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IN OUR WORLD
This week included a trip to
Next week I will be working on curriculum content for two new educational programs that I am customizing to meet very specific client needs. There is a big push towards creating value through education going on in corporate
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THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Successful companies love the “status quo”. They hope things continue to go the way they are. They would love to sit on their laurels. The fact is, everything is moving, constantly moving. Sitting still is not an option. At no time in recent business history has the ancient saying of; “you can not step in the same river twice”, been more true.
So the challenge becomes in where and how to move. Here are a couple of interesting examples:
- GOOGLE: If ever there was an organization in total motion it’s Google. This week the news of a Google, web based operating system hit the market. Chromo (now their search engine) will take a different path than the Microsoft op system (currently 90% of the market) by building its system from the ground up, not anchored to a legacy system built in the 1980’s. Even for Google this will be an uphill battle against a system, though flawed, has become everyone’s comfort zone. The idea being, that Google does not stand still.
- TENNIS: Yes, I’m a tennis guy, but this still is interesting. What do Andre Agassi, the Williams sisters, Maria Sharapova, Andy Roddick have in common besides being tennis players? They all play World Team Tennis, a kind of combination of rock concert and short tennis match. In its 34th year it is gaining momentum. Matches feature men’s and women’s singles, doubles and a mixed doubles, all just short sets. Music rocks between sets. The multi color court is kind of cool also. So successful is this “team” approach to an individual sport that the US Tennis Association bought a minor interest in WTT. This year the mixed doubles league champions get a wild card into the US Open.
I am blessed with having the opportunity to both launch and be involved in a lot of new ideas that are creating motion within organizations.
Dylan said it best; “He not busy being born, is busy dying”
ENTERTAINMENT
MOVIES: Nothing out there that will make me head to the theater.
NetFlix Fans: Ghost Town: I recommended this movie when it came out, then again when it was released on DVD, well now it’s on cable (Cinemax). It’s a wonderful comedy.
TV: The Sci- Fi Network has a new show called Warehouse 13 that looks really interesting and I will be giving it a watch. Check your listings for the first show.
BOOKS: The Silver Lining – By Anthony. This book looks at the innovative structures companies are launching to change the face of business as a new era is dawning.
MUSIC: I admit a little more than admiration for Natalie Merchant. This is a SPECTACULAR version of Wonder!
WEB SITES: Dig the Simpson’s? Try this blog.
http://springfieldpunx.blogspot.com/
SOUTH OF
As a huge fan of
- The average life expectancy in
- Surfing, the sport of Hawaiian kings is now an $8 billion industry.
- 75% of all Hawaiian jobs are related to tourism.
Save your dollars and take a trip to paradise!
They say I must be one of the wonders
Gods own creation.
Natalie Merchant
Drop me a note with your comments at steve@creativeventures.com
Thanks for stopping by and until next time, Adios and Aloha.
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