Andy Ridley, founder of Earth Hour "Dare the World to Save the Planet" With the catchy thematic message above, Earth Hour 2012 (31 March (Sat) at 8.30 pm) encourages us not only to switch off all power consuming devices for one dark hour but to "dare" our friends to pledge support thi...
By now, everybody who is connected to a screen somewhere with the faintest interest in sport would know who Jeremy Lin is. The Taiwanese American (or Asian American) basketball player for the New York Knicks has become a media sensation, hogging the headlines with an endless series of...
By now, everybody who is connected to a screen somewhere with the faintest interest in sport would know who Jeremy Lin is. The Taiwanese American (or Asian American) basketball player for the New York Knicks has become a media sensation, hogging the headlines with an endless series of...
Jeremy Lin sure knows a thing or two about scoring (courtesy of streetball.com ) Establishing clear goals is one of the most important things you need to do in any organisation which you work in. Otherwise known as objectives, goals provide an end point for one to aspire and work towa...
Written and illustrated by renowned cartoonist and blogger Hugh MacLeod of gapingvoid.com (he just completed his 10th year in the business), Evil Plans: Escape the Rat Race and Start Doing Something You Love is a business book that reads more like a personal motivation tome. True to M...
We all love a good mystery! (courtesy of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ) Answer? They love to be teased and challenged. Preferably every step of the way until the bounty is unearthed. Sadly, however, most marketing efforts today hasn't matched the rise in consumer sophistication ...
Tap the power of positive words today (courtesy of Shelley Stark ) Have you wondered why things do not turn out the way you like them to? Are you caught in a downward spiral of disappointment and negativity? Ever thought that what you say can and will make all the difference? Renowned...
Yesterday afternoon, my wife and I attended the second Keepers event hosted by Carrie K Artisan Jewellery thanks to the invitation of Geri and her gang at linea Communications. Themed "Aspects of Love" in time for Valentine's Day, the showcase featured various artisans and "bespoke" b...
How do companies like 3M, Apple, Google, Xerox, Siemens and Grameen Bank continually generate game changing products and services? What can large organisations do to retain talent while building innovative cultures? The answer? Corporate Entrepreurship , which is also the title of a b...
In the hypercompetitive travel trade in Singapore, merely putting together a compelling itinerary with an attractive price isn't sufficient. With a plethora of online travel portals like Expedia, Travelocity, Zuji and Wotif muscling into their space, brick and mortar travel agents nee...
On a recent visit to Toys "R" Us at VivoCity with my kid, I observed that there are more and more interlocking brick toys filling the shelves these days. Inspired no doubt by LEGO , brands like Mega Bloks, Coko and Tyco Toys are now emulating the same success strategy employed by the ...
On a recent visit to Toys "R" Us at VivoCity with my kid, I observed that there are more and more interlocking brick toys filling the shelves these days. Inspired no doubt by LEGO , brands like Mega Bloks, Coko and Tyco Toys are now emulating the same success strategy employed by the ...
Patagonia is the new yardstick for ethical and social businesses (image from Fortune Magazine ) Of late, I hear a common clarion call amongst leading thinkers for companies to pursue a more humane, ethical and sustainable business strategy. These proclamations allude to the fact that ...
The past months have been sad ones for anybody who ever used a film camera. Kodak, the 132 year old photography pioneer, is dying. Credited with bringing photography to everybody way in 1900 with the $1 Brownie camera, the Rochester, New York based company is opting for bankruptcy . A...
"A Masterclass in Modern Marketing Ideas" , British marketing consultant Kevin Duncan's Marketing Greatest Hits provides quick summaries of what he considers seminal or interesting titles and their key ideas in marketing. Touted as a "definitive compendium of everything you need to kn...
Student volunteer guides Jessie and Janet from Naked Hermit Crabs By now, you've probably heard how social technologies can transform social, political and environmental movements. Globally, one can find numerous examples of causes given an online shot-in-the-arm through Twitter, Face...
Student volunteer guides Jessie and Janet from Naked Hermit Crabs By now, you've probably heard how social technologies can transform social, political and environmental movements. Globally, one can find numerous examples of causes given an online shot-in-the-arm through Twitter, Face...
Courtesy of Hong Kong - a Visual Research Blog As we celebrate the arrival of the Black Water Dragon this Chinese New Year, the fengshui masters and economists have given varying prognoses of what it'll bring for the year. Taking a different trajectory, I thought it'd be fun to look a...
(Hilary Hinton) may be 85 years of age, but he sure packs a lot of punch. A highly respected motivational speaker grounded in Christian values, Zig is known for his fiery workshops and power-packed programmes focused on motivation, success and salesmanship. In a recent podcast I liste...
form an integral part of our everyday lives. They form an integral part of our "mindscape" and help us to describe what we think, hear, say and do in a deeper fashion. Metaphors also help to drive human behaviours and add colour to our world. Tapping the fields of consumer psychology ...
Gawd... is Seth still being hawked as a God for repeating the Cluetrain Manifesto. Is there nothing new under the sun? I mean he's a great thinker when he's on a roll, but these 14 aren't his shining moments. 15. There'll be a massive shift in demand from companies that can give us MO...
Lucy wouldn't have discovered Narnia if she didn't open that wardrobe (courtesy of WikiNarnia ) As humans gripped by our lizard brain (aka the amygdala ), our automatic reflex is to freeze in our tracks when encountering any of the following: 1) A potentially great product or service ...
Believe it or not, quitting isn't necessarily the mark of a loser. There is a time and place for giving up, just as there is a time and place for digging one's heels in and staying on. Does that mean then that Napoleon Hill's saying "a quitter never wins and a winner never quits" is m...
The beautifully designed Palace of the Elephants Theatre at Phuket FantaSea Claimed to be the "Ultimate Nighttime Cultural Theme Park", Phuket FantaSea is Thailand's first cultural theme park located close to Kamala Beach on Phuket island. Focusing on a motley mix of "Myth, Mystery an...
As I was reading my copy of the daily newspaper yesterday (yes, my family and I are still traditional newspaper readers), a colourful brochure with coupons popped out. As I glanced through its content, I couldn't help noticing this promotional message which appeared to be a wee bit ir...
As I was reading my copy of the daily newspaper yesterday (yes, my family and I are still traditional newspaper readers), a colourful brochure with coupons popped out. As I glanced through its content, I couldn't help noticing this promotional message which appeared to be a wee bit ir...
BP Former CEO Tony Hayward's Apology came too little too late (courtesy of Infinite Unknown ) Recently, everybody in Singapore has been talking about the spate of SMRT train delays and breakdowns in December. Numerous netizens have called for extreme measures to be taken, including th...
BP Former CEO Tony Hayward's Apology came too little too late (courtesy of Infinite Unknown ) Recently, everybody in Singapore has been talking about the spate of SMRT train delays and breakdowns in December. Numerous netizens have called for extreme measures to be taken, including th...
On a recent visit to Takashimaya Shopping Centre for Christmas shopping, my family visited their highly popular basement food mall area looking for gift ideas. Amidst the festive air, I noticed that there were many stalls offering gourmet food items for sale where the delectable pastr...
As the head honcho leading an organisation, being a good CEO isn't an easy job. Sure, they'll probably pay you more (or much much more) than the average salary man down the food chain, but the expectations are often sky high. For a start, a good CEO has to have vision, ambition and th...
