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Dan Keelan's E-conversation: Meet Dan Keelan!
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To comment please enable third-party cookies in your browser settings.*. Monday, September 26, 2011. Dan Keelan has a question –how we can equip an evolving workforce with the tools, community, and learning needed to thrive today and tomorrow. That is what he intents to answer and execute. An openness to risk-taking, and a society that values creativity as the key ingredient in building successful people, families, communities, and companies. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Finish the conversation is...
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Dan Keelan's E-conversation: November 2011
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To comment please enable third-party cookies in your browser settings.*. Tuesday, November 8, 2011. Open Culture Encourages Creative Thinking. I recently presented a project update to a group of 20 people and a funny thing happened during the process of prepping for the presentation: it grew into something that was about more than the update, and it demonstrated something important about the factors that drive us to build better businesses. This isolated example made me think about wrapping cultural goal...
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Carl Erickson E-conversation: Innovation: Michigan's next big industry
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To comment please enable third-party cookies in your browser settings.*. Thursday, September 15, 2011. Innovation: Michigan's next big industry. Michigan needs innovation to get through the wrenching economic transition in which we find ourselves. Innovation, regardless of the business you're in, involves expertise and a personal commitment different from the usual operations of a company. Innovation is a thing unto itself, a skill set and attitude of its own. If you're a founder of a startup firm you sh...
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Wesley Thompson's E-conversation: The Importance of Financial Discipline Part 1
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To comment please enable third-party cookies in your browser settings.*. Thursday, November 10, 2011. The Importance of Financial Discipline Part 1. Part 1: Twenty ways your business can save money. When you undertake to start a new business you often have to begin from the floor and build up from there. You may have leveraged your savings, or borrowed money, or have obtained an investment from an Angel Investor. The most common failure mode of new business ventures is “running out of money”. Don’t...
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Wesley Thompson's E-conversation: The Importance of Financial Discipline Part 2
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To comment please enable third-party cookies in your browser settings.*. Thursday, November 10, 2011. The Importance of Financial Discipline Part 2. Part 2: Increasing Profits by Eliminating Leaks. Can you hear it? That’s the sound of your business losing profits . . . One drip at a time. Unless you are always questioning, “Are we doing everything we can to keep our costs down,” your business could benefit from adopting. A “Drip Culture.”. The more you look around, the more leaks you are likely to find.
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Carl Erickson E-conversation: About Carl Erickson
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To comment please enable third-party cookies in your browser settings.*. Monday, September 19, 2011. Carl Erickson is the president of Atomic Object, a 30-person software product development firm located in Grand Rapids, MI. Founded in 2001, Atomic Object builds web, mobile and embedded software products for clients ranging from huge multinationals to startups, in diverse markets spanning automotive, healthcare, financial services, education, distribution and entertainment. September 19, 2011 at 10:46 AM.
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Dan Keelan's E-conversation: Open Culture Encourages Creative Thinking
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To comment please enable third-party cookies in your browser settings.*. Tuesday, November 8, 2011. Open Culture Encourages Creative Thinking. I recently presented a project update to a group of 20 people and a funny thing happened during the process of prepping for the presentation: it grew into something that was about more than the update, and it demonstrated something important about the factors that drive us to build better businesses. This isolated example made me think about wrapping cultural goal...
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Carl Erickson E-conversation: September 2011
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To comment please enable third-party cookies in your browser settings.*. Wednesday, September 21, 2011. Between Freelance and Corporate America: Sustainable Companies for Smart and Creative People. The following clip is of my TEDx talk at Traverse City this year. What I call "creative consultancies" here is what I've come to call "innovation service firms.". This video explains why I think these sorts of companies will allow our nation (and our state of Michigan) to compete in a global marketplace. Befor...
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Ken Agacinski's E-conversation: The Fraunhofer Center
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To comment please enable third-party cookies in your browser settings.*. Monday, September 19, 2011. The Fraunhofer Center is a non-profit group. Who needs any of these things? Having never worked directly with lasers or coatings and not yet doing the appropriate research, I currently have no idea - but if you're looking for any of these types of specialized services, they look to be a great place to turn for assistance. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Dan Keelan's E-conversation: September 2011
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To comment please enable third-party cookies in your browser settings.*. Wednesday, September 28, 2011. What Drives Us to Innovate? I had a long lunch conversation this week with six co-workers at i3Logic. I call it a “brown-bag brainstorm.” It is a corny way of referring to something important about our company culture: the importance of having open conversations about the direction of the company where everybody has a voice and everybody makes a contribution. Purpose: the connection between profit and ...
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