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The Myth & Misconceptions of Work Life Balance
February 19, 2013 | Ben Rennie 6
During a Q&A session on the Future of Work, I was asked a question that related to work life balance. The question asked, “How do we get it”. My response is quite simple;
“work life balance is a myth. It doesn’t exist, the idea of work…
What Kind of Business Leader do you (want to) Work for?
January 30, 2013 | Linsay Duncan
What kind of Business Leader do you (want to) work for?
If your career has given you the opportunity to experience working for businesses of all shapes and sizes you’ll know what I mean when I say “it all starts at the top”. Businesses, from…
You Only Learn When Things Start Breaking
October 17, 2012 | Ben Rennie 2
For the majority of us, today is the same as yesterday. We look in the mirror, we have glimpses of hope, however the reality is, today will remain the same as yesterday, and the day before.
Most of us stay in jobs we may not love, wondering when…
A Crowdfunded Skyscraper
October 3, 2012 | Courtney van der Weyden 1
Upon completion, BD Bacata Downtown will be a sixty-six story skyscraper and will become Columbia’s tallest building. It has also been dubbed the ‘biggest product in the world’ and the world’s first crowdfunded…
Are you Boring?
September 24, 2012 | The Bull 3
If I was asked to provide one single hard truth of modern business it would be this – that the majority of businesses are boring, unremarkable and indistinguishable from their competitors.
They don’t stand out, they don’t produce…
If You Had a Great Mentor What Could You Achieve?
June 19, 2012 | The Bull
“A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month’s study of books.” (Chinese proverb)
The Oxford dictionary defines mentor as “an experienced and trusted adviser.” Most successful people have reached…
The 3 Emerging Skills Required to Manage the Brave New World.
March 28, 2012 | Ben Rennie 2
The world of business as usual and work as we know it, has changed for ever. The change didn’t happen yesterday, it happened a long time ago. Collaboration and innovation are not new of course however, the modern business is more…
Dear the dreamers, the daredevils, the brave ones and the believers.
December 22, 2011 | Ben Rennie 2
Dear dreamers, daredevils, brave ones and believers.
What does change really mean? I see a world of empty promises and pretentious behaviours. I see people, leaders, politicians, believe in convention. Convention is fundamentally…
The Most Innovative Countries and Industries
December 21, 2011 | White Spaces
In today’s sluggish economy, the pressure to invent new products and file as many patent applications as possible is greater than ever—both for individual companies and for entire countries, which reap benefits from their citizens’…
The interviews: Rachel Botsman
November 30, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden
Rachel Botsman features on The-Interviews here.
Rachel Botsman is a social innovator who writes, consults and speaks on the power of collaboration and sharing through network technologies. She wrote the influential book What’s Mine…
Not a Businessman. A Business, Man! Jay Z Teaching Children Money Matters
October 26, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden
It seems that Jay Z and Warren Buffet are concerned about our economical future and as a result are educating children about money matters. They use a fun and engaging medium, a cartoon for television with the hope of educating children on how…
Can You Imagine a World Without Coffee?
October 19, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden
Imagine going a day without your regular cup or so of coffee. An uncomfortable thought. Now imagine going the rest of your lifetime without it. Its unthinkable right? This might not be the case today or the next 10 or so years but it is on the horizon,…
Brands Betraying Expectations
October 7, 2011 | Andrew Fallshaw
We’ve all heard the stories of brands letting their most loyal customers down. Whether it’s Coke changing their formula or Sony thinking MP3 could be ignored, it can cause huge outpourings of emotion and radically reduce a company’s…Read More
Your ideas suck! Now what?
October 5, 2011 | Angelique Milojevic 1
We all need feedback for our business and it’s also vital as a business person. However, most of the time we don’t actively listen to feedback whether it’s something we’ve asked for or not. Feedback can be interpreted…
Life lessons from a remarkable 88 year old gentleman
September 26, 2011 | The Bull 2
A while ago I met a remarkable 88 year old man with an extraordinary life story. It happened by chance. I was doing some volunteer work and started chatting to this elderly guy next to me. He looked vaguely familiar but I couldn’t quite place…Read More
Turning Un-Recycled Plastics into Crude Oil
September 8, 2011 | Ben Rennie
Ohio-based energy company Vadxx is taking plastics that can’t be recycled and reverting them back to there original state… crude oil.
Vadxx CEO Jim Garret said in a press statement:
“Plastics are made from oil, and…
Start Asking Those “Dumb” Questions!
August 22, 2011 | The Bull 3
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Dumb questions are actually rarely dumb. Successful people understand this and consequently ask lots of questions, many of which may seem simple, naïve or even plain dumb. Essentially, they would rather be ridiculed than make decisionsRead More
Re-Designing the Bicycle with Recycled Plastic
August 4, 2011 | White Spaces 1
It’s almost impossible to produce something entirely new when it comes to bike design however design student Dror Peleg has redesigned the bike, from what has been near perfect for more than over 100 years. Nice.
The Israeli design…
Copenhagen Cuts Down on Parking Spaces to Curb Driving.
August 4, 2011 | White Spaces
The city of Copenhagen has done something revolutionary: For the past 40 years, the Danish capital has reduced its parking supply. Cutting the total number of parking spaces by a small percentage each year. Compare this to the stark contrast…
An Infographic on the Cost of Being Female
August 4, 2011 | White Spaces
The Institute of Medicine has named eight preventive services that women should get for free under the new health care law. Exactly how much money are we talking about? GOOD took stock of the money spent by a “typical” American woman whose…
Think you’re an entrepreneur? Well check this list.
July 25, 2011 | The Bull 4
Entrepreneurs are a different breed. Their life is a series of seemingly chaotic activities based around growing their businesses. They are focused and determined. Most of them are quite unreasonable in their aspirations. They have to be…Read More
Research Advice from a Caterpillar
July 18, 2011 | Marie Lena Tupot 1
by Marie Lena Tupot and Tim Stock, scenarioDNA inc.
‘Who are YOU?’ said the Caterpillar.
This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, `I–I hardly know, sir, just at present– at…
An Infographic Look Inside your Home at Idling Assets
July 18, 2011 | White Spaces
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This infographic was created by the venture fund Collaborative—which invests in collaborative consumption businesses— CC Labs and the Startup America Partnership in order to help illustrate the economic…
The NoteBook Inspired by Bamboo
July 17, 2011 | White Spaces
The Plantbook is a notebook concept that takes a leaf out of the life of a bamboo plant where the battery charging system is inspired by the water-soaking abilities of the bamboo!
“The system uses an external water tank, hence the Plantbook…
Perhaps it is time to Let Go and Shift in the Opposite Direction.
July 14, 2011 | Ben Rennie 8
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We place huge constraints on our own thinking. In 2009, I ran workshops to bring out ideas, big bold doable ideas and I ran these workshops with some of the largest brands in the world. The biggest challenge I faced when speaking to leadersRead More
SustaHood: Does caring about the environment make you ‘environ-mental’?
July 14, 2011 | White Spaces 1
I opened a paper on the weekend to find this (above).
And these:
And then discovered a whole campaign from Volkswagen, featuring ideas like the ‘Shopping Shirt’, the ‘Yumbrella’…
Tracking People and Migration Patterns Around the World
July 12, 2011 | White Spaces
World Population is currently 6,853,328,460 with migrants 215,738,321 in the world.
Almost 216 million people, or 3.15% of the world population, live outside their countries, including those that can be classified…
Finding the Magic Number to Unlock Value in your Business
June 29, 2011 | The Bull 3
A few years ago I ran a 100+ store retail chain. I started it out of a spare room in my house. It grew quickly and within five years became the market leader in its sector. Looking back at how many mistakes I made in the early days it is amazing to think…Read More
Boldly “not” going where we have never been before
June 24, 2011 | Ben Rennie
The global economy is broken and there is a shift taking place, in part brought about by the power of the internet and by the transparency created by online networks, new business channels, new technologies, new opportunities and…
Get unstuck fast
June 20, 2011 | The Bull
Many businesses just “do”. They do what they’ve always done without questioning whether it is still relevant or, more importantly, still the best way to do it. They don’t think about the future (beyond the next six months anyway) and…
Predicting the Future of Energy via Fast Company
June 20, 2011 | White Spaces
It is hard nor to discuss the future of energy be it in a social context, professional or simply on the bus on the way to work. Climate conversation is everywhere, even our governments are scrapping over solutions.
A big question is…
There’s Only One Way to do Business – Ethically
June 15, 2011 | The Bull 1
It always amuses me when someone feels the need to tell me that they are honest, trustworthy and a person of their word. Even moreso when they use phrases like “to be completely honest with you” (what, you weren’t before??) or “you can…
Dear 16 Year Old Me, Dear 16 Year Old Someone… A Message From Real People
June 6, 2011 | White Spaces
PLEASE CLICK THIS IMAGE NOW >> More importantly. Share it with your friends.
This film was made possible thanks to the generosity of real Canadians and Americans whose lives have been touched by melanoma. These are not actors. We cannot…Read More
How Much Carbon Do you Create Everyday?
June 1, 2011 | White Spaces
Every action, every event, every person, everything emits a certain amount of carbon. This interactive visualization examines some of those scenarios. Play around to learn some interesting and surprising information about how much carbon…
IF talks Presents Future Shock for Creative Sydney
May 26, 2011 | White Spaces
For IF Vivid, uncluttered white spaces has curated a panel of experts to discuss the cultural impact of technology on people, business and organisations.
The panel will address the simple question, what has changed, what is changing …
Why the majority of supermarket shoppers do not use re-usable canvas shopping bags & what this teaches us about human nature
May 23, 2011 | The Bull 15
Recently my young son had to come up with an idea for a school project about some aspect of climate change. Being a kid he has a fascination with rubbish tips and, following our latest “tip run”, wanted to know why there was so many plastic bags…
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