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Heard this poem yesterday on the radio. What a wonderful mind that wrote this I thought. What if this kind of thinking could be applied to innovation. And why not? Progress They say that for years Belfast was backwards and it’s great now to see some progress. So I guess we can look forward to [...]

A client of mine recently asked for a list of questions she should consider before entering a business/strategic planning process. I sent her this extensive list to help stimulate her thinking. They might be of use to you if in a similar situation. Past If you were to write a story about the history of [...]

Had a discussion with my mechanic yesterday when picking up my car from a service. I was complaining about the cost of maintaining a car etc, bla bla bla. He asked me did I really need a car? I thought this was a really good question. Now much and all as I would like to [...]

I’ve been fascinated with how ineffective most meetings are. I’m researching and exploring how they can be more effective. Where I’m at so far can be summarised as follows. Consider you are a chef baking a cake. It’s all in the preparation and the best ingredients. There are five ingredients required to bake a great [...]

I’m currently reading David Allen’s book GTD Getting Things Done. Here’s David explain what it’s all about at Do Lectures in Wales (32 mins, You’ll get the principles in the first 10 mins!)