Inspiration to learn about yourself

At a very interesting presentation today by Mr. Siegfried Gerlach of Siemens Schweiz at the Kalaidos Business Forum , held at Hotel Novotel Zurich City-West , I learned, for example, about the following 3 megatrends : Demographic changes, urbanization, and climate change. Regarding demographic changes, I came across - on the website of Siemens Schweiz - this image showing that the population of Switzerland , women as well as men, is getting older. We live longer.  I was somewhat surprised to also learn that, globally, buildings are responsible for 40% of energy consumption. See photo below. In this regard, I learned that there’s a large need to invest in energy efficient housing / buildings – thereby creating win-win-win solutions. The population / businesses win by being able to reduce energy costs for, for example, housing and by being able to produce energy. Businesses win. And the environment wins as well. At the Q&A session, I asked to what extent ...

Reimagine the restaurant experience

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Listening to the interesting conversation embedded below with Mr. Eric Schmidt, I learned, for example, this: Minute 6 Imagine walking down the street, and instead of typing a search, your phone is giving you information all the time. Minute 7 People like a deal. Minute 9 Instead of focusing on competitive landscape, people should be focusing on how much bigger the market is getting. Minute 15 Any company of scale is subject to the following narrative: Big, fat, dump, and happy. Minute 21 When you walk down the streets of London , you’re likely to be on a camera. It is widely accepted there. In the USA , it would be completely unacceptable. Minute 26 One of the fundamental principles of the Internet is that this kind of information is generally open.

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Watching the 2 minute video embedded below, which I came across though this blog posting , I learned that 15 minutes of play with the soccer ball powers a light for up to 3 hours. For more information about this fine innovation, have a look at sOccket .

Listening to this conversation between Ms. Sarah Green and Ms. Francesca Gino , I learned this: - When followers are proactive, introverts are the better leaders. - In Western culture, being an extrovert seems more valuable than being an introvert. - Being authentic can produce better outcomes. How well do you know who you are ? 

Listening to the interview - embedded below - with Mr. Peter Löscher of Siemens , I learned, for example, this: Minute 8 There is nothing more important than the personal and direct dialogue. Minute 10 With people coming from Spain , you have to allow more time for communication. Minute 29 For any company, 90% of innovation is happening outside the walls of the company. Historically, researchers and developers at Siemens have been focusing on what is happening in their own labs. Now, the focus is shifting to Open Innovation. There is a big push driving innovation outside the boundaries of the company. Minute 33 Peter Löscher pushes for diversity at Siemens. For example, Mr. Löscher expressed, as he joined the company, that the management is "too white, too male, and too German". Minute 44 Peter Löscher encouraged the participants, who were listening, to find out who the role models of the companies, they work for, are, and how these people live the values of the company....

Uncertainty avoidance

Watching this 2½ minute video featuring the love between a lion and 2 human beings, I came to think about the following question : What is more important to you: Love or power? 

Via this posting , I came across the photo below of a bridge in Southern France that has been transformed into a vertical garden. Iinteresting innovation. It’s certainly more beautiful to look at – compared with grey concrete. When is the city / state / region, you live in, planning to do something similar?

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