Inspiration to learn about yourself

To view the circle guides for the weekly meetings you have each week for 12 weeks, click here . Here are some of the questions to think about in the first 6 meetings: Week 1: Attune your attention Why did you join a Working Out Loud circle? What is your learning goal for the next 12 weeks? What people do you know whose interests are related to your goal? Week 2: Offer your first contributions What happened since the last meeting? What is the level of intimacy to each of the people, you wrote down during the week 1 exercise? 1. The person doesn’t know you exist. 2. You are connected in some way with the person. For example, you follow the person on social media. 3. You have had one or more interactions with the person. 4. You have collaborated, even in a small way. 5. You regularly interact, exchange ideas, and help each other. Try holding the door for a person you do not know. Then ask yourself these questions: Why did you decide to hold that particular person? How did you ...

At a #makezurich event the other day at Impact Hub Zürich , I had a fascinating talk with a couple of people from India. They had some brilliant ideas, I think, related to recycling. I understood that they wanted to measure, for example, when containers at the recycling spaces / "Sammelstellen"   are ready to be picked up. During a short brainstorming session right in front of boxes with different sensors in one of the workshop rooms at the event space, we ping-ponged a few ideas about what sensors would be relevant to use for the task. One person had an idea to use some kind of a light sensor that measures when things, that people put in the containers, have reached the top of the containers - meaning that the light from one side of a container to the other side of the container would be permanently interrupted / blocked. Another had an idea to use a sensor measuring weight. As we chatted about this idea, we talked about that that would probably work quite well for glass....

In  this report , I read that measurements play a key role in the innovation process. To develop new and improved products and processes, we look for, for example,  improvements in quality or performance. It could be cleaner air.  reductions in inefficiency / waste. It could be a reduction in the amount of energy a lamp uses to light up a certain space.  use of new materials or techniques. It could be road materials that help us generate energy when we walk / drive on them. To get this information, we need appropriate measurement support. Reading  this blog posting , I read that measurements help give us feedback to use for continuous improvement . Just as we all need to give feedback to our colleagues, users, friends, partners and other people around us, so we can help each other improve competencies, we need to get feedback from technologies so we know what is changing, how we are progressing / advancing.  In this regard, I come to think of Duoli...

At nextzürich I noticed that a large number of ideas have been communicated about making Zürich a more bicycle friendly city. So as I saw this invitation   to the event Nextsalon Velocity ,   I decided to participate to help contribute to making Zürich a more bicycle friendly city. At the event , I found it very interesting to share ideas with other participants about what we can do to improve conditions for everyone moving from a to b in Zürich. I found it fascinating that the event was complemented by work on the internet, for example on nexzuerich.ning.com , Facebook , nextzuerich.ch , and on ronorp.net. In this blog posting , I read that to be an innovator, you have to be a relentlessly curious anthropologist and a keen-eyed ethnographer, so with a mobile electronic device, I walked / cycled / drove around the city to take photos of the areas in Zürich where I have experienced there is a strong potential for making conditions better - not least for peop...

During this World Economic Forum session entitled " A brave new world ",  Stuart Russell  mentioned at 24:30 that with autonomous vehicles, the need for parking spaces and taxi drivers will be reduced.

# 1:  Brainstorming - the DISNEY method # 2: Reimagine the restaurant experience # 3: Bicycle friendly cities # 4: Creativity exercises # 5: Six thinking hats

Some ideas for cities that want to become more bicycle friendly. What would you add?

Reading this  article  and this  article , I learned that Hamburg is working on a plan that, over the next 15-20 years, is going to expand the number of green spaces considerably. The  hamburg green network  will connect parks, recreational areas, playgrounds, gardens, and cemeteries through green paths. These changes are not least being made, as I have understood it, to respond to  environmental changes  such as increasing temperatures and sea levels and - more generally - to make the city a healthier and more pleasant place to live.  Digital technologies contribute to changes that are going on in the way people get from a to b. Via  betahaus hamburg , I learned, for example, about  citeecar . What I like about the solution of citeecar is, for example, that it is simple to understand - and a  relatively inexpensive transportation solution . In short, it seems to be a carsharing solution for the average joe. Studying other t...

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What effect will changes happening in the business environment have on how companies, you work for, will respond? What will you do? PESTEL

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...

Technological changes

Via this tweet  I came across this article  in which I read that Renault-Nissan has sold its 100,000 th electric vehicle. Reading the article, I also learned that the Renault-Nissan Alliance has sold more zero-emission cars than all the other major car manufacturers combined. Being interested in renewable energy, which I work on in, for example, this Google group , interested in transportation innovation about which I developed, for example, these slides as well as these slides , and admiring the leadership of Carlos Ghosn , I have been curious to try out a Renault-Nissan electric vehicle for some time. As Mobility launched acampaign featuring the Renault Twizy   a great possibility arose to try out one of the agile, electric vehicles that Renault-Nissan has developed. I was possibly surprised about the driving experience and found the vehicle handy for getting around in / around a city. That the small vehicle, which measures 2.3 m . x 1.2 m ., is equipped with h...

Transportation innovation