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New Venture Creation

I spent a day and a half attending a workshop on ‘New Venture Creation‘ - presented by Stephan Lemprecht of Venture Solutions… The name ‘Stephan Lemprecht’ sounded familiar, but I couldn’t place my finger on where I’d come across it before..However, I had a positive association with the name, so I figured the workshop would be worth attending.. So off I went to the University of the Western Cape. On my arrival I met up with my fellow peers for tea and coffee before the day’s program kicked off… Continue

Added by Justin Beswick on November 12, 2009 at 4:56pm — No Comments

The Corporate Gaming Generation

There is an underground revolution sweeping through the corporate sector. The Gamer generation are here and if they aren’t already changing your organisation…they will soon. Generation X is the first generation to grow up with computer games rather than with board games as a means of entertainment. As the Millennials follow Generation X into the workplace the recreation habits of these groups are changing the way they do business. There are numerous implications for business but they can be sim… Continue

Added by Raymond de Villers on November 12, 2009 at 11:25am — No Comments

The World of Tomorrow (If The Internet Disappeared Today)

This is a great read (or should I say look) at what the world would look like if the internet disappeared today. http://www.cracked.com/photoshop_90_the-world-tomorrow-if-internet-disappeared-today_p20 A photo contest by the readers of Cracked.com. Some really fun stuff to think about how much the world has changed. While there’s a lot that’s funny, there is a reality check and reminder at ho… Continue

Added by Barrie Bramley on November 11, 2009 at 10:13am — No Comments

Digilogue: Consumer Driven Insight for South African Digital Media Strategy

Instant Grass today announced the launch of their new consumer insight tool, Digilogue™, which helps marketers to connect effectively with the digital lives of consumers. Digilogue™ is based on an in-depth, on-going dialogue with consumers aged between 14-35 yrs, and brings to life the different tribes of digital users, and defines the rules of engagement for marketers. On a brand specific level, it identifies the appropriate connections an… Continue

Added by Huddlemind Labs on November 9, 2009 at 8:11pm — No Comments

The Safe

Is a safe supposed to be locked? Not if it is the safe called potential... The greatest gift a teacher can give is the code that will open the safe. For every learner, the code may differ, and therefore the teacher who believes in the learner is the persisting, caring and resolved opener of the safe. It's all about cracking the code of the mind. A great place to start is to build the self-esteem of the learner. It's not through tests and exams, but rather through belief and… Continue

Added by Igno van Niekerk on November 5, 2009 at 10:39pm — 2 Comments

JP Naude to interview Dave Duarte on Good Hope FM

Hi all I've created an event here on Huddlemind here is the event link to read more. I'll interview Dave on my show at 6pm tonight. Good Hope FM Daves facts and new information has blown my mind since my first lecture with him at the GSB. Here is the event link Listen up at 6pm Cheers JP Naude Continue

Added by JP Naude on November 5, 2009 at 12:48pm — No Comments

Is the recession over or is it just summer in Cape Town?

A temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced - or for us in Cape Town is it just an excuse to take an extended holiday. We've survived a blustery Winter which each year seems to extend itself beyond the seasonal border...but climate change is not part of this discussion...how many months (okay i'll be realistic and convert it to weeks) are we as Capetonians prepared to spend on work hours and... - I have wondered what our counterparts, associates and client… Continue

Added by Pamela on November 5, 2009 at 3:35am — 2 Comments

Are business plans a waste of time?

Yes they are - according to David Kirsh and Brent Goldfarb of the University of Maryland after studying 700 start-ups - see the short video. “Spending time and energy tweaking your business plan is a waste of resources. It’s a limited-use document that will in no way substitute for the hard work of actually building a business. You’re better off investing in your idea, your social network, finding potential i… Continue

Added by Jon Foster-Pedley on November 4, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

STUCK WITH TALENT THAT JUST WON’T GROW UP?

- Then Ditch Boomer Thinking in Favour of X-er Integration - Byline: Barrie Bramley Chief Imagination Officer of TomorrowToday Diversity, innovation, six sigma, decentralisation, Jack Welch’s 70/20/10, Kai-Zen, Feng Shui. All of these (and others) are strategic focus areas that most companies, either currently or historically, have invested large amounts of resource and energy into with the intention of creating a distinctive value proposition. This in order to stand out in the crowded market-… Continue

Added by Barrie Bramley on November 4, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Getting a student loan in South Africa

Student loans differ from personal loans, they often have better more advantageous terms and conditions than a personal loan. There are more institutions that offer personal loans than student loans so Justmoney has set up a way for you to access those institutions that do provide student loans. Choosing a specialist student lender will provide you with a loan tailored to your educational needs. So where can you go to get yourself a student loan?… Continue

Added by Graeme on November 3, 2009 at 2:13pm — No Comments

Netiquette ...

Netiquette 1. What is netiquette? Netiquette is web 2.0 business social media etiquette. It is how to comunicate in the virtual world. For example using CAPS is considered shouting! 2. Why is netiquette important? The www is a global public forum. Any person, business, bot or spider anywhere can read what you say. Unlike, face to face meetings where others can see your body language and hear your voice – for web based communication… Continue

Added by Pearl Seigel on November 3, 2009 at 6:50am — No Comments

Bell curve - schmell curve!

I can't believe it but it's true - we really do still use the bell curve to manage assessment at schools and universities. OK - I get the logic about rigour and standards, but it is a dumb, old world logic in my view. My thing about the bell-curve is this - 1 standard deviation (1 sigma - 68% of the population) are deemed 'average' so only 16% can possibly be A's... and isn't it mainly the same driven few who obsess for the A's - so everyone else stops trying or believes they can't do well... an… Continue

Added by Jon Foster-Pedley on October 30, 2009 at 2:00am — 1 Comment

Strategy Planing RIP

Worth reading I think. From the FT.. Living strategy and the death of five-year plans Published: 2009/10/28 06:42:31 AM IS STRATEGY dead? Chief strategy officers will deny it. Some strategy consultants may reject the idea, too. But, right now, markets are unpredictable. The economic outlook is uncertain. The world has changed. If old-style strategy formulation is not exactly dead, then it is hardly in the best of health. For months, many leadership teams have had only one strategic goal in… Continue

Added by H. Peter Mead on October 28, 2009 at 2:06pm — 4 Comments

Would you hold hands with a total stranger?

Symbolically Speaking and literally speaking I have felt comfortable speaking to total strangers. I’ve met many interesting people and learnt a lot about different values and cultures. Because of my interest in business I’ve also learnt about the entrepreneurial spirit that so many South African’s possess. But, back to holding hands with total strangers ... Being in a wheelchair, often the helping hand comes from behind. So I don’t even see the stranger. Yet again I’ve met some really interest… Continue

Added by Pearl Seigel on October 27, 2009 at 8:48pm — 2 Comments

SA's top 100 schools

The Sunday Times published their list of the Top 100 schools in SA on 18 Oct. I thought their criteria for the list were up the pole. So I wrote to them and told them so. You can read my edited letter here. Continue

Added by Nicole Masureik on October 27, 2009 at 8:34pm — No Comments

G.S.B

The GSB was last night, awarded for the second consecutive year, the top honours in our zone in the annual Eduniversal Palmes Leagues for worldwide Business Schools. The GSB was recognised as the Business School With The Most International Influence (Africa zone). In other words, we are once again rated by our peers as the Best Business School in Africa. Continue

Added by Mario Pearce on October 27, 2009 at 11:30am — 4 Comments

Observations on Silicon Cape’s Social Media Success

Was it the 140 blogs mentioning the phrase “Silicon Cape”, perhaps the ±140 average views of the Silicon Cape video footage or the hundreds of #SiliconCape tweets, tweeting its way to a GLOBAL trending topic? Whichever it may have been, Silicon Cape has impressively embraced social media less than most, gathering over 1500 participants to its community, 470 followers on twitter and 206 fans on FaceBook in the process. All in t… Continue

Added by Eshaam Rabaney on October 23, 2009 at 11:19am — No Comments

SAE 'MILK MY MIND' CAMPAIGN

Creative media school, SAE Cape Town launches interactive online campaign - 'SAE Milk My Mind' Boosting awareness for the creative industry at large, leading creative media school SAE Institute Cape Town will be partnering with South Africa's top creative minds in Animation, Audio Engineering and Film to launc… Continue

Added by Richard Smith on October 22, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Top 10 Web Design Agencies in South Africa

According to a few of my followers on Twitter, these are the top 10 web design agencies in South Africa. They are ranked in order of how many times they were recommended over the hour or so that I took responses: Gloo Coda Prezence Kreatif… Continue

Added by Dave Duarte on October 21, 2009 at 1:30pm — 16 Comments

Nomadic Marketing Course, Executive Education, UCT, GSB

I had the opportunity to attend the most amazing 3-day course last week. Dave Duarte was course director with an incredible team of interesting, sophisticated presenters. I was so very impressed with the talent in this offering. It was truly an eye-opener and I highly recommend it. Thanks Dave. Continue

Added by Celeste McCann on October 20, 2009 at 11:18am — 1 Comment

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