“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” — Isaac Newton The metaphor of dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants refers to discovery by building on previous discoveries. While most…
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Diversity…of thought, not skin colour
In 1951, Polish psychologist and pioneer of social psychology in the United States Solomon Asch conducted a series of experiments on conformity. Groups of eight participants took part in a simple task. All but one…
Bringing a Knife to a Gunfight
Threadless To bring a knife to a gunfight means entering into a confrontation or any challenging situation without being adequately equipped or prepared. A wave of change has washed over the business world and thrust…
The All Blacks Digital Strategy: or X’s, Y’s & C & S >1’s & 0’s & S
Where X’s, Y’s are people, 1’s & 0’s is technology, C is Culture, S is Strategy For years, I mean 8 years, I have been asked: “What makes a great Digital strategy?”, what is a…
Ships, Ghost Ships, Leadership
“Rough waters are truer tests of leadership. In calm water every ship has a good captain.” — Swedish proverb ‘Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan’ is a novella, which features an ocean liner described as “unsinkable”…
Meatball Sundaes and Fake Forced Fun Days
Imagine a Meatball Sundae. In a nice glass vase you have a base of freshly cooked meatballs. As a topping you have whipped cream, sprinkles, a few wafers and some jelly beans thrown in for…