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The Idea Map blog creativity ideapreneur ideas innovation Aug 12, 2014

Ideas for generating even greater business value and social impact are absolutely everywhere. I am certainly interested in helping great ideas become a reality, but I am especially interested in new and novel ideas that generate transformational change. 

At my core I...

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Ten tips to gamify anything (Part 5 of 5) blog Aug 11, 2014

The 10 attributes of highly effective and engaging games is the focus of this blog series - a series of five blog posts exploring five sets of game attribute pairs. In sharing these 10 attributes my aim is to highlight how anyone can gamify any experience to make that experience more...

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Ten tips to gamify anything (Part 4 of 5) blog Aug 11, 2014

The 10 attributes of highly effective and engaging games is the focus of this blog series - a series of five blog posts exploring five sets of game attribute pairs. In sharing these 10 attributes my aim is to highlight how anyone can gamify any experience to make that experience more...

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Ten tips to gamify anything (Part 3 of 5) blog Aug 11, 2014

The 10 attributes of highly effective and engaging games is the focus of this blog series - a series of five blog posts exploring five sets of game attribute pairs. In sharing these 10 attributes my aim is to highlight how anyone can gamify any experience to make that experience more...

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Ten tips to gamify anything (Part 2 of 5) blog Aug 11, 2014

The 10 attributes of highly effective and engaging games is the focus of this blog series - a series of five blog posts exploring five sets of game attribute pairs. In sharing these 10 attributes my aim is to highlight how anyone can gamify any experience to make that experience more...

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Ten tips to gamify anything (Part 1 of 5) blog Aug 11, 2014

Three years ago I became interested in games as a tool for supporting people to solve difficult challenges and thrive. I had played a number of  'business boardgames' previously, including The Flow Game, and had found them really useful in helping individual and teams gain clarity in...

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Ripples of innovation blog innovation Jun 09, 2014

For me, the question "Who do you work with?" is often as vexing as the question "What do you do?" The answer to the former is the same as the latter: "It depends on the day of the week."

What is common is the ripples of innovation I am seeking to generate for those with whom I work. What is...

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The Ideapreneur Journey blog ideapreneur innovation organisational design Jun 09, 2014

In seeking to improve my ability to turn creative ideas into viable products, services and processes that deliver results - and do so at speed, me and my fellow Partners at The Holos Group undertook a review of ‘best practice’ and ‘next practice’...

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What is an ideapreneur? blog co-creation creativity ideas innovation Jun 01, 2014

I first read about 'ideapreneurialism' after reading a blog post from Olivia Salon (Deputy Editor of wired.com.uk) where, basically, she slammed the term. She was commenting on the 'ideapreneur'  professional development stream of School of Communication Arts 2.0

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The Foundational Components of Creating a Strong Strategic Intention blog focus intention key performance indicators purpose results strategy Feb 03, 2014

In supporting organisations in the development of Strategy, The Holos Group utilise Strategic Intentions as a foundation for establishing the key areas of focus (Key Result Areas) that underpin an organisation's strategy.

The purpose of developing a series of Strategic Intentions is to...

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