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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: The Cost of Not Being You

Idea Architects

The Cost of Not Being You. "We William Stafford , " An Introduction to Some Poems " In his wonderful post , Joe Gerstandt asks if youve recently paid the cost of being you, of bringing your whole self into your relationships and making the contributions that only you can make. So yes, the cost of being you will sometimes be great.

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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

.orgSource

Before their book was published in 2005, the authors “studied over 150 strategic moves spanning more than 30 industries over 100 years.” Kim and Mauborgne are adamant that cost is a critical element in their equation. Move Beyond SWOT Sharon explains the book’s premise like this. Members are seeking usefulness at the right price tag.

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Strategy Innovation

Jamie Notter

For a project I’m working on, I dug out my old copy of Blue Ocean Strategy. Here’s where you identify parts of the industry where competition has been jumping over each other so much that customers end up being “over-served.” In other words, the standards have become too high (and too costly), so you can reduce them (e.g., premium seating).

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The Two Best Practices for Innovation in Times of Crisis

Association Freak

He launched the Institute in 2005 to bring together senior executives leading innovation worldwide. Lower the cost of failure Associations can incentivize people to experiment more at lower costs in time and money, but also reputation and brand. Systems to address and anticipate those needs are now top of mind.

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The Feeling of Failure

Jamie Notter

But as Seth Godin points out in a recent post , what we are actually afraid of is the FEELING of failure, not the actual impact or costs of the failure. The feeling of failing will hit you whether that experiment cost you $10 and 15 minutes of time, or if it cost you $100,000 and two FTEs for a year. December 2005 (5).

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Modern Wellbeing: Infographic from Kaleido Insights

Beth Kanter

I first met Jeremiah in 2005 through the blogosphere and the early days of social media. Rising healthcare costs, increased screen time, the ‘consumerization of the enterprise’ have all been accompanied by a parallel explosion in corporate wellness programs.

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Have too much to do? You're doing to much

Jamie Notter

Maybe that determination–that complicated cost/benefit analysis that distinguishes between “must have” and “nice to have,” is more difficult these days because the world is so complex. December 2005 (5). November 2005 (7). October 2005 (4). September 2005 (4). August 2005 (7).