Written by jayvanzyl on August 15, 2011 – 10:36 am
Networks are the infrastructure for the transmission of information and ideas. A meme is what packages the ideas and information that is being sent. Coined by Richard Dawkins, a meme derives from the term ‘gene’ (the information carrier within biological organisms) and the Greek word ‘mimetismos’ (meaning something imitated). Therefore a meme is an informational [...]
Written by cobus.smit on July 13, 2011 – 5:56 am
It seems that organisations these days can’t simply get away with having “just good people” to drive successful change and operational outcomes. The key to driving performance does not lie in the pure formal structure either, but rather how the informal network of people, processes, resources and knowledge components get tied in together to create [...]
Written by jayvanzyl on May 24, 2011 – 11:38 pm
At the very onset of the book, I was met with my biggest challenge – teaching a concept that demands an untutored state of mind. My attempt to bring various non-business disciplines into the business world has been a stimulating journey. Innovation has become a generic and everyday term, in fact it is difficult to [...]
Written by niel.wiid on May 16, 2011 – 6:31 am
Despite concerted efforts by many financial institutions to capitalise on the emerging markets in Africa, it is not that easy to find success stories. 80% of Africans still do not have access to formal financial services as financial institutions continue to force traditional banking products into the continent. These remain inaccessible and when they are [...]
Written by rory.moore on May 9, 2011 – 12:10 am
Organisations have traditionally been viewed through a mechanistic paradigm. This view holds that organisations are like machines and are composed of parts lacking any intrinsic relationship to each other. It is however, fast becoming outdated in today’s highly connected world. Modern perspectives of organisations are increasingly moving away from this mechanistic paradigm towards a view [...]
Written by jayvanzyl on March 31, 2011 – 12:31 am
Services companies require different approaches to open innovation due to the different inherent models of sharing information during and after the creation of new service models. In a world where transparency is so important and pushing the boundaries of company secrets being exposed, how do we protect our inventions if these inventions are prominently in [...]
Written by cobus.smit on March 1, 2011 – 3:07 am
It is always interesting to observe the exponential ramp-up in work effort during the early months of the year. But this year seems different. It seems that the so-called time for “talking” is over. The time for “walking” has come. Financial Services organisations have (for years now) made elaborate plans, creating massive architectures and process [...]
Written by niel.wiid on February 21, 2011 – 12:22 am
The world is scrambling to recolonise Africa, this time wooing the continent with huge investments and promises of infrastructure upgrades. There is a real anticipation that the African economy will provide a more than ample replacement for the losses incurred as a result of the recent international financial meltdown. I have no doubt that Africa [...]
Written by rory.moore on February 15, 2011 – 1:32 am
In an effort to explain the power of relationships and how information can lead to action, Malcolm Gladwell uses the example of Paul Revere in his much acclaimed book The Tipping Point (2003). As a real connector, Paul Revere managed to rally American colonists along the route to Lexington via the towns west of Boston [...]
Written by admin on January 31, 2011 – 5:02 am
“10…………3….2…1 – Happy New Year!” Usually, this is the way that the majority of people enter every New Year – the way that the majority of people entered 2011! It appears that people embrace the arrival of each New Year and celebrate the start of new beginnings in a grand style. So often in business [...]
