A Business Lesson from the Dutch The Dutch town of Drachten removed most of their traffic lights and traffic signs with remarkable results. Intersections previously adorn with traffic lights and directional signs have been replaced with round-abouts (traffic circles) and all signage removed. Deaths related to traffic accidents zero since the program started seven years…read more
From Linear to Exponential: A Lesson from the World Business Forum
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
One of the most important lessons from this year’s World Business Forum in NY, is the need to update our business models for the 21st century. Believe it or not, most of today’s business models are based on how the military and large industrial companies were managed over 100 years ago. Gary Hamel’s presentation, in…read more
Thinking Without the Box
Monday, October 12th, 2009
QUESTIONS FROM THE WORLD BUSINESS FORUM 2009 Questions are so much more intriguing than answers! We can’t create a new business model that will be effective in the 21st century, accounting for its unique set of challenges, by “thinking outside of the box”. It’s high time to obliterate the box! As long as the box…read more
