Mind candy 20 April 2022
Ron Immink
I empower people by crafting compelling visions for the future, driving the creation of innovative business models, boosting productivity, and enhancing profitability. Advisor, mentor, author and speaker.
Strategy is about asking the right question on how events, technology and trends impact the organisation and how to adapt to those changes. Based on my own information dashboard, here are some questions you and the people in your organisation might consider and discuss.
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The topics for 20 April 2022 are distributed leadership, change-makers, sustainability metrics, stakeholder influence, watching your competitors, your age, ultrasound as a trend, polymer batteries, tandem solar, rubber made from dandelions, electronic chopsticks, Elon Musk, ecology and GPT-4.
How distributed is leadership in your organisation?
Why distributed leadership is the future of management
Successfully leading a company into the future is no longer about 30-year strategic plans, or even 5- or 10-year roadmaps. It’s about people across an organization adopting a strategic mindset and working in flexible teams that allow companies to respond to evolving technology and external risks like geopolitical conflict, pandemics, and the climate crisis.
How intrapreneurial is your organisation
Find the power within: how to create changemakers
https://www.theceomagazine.com/business/management-leadership/how-to-create-changemakers/
More and more corporations are realising the importance of intrapreneurs – highly talented individuals empowered to drive and own radical transformation from within.
What sustainability metrics do you use?
What currently-unavailable data would be most helpful to advancing a company’s sustainability mission?
Product-level Scope 3 data, nature-related risk measurements and energy intensity metrics are among the experts' dream data pipelines.
Have you defined your purpose yet?
Annual meetings are the new frontline in the battle over corporate purpose
Executives who have endorsed “stakeholder value”, a much broader measure of corporate worth than profits and cashflow, are now seeing their declarations put to the test.
How do you keep an eye on your competitors?
How to Spy on Your Competitors And Stay Ahead of The Competitive Advantage Game?
There are many ways to gather information about your competitors and customers.?
How old/young are you?
What’s it like being a startup founder over 40?
A 50-year-old entrepreneur is almost twice as likely to create a high-growth startup than a 30-year-old rival, researchers found. Read https://www.ronimmink.com/being-old-is-good/
What technology trends should you follow?
Ultrasound is becoming a trend
https://www.inceptivemind.com/polyjoule-unveils-ultra-safe-polymer-battery-stationary-storage/24231/
A new battery based on proprietary conductive polymers and other organic, non-metallic materials
Two alternative materials were used in the new study: organic semiconductors, which are carbon-based compounds that can conduct electricity under certain conditions, were paired with a perovskite, based on a lead-halogen compound, with excellent semiconducting properties.
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and the US Department of Defense are collaborating to make natural rubber from a species of locally grown dandelion
Japanese researchers have developed computerised chopsticks that enhance salty tastes, potentially helping those who need to reduce sodium in their diets.
Which experts should you follow?
Elon Musk: There will likely be a humanoid robot in every home by 2050
In an all-encompassing interview, the Tesla CEO also touches on his work with SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company, as well as the negative public reaction to?his immense wealth ?and his behavior on social media.
How ecological is your business?
Transforming Trees Into Skyscrapers
In Scandinavia, ecologically minded architects are building towers with pillars of pine and spruce.
Can you apply GPT-4 to your business?
GPT-4 Is Coming Soon. Here’s What We Know About It
The day for the release of GPT-4 is getting closer