March 2009 Blog Posts (5)

Anti-Blog

I used to like this joke:

What is brown and lurks at the bottom of the Star Ship Enterprise?

The answer was:
The Captain's Log.

I used that joke with students, whenever I would ask them to keep progress logs. But now -- Blog? It doesn't work.

I don't like the word Blog. It's too close to blag, and big. And bog. And bag. And beg.

Bugger!

Added by Helen Beaton on March 29, 2009 at 10:00 — 1 Comment

Robert Winston on Curiosity

I just spotted this ad in the paper (from Times, London edition, from last Sunday)and wondered if anyone would be interested? Is this space the place to put this kind of info?

Venue for above: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Sq. London WC1. 11.30am April 19th - paper says tickets are available calling 0207833 1010.

See Google link: http://www.theschooloflife.com/sermons/curiosity.aspx

Added by Bernadette Shaddock on March 27, 2009 at 11:16 — No Comments

Fix it with FICS?

Suppose that the present economic crisis is 30% real, 50% media hyped panic and 20% game-playing. What is game playing? If a corporation has long wanted to get rid of some workers this is not easy to do in normal times because a big lay-off would lead to a slump in share price. With the excellent excuse of the credit crunch it now becomes possible to lay off thousands of workers.

Fear of losing a job leads people to curtail their spending, which in turn lead to more job losses… Continue

Added by Edward de Bono on March 25, 2009 at 14:30 — 4 Comments

My Success Story

As a managing director of a small IT company I faced with a difficult decision regarding the strategic direction of the company. After several away days with arguments at board and management level a friend recommended I try the six hats approach.

In 2 hours we had clearly and fairly discussed seven different options. 2 hours afterward that we had identified which direction to go in with buy in from all key members of staff.

I'm sure this is not as significant as some of… Continue

Added by Sean Kirwan on March 19, 2009 at 17:29 — No Comments

The first deBonoSociety.com monthly podcast

Our first podcast was recorded in the 3M offices in Dublin. I was joined by Rob Mol the General Manager of 3M and by Seán Kirwan Managing Director of Denobi.

In a very interesting discussion we covered:

• New Ideas in Difficult Times

• Why more information is not enough

• The importance of simplicity

Get involved and have your say:

Post your comments or questions here and we’ll respond were possible in the next podcast or online at the… Continue

Added by Edward de Bono on March 14, 2009 at 11:00 — No Comments