“Be the change that you want to see in the world.” Said Mohandas Gandhi. “Change is the end result of all true learning” said Leo Buscaglia. Everything changes. You are not the same person now as you were when you started reading this sentence. Something has changed. But what? How do we know when something […]
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An archetype is a highly defined and crystalised idea that represents a particular ‘type’ (meaning ‘stamp in Greek) – it is an original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form. There may be many different archetypes in organsations […]
Brand Managers and Marketing Teams are expected to tell the story of the business and its brands to create and build customer interest, awareness, sales and long-term brand recognition. Marketing departments often need to liaise with advertising agencies and providers of sales data – this requires teams and brand managers to brief agencies and creatively […]
The Art and Science of Change explores change and transformation as complex, multifaceted phenomena that are constant and inevitable in both personal and organizational life. Change is defined as an alteration or transition, while transformation implies a more profound and fundamental shift in identity and self-worth. Effectively managing these processes requires a multidisciplinary approach, integrating […]
In common language, an event is something that happens (changes), in particular something special of limited duration. An example of this is a major sporting event, concert or political rally. An event is an outcome, result, reference or single point of focus. In physics and philosophy, an event occurs at a point in time which […]
Crisis situations – danger & opportunity, their usefulness Crisis comes in many forms – for organisations they can make or break their reputational on how they deal wth crisis How to prepare – scenario planning of the kinds of crises that could present themselves and how we’d respond to a product recall, a data breach, […]
This is an example of allegorical storytelling in business using the model of an African Dilemma Tale – In the African dilemma tale storytelling tradition, the story is left open ended and so it is up to the listeners to suggest probable outcomes are and answer ‘what happens next, where do we go to from […]