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• 04 Jan

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  Creating a New Product: Foresight & Hope

  In this brief article we seek to promote reflection on insight and product development. We also introduce the new product developed by Innovation People and released on the iOS App Store (just search “SPICE Framework” in the App Store).

• 19 Apr

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  If I had known where I might end up, I would never have started from there!

  This is a brief account of a journey, or should I say two journeys. One of them is literal, the other is metaphorical and symbolic. They both point along the same path. I hope they will encourage you to follow your own path and to seek out your own journey. My own has resulted in a

• 03 Apr

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  Are my Choices Free?

  Have you ever asked yourself the question, ‘How free am I to choose?’. When we really think about it, most of us like to take the view we are free to make choices and decisions on our own as free and autonomous individuals. Very many of us have been heavily influenced by understanding that for example, through positive

• 27 Mar

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  Promoting Innovation through Diversity

  I am prompted to write this because I have been reminded of some work I did years ago. Back then I found myself as a member of a working group considering “The Business Case for Diversity”. The intent was to wrestle with the challenge of promoting inclusion and opportunity in the workplace. Much of the discussion focused

• 21 Mar

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  The Moral Compass and Decision-Making in Business

  I am genuinely interested in the way in which people manage their moral compass in decision-making within not just a business environment but also within their own personal integrity.

  I remember being invited to be a participant on a rather prestigious leadership programme a while back which had the working title, “The Moral Compact of Leadership.” I was struck by

• 14 Mar

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  Collaboration and the Challenge of Scaling Businesses

  Take a look at the business stock in the UK economy overall and we see that over 99% of all businesses are small to medium sized enterprises (SME). This means they employ less than 250 employees. Out of the total number of businesses in the UK economy, 95% are micro businesses, employing between 1 and 9 people.

• 10 Mar

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  Strategic Planning: Does it work?

  We want to make it clear we are committed to thorough, effective and well formed strategies. We advocate that businesses develop disciplines that bring their thinking and planning and aspirations to good effect. There is nothing in this article to challenge or question that. What we do question is not whether the development of thorough strategies is

• 09 Mar

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  The SPICE Framework: An Integrated Solution

  Researched and developed in settings from micro-businesses to multinationals, the SPICE Framework is a simple, practical integrated solution to support recruitment and HR professionals. In this article we explain some of the fundamentals of the SPICE Framework and how it might benefit you and your organisation.

• 08 Mar

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  Technology: Master or Servant

  A reflection on the conclusions and predictions of the philosopher and sociologist, Jacque Ellul who argued that the progress of technological development was inevitable. What he meant by this was not so much technology itself but the agenda for process improvement and control that dominated much of twentieth century development derived. In this article, reflect on Ellul’s conclusions

• 06 Feb

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  When trust breaks down

  In a recent blog I described trust as a form of currency essential in any relationship. In particular, I considered trust in a business relationship contributing to wealth overall. If you followed that blog, then you might recall that I wrote of wealth as being properly understood as far more than money or material riches.