The One Minute Sales Person – Johnson & Wilson, 1984

The One Minute Sales Person – Johnson & Wilson, 1984

Back in march of this year I published a short book review of a bestseller The One Minute Manager – Blanchard & Johnson, 1983 which has sold over 13 million copies. As you can read in the conclusion I decided to look for another book in the One Minute series: The One Minute $ales Person -more sales in less time with less stress-.

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Möbius Conference 2009 (Seattle, United States) – Short Trip Report

Möbius Conference 2009 (Seattle, United States) – Short Trip Report

In November it was time for the annual invitation-only Mobius conference, and I was one of the very fortunate ones to be invited for this great event. The Möbius conference 2009  was held in Seattle, and I was very excited about my visit to one of the top 10 tech cities in the world.

In this article I will provide a short section with background information about Möbius, and than focus on this year’s Möbius conference and the discussed contents (which I’m allowed to share).

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Business Model Generation – A handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers and Challengers

Business Model Generation – A handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers and Challengers

Back in June 2009 I visited the “Business Model Innovation Knowledge Fair and Book Launch” in Amsterdam, where a first (prototype)version of the Business Model Generation (hand)book was launched by Alex Osterwalder and his team. Furthermore I was able to meet the book-team as well as over 100 business model practitioners from 13 different countries there.

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The One Minute Manager – Blanchard & Johnson, 1983

The One Minute Manager – Blanchard & Johnson, 1983

The One Minute Manager has sold over 13 million copies and has been translated into 37 languages, which proves that a good and interesting book doesn’t have to be thick. With just 110 pages it provides a lot of information and examples to think about, and compare those with real-life situations. I found this book in relation to the “Getting Things Done” methodology, and ordered it right away. In the article below I provide a brief summary and my personal thoughts about the contents of this book.

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Workshop Effectuation by Professor Saras Sarasvathy @ VentureLab Twente

Workshop Effectuation by Professor Saras Sarasvathy @ VentureLab Twente

I already wrote about the VentureLab Twente concept, but now it was time for the first three day training covering several interesting topics of venturing. This article will focus on an excellent one-day workshop effectuation, lectured by Professor Saras Sarasvathy. 

Let’s first start with the definition of effectuation, before we take a dive into the details and research-backgrounds, as well as an overview of the Venture Training.

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Open Innovation Masterclass with Professor Frank Piller @ Webster University (Amsterdam)

Open Innovation Masterclass with Professor Frank Piller @ Webster University (Amsterdam)

On 23rd of October 2008, the company called Dutch organized a masterclass on the topic of Open Innovation. Based on the resume and some smart and innovative questions, 25 students were selected to join the masterclass from professor Frank Piller.

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