Comments on: URGENT: The Time Box We Live In And Why This Is So http://www.15inno.com/2009/09/21/urgent/ Open innovation, social media tools and intrapreneurship Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:07:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom http://www.15inno.com/2009/09/21/urgent/comment-page-1/#comment-471 Tom Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:16:56 +0000 http://www.15inno.com/?p=797#comment-471 Hi, Great consious article. (the 80/20 point made me (re)think again.) :) Btw. very interesting article - about the conducted research at Harward; How forced downtime improves productivity and results. (but actually this should not surpise us) <a href="http://blogs.bnet.com/intercom/?p=3096&tag=col1;post-3096&tag=homeCar" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.bnet.com/intercom/?p=3096&tag=co...</a> Best! Tomas Hi,

Great consious article. (the 80/20 point made me (re)think again.) :)

Btw. very interesting article – about the conducted research at Harward; How forced downtime improves productivity and results. (but actually this should not surpise us) http://blogs.bnet.com/intercom/?p=3096&tag=co…

Best!
Tomas

]]> By: E.W. Brody http://www.15inno.com/2009/09/21/urgent/comment-page-1/#comment-470 E.W. Brody Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:03:42 +0000 http://www.15inno.com/?p=797#comment-470 Individual responses to the questions you pose in many cases are a function of occupational circumstances. Some disciplines, e.g., mass communication, in which I'm involved, are changing at an accelerating rate with the introduction of new technology-based tools. Some, such as LinkedIn, I find quite valuable. Others, such as Twitter, I could live without but can't afford to ignore. I really don't care to know what lines you happen to be waiting in, what you're doing at two o'clock in the morning, etc. But I do need to stay abreast of Twitter's capabilities and the ways in which it can be used to enhance the outcomes of communication programs. Our occupational lives, I'd therefore argue, should encompass both the day to day challenges we face and the emerging technologies and other bodies of knowledge with which we presumably should keep abreast. Where the pace of change appears to be steadily accelerating, as in communication technology, keeping up is no small task. I'm reminded of an old saying: Keep your eye on the ball, your shoulder to the wheel and your nose to the grindstone. Now, try to to be productive in that position. Individual responses to the questions you pose in many cases are a function of occupational circumstances. Some disciplines, e.g., mass communication, in which I'm involved, are changing at an accelerating rate with the introduction of new technology-based tools. Some, such as LinkedIn, I find quite valuable. Others, such as Twitter, I could live without but can't afford to ignore.

I really don't care to know what lines you happen to be waiting in, what you're doing at two o'clock in the morning, etc. But I do need to stay abreast of Twitter's capabilities and the ways in which it can be used to enhance the outcomes of communication programs.

Our occupational lives, I'd therefore argue, should encompass both the day to day challenges we face and the emerging technologies and other bodies of knowledge with which we presumably should keep abreast. Where the pace of change appears to be steadily accelerating, as in communication technology, keeping up is no small task.

I'm reminded of an old saying: Keep your eye on the ball, your shoulder to the wheel and your nose to the grindstone. Now, try to to be productive in that position.

]]> By: Work Approaches: Rude Or Effective? « Innobasque Blogs http://www.15inno.com/2009/09/21/urgent/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Work Approaches: Rude Or Effective? « Innobasque Blogs Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:05:51 +0000 http://www.15inno.com/?p=797#comment-469 [...] Know what really makes a difference. In my previous blog post, URGENT: The Box We Live In And Why This Is So, I argued that that 20 % of our efforts create 80 % of our outcomes. Having this in mind, I try to [...] [...] Know what really makes a difference. In my previous blog post, URGENT: The Box We Live In And Why This Is So, I argued that that 20 % of our efforts create 80 % of our outcomes. Having this in mind, I try to [...]

]]> By: Sheridan Tatsuno http://www.15inno.com/2009/09/21/urgent/comment-page-1/#comment-468 Sheridan Tatsuno Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:03:29 +0000 http://www.15inno.com/?p=797#comment-468 Strategy, Not Tactics. Many people are tacticians; they think short-term and grab the first opportunities around them, never thinking whether they should go or no-go and whether their activities lead to their milestones or goals (if they have any). So they end up running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Effective people are strategic. They think end-game, then carefully decide the best path to their goals, of course "tacking in the wind" when hit by unexpected gusts. Strategy, Not Tactics.

Many people are tacticians; they think short-term and grab the first opportunities around them, never thinking whether they should go or no-go and whether their activities lead to their milestones or goals (if they have any). So they end up running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Effective people are strategic. They think end-game, then carefully decide the best path to their goals, of course "tacking in the wind" when hit by unexpected gusts.

]]> By: Sandie Barrie http://www.15inno.com/2009/09/21/urgent/comment-page-1/#comment-467 Sandie Barrie Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:46:11 +0000 http://www.15inno.com/?p=797#comment-467 Just getting to release my new book, Find Your Time: Assess, Plan, Do, Check, Review. See my website for details. I wish we had a lot more emphasis on helping people find and use their time. Just getting to release my new book, Find Your Time: Assess, Plan, Do, Check, Review. See my website for details. I wish we had a lot more emphasis on helping people find and use their time.

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