The Purpose-Driven Show Rolls On

We had another successful event in San Francisco featuring John Seely Brown as part of the OpenText Purpose-Driven Speaker Series. Brown is a visiting scholar at USC and the independent co-chairman of the Deloitte Center for the Edge. During the talk he shared his thoughts and research on intrinsic motivation, incentive systems, learning organizations, organizational…

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Michael Edson’s Talk Wows Crowd

Michael Edson of The Smithsonian Institution gave a fascinating talk this morning at The Willard Hotel only a few blocks away from The White House on  Pennsylvania Avenue. It was fun to watch as his witty, intellectual rapid-fire talk had the entire room buzzing with interest as he talked about the unique social media challenges…

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Simon Sinek’s Talk was GREAT!

I was in NYC today listening to Simon Sinek’s talk and I have to say that I was totally inspired by his ideas and the benefits of using the “Start With Why” framework. It  is a simple, yet elegant way to think about defining or refining the purpose of your organization. You may want to…

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