Inspiration to learn about yourself

In the last  posting  , I touched upon  technological changes  happening around us. In particular, changes in information and communication technology has in the past years been undergoing and is continuing to undergo large changes. The demands / needs are large around the world. As you will see from these  internet usage statistics  we are experiencing high growth globally in the number of people using the Internet on various electronic – including not least mobile electronic devices such as tablets, smartphones, and/or laptops. To support the large growth in internet usage across the world, a strong development in all kinds of areas, naturally also in competencies, is required. Reading this  article about optical fiber  and this  article about fiber-optic communication , I learned that optical fiber can be used as a medium for telecommunication / computer networking / internet communication because it is flexible and can be bundled as ca...

In this hackathon report summarizing the findings of the MIX Hackathon   ”Hacking HR to build an adaptability advantage”, a very interesting innovation challenge, I read this on page 4: “We are surrounded by all sorts of things that are changing at an exponential pace: the number of mobile phones in the world, CO 2 emissions, data storage, the power of semiconductor chips, the number of devices connected to the Internet, the number of genes that have been sequenced, world energy consumption, and knowledge itself. Today, the most important question for any organisation is: Are we changing as fast as the world around us ?” To know more about technological changes happening around you, have a look at this presentation .  During a November 9th event , I came to think of the above, as Mr. Thomas Keil talked about his experiences working with strategic renewal. From what Mr. Keil communicated, I understood, for example, that training people to think creatively / work inno...

In a recent posting ,  I noted how  Renault-Nissan  is strongly moving forward regarding electric vehicles. And in this very interesting  McKinsey interview   with Mr. Alan Mulally, CEO of  Ford ,  I read for example this: "..we believe there is a social consciousness that is developing where people really want to consider alternative energy sources that are more sustainable and good for the planet." And towards the end of the interview with Mr. Mulally, I read this: "So we might be part of connecting different modes of transportation - bicycles and waterways and cars and buses and subways - all as part of the vision of enabling movement and bringing people together." The strong  development of renewable energy  and electric vehicles are interesting trends that help create more value for more people around the world. Another interesting trend are technologies / apps that enable people to share, for example, cars and parking space...