion.” Continued here:

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