Dennis Deery
Conor O’Neill of Argolon has a great post on his blog discussing a method of jump-starting tech startup companies in Ireland. I think his ideas are right on the money, and relatively easy to put into action anywhere. The idea centers around creating a summer “hothouse” to help college students get rolling with ideas for new products. To his list of ideas, I would add just a couple of suggestions:
- Supporting companies should offer mentors on all aspects of business - not just fundraising, but management, leadership, community responsibility, etc.
There should be monies available for the startup folks to travel to one or two conferences during the summer.
There should be regular events along the lines of OpenCoffee or BarCamps set up specifically for these startups. These kinds of events will be helpful for the startups, but also for the supporting companies and the larger tech community.
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CommunityDevelopment OrganizationalDevelopment ProfessionalChange is constant – we all deal with it, we all complain about it. We all do it. In a 2008 study titled “The Enterprise of the Future”, IBM surveyed over 1,000 CEOs around the world. 83% of those surveyed said they expect their organization to undergo substantial change.
But only 61% of those executives believe they have managed change successfully in the past.
Why the disconnect? If change is so constant, why are we so bad at it?
Take a Systems View
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CommunityDevelopment OrganizationalDevelopment ProfessionalDo you ever have trouble getting your living room temperature just right? It gets cold outside, so you bump the heat up. Whoops, too much, now you’re too hot. Down with the thermostat. Wait, now it’s freezing, turn up the heat! Cycle after cycle, until finally you get it dialed in just right. Now you can fire up the TV and binge-watch your favorite show.
Congratulations, you understand systems thinking – that’s it in a nutshell.
Oneida Nation Social Media Day
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Today I’m in Green Bay, Wisconsin speaking with folks from the Oneida Nation about social media analytics. You can find the resources for my talk here.