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Entrepreneurship – Teach it or Remember it?

Just last week I was told, yes told, that entrepreneurship cannot be taught and that entrepreneurs are born. A binary view. We are all born with the fundamental elements we need to be a practising entrepreneur. When teaching or mentoring an entrepreneur to practice entrepreneurship, I see many differences in their pace and ability to […]

October 18, 2017

Is Entrepreneurship for Me?

Another month has passed and the energy, excitement and buzz about all things entrepreneurial continues. Hundreds of participants at start-ups, hack-a-thons or simply gatherings to hear stories and tips from those that have survived and those that have not. Every week I speak to, mentor or teach those that are thinking about or practicing entrepreneurship […]

September 12, 2017

Transformation – say what?

Transformation – a noun – first used in the 14th century. I have just finished looking through the link and seeing the rapid appearance of many transformation enthusiasts, experts, facilitators, trainers and leaders. Transformation a : to change in composition or structure – wood to carbon fibre? b : to change the outward form or appearance of – a […]

August 9, 2017

Equilibrium

This last month it seems the balance we strive for is seemingly further away. As entrepreneurs we seek problems to solve and perhaps make some money and even change lives. The balance even at this fundamental level seems even more difficult after a chaotic national and international July. Have you noticed that there is an […]

July 12, 2017

Stillness in Turbulence

Isn’t it exciting? Everyone is so busy connecting, creating, making, hustling and I do hope, delivering excellence and the future! Over the last few weeks I have been working in a place of stillness, physical stillness. A place where thinking about the past, present and future, is considered to be natural, normal and expected. A […]

June 17, 2017

The Innovation Engine

How is your engine running? Out of fuel? Running roughly? Not even started yet? I have completed a small review of the thoughts, ideas and comments about innovation and entrepreneurship on LinkedIn. It appears that we have many on the Link that know the theory of innovation engine building, some have built a cylinder. Do […]

May 3, 2017

Are the forces still with you?

This year has started with a bang, shock waves, disbelief, wonder and of course laughter. Hey, I am only thinking about the people, organisations and communities I have been working with exploring old, existing and the new opportunities in Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii! How are you coping? Its time to think about (again) the […]

April 21, 2017

Millions of tadpoles, where are the frogs?

Over the last two years in our region (Australasia) we have seen much excitement, funding, shouting and drum beating exhorting the merit of starting something, anything and everything. Reinvent, out with the old and in with the new. Thousands are gathering, sitting in old buildings, plugged into their technologies and being entrepreneurial, love it. At last […]

March 2, 2017

Normal, now there’s a word

Aloha, I attended the world gathering of Native American Indian Studies Association (NAISA) Conference in Hawaii. It was the first time NAISA gathered outside the USA mainland and was well attended by many indigenous groups from around the world. It was my first time meeting this group. As a champion of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship, […]

February 15, 2017

The Pursuit of Perfection

The Product and Process Innovation chart analyses how quickly your organisation can make the most out of innovation before that innovation reaches the end of its Lifecycle. On the vertical axis is the rate (or pace) of innovation and on the horizontal axis is time. On this chart you plot two lines. Please see the hand […]

December 12, 2016