Ashely Revell sold everything he owned, including his house, car and clothes, and went to a casino to gamble all the money (135.000$) on red. See how it went.
Reminds me of John Freyer who sold everyhing he owns on ebay, and now travels around visiting the people who bought the stuff.
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Category Archives: Change
How to create positive and effective change at work and in life.
A little story from Rhodes
This story was sent to me by Maria Bakari, who I met at the Kaospilots conference in January. She's greek and I'm half-greek, so we had an instant connection. Maria does not have a blog, so with her permission, I'm posting the story here:
Yesterday I had the special pleasure to meet Mr and … Continue Reading ››
Yesterday I had the special pleasure to meet Mr and … Continue Reading ››
Creativity day
April 21 is international innovation and creativity day. Do something weird and wonderful today.
Then be normal and boring for the rest of the year :o)
Then be normal and boring for the rest of the year :o)
1 Arena, 2 Arenas…
Almost a year ago, we started Arena in Copenhagen. It's since become an interesting workplace and meeting place for lots of small innovative businesses in IT, architecture, consulting and much more.
A few months ago, we got a visit from 2 swedish guys looking to start something similar in Malmoe (in Sweden, very … Continue Reading ››
A few months ago, we got a visit from 2 swedish guys looking to start something similar in Malmoe (in Sweden, very … Continue Reading ››
The 4th. sector
I was at a conference monday on the fourth sector. In case you haven't heard about this term, the fourth sector is a way of organizing that combines the best of the three existing sectors, ie. private industry, governments and volunteer organizations.
Fourth sector organizations compete in the market like private companies, they work … Continue Reading ››
Fourth sector organizations compete in the market like private companies, they work … Continue Reading ››
Rule #1
What would the world look like, if we all didn't do stuff we didn't want to do? Let's say you're a college student and you don't feel like going to classes today and you simply stay home or do something else. Or let's say you don't want to go to work today and instead stay … Continue Reading ››
Curitiba
The brazillian city of Curitiba is a model of innovation. They have pioneered many solutions that at first glance seem almost too simple to work, but which have nevertheless helped create a city with a high standard of living and a high level of environmental consciousness. An example:
Curitiba's citizens separate their trash into … Continue Reading ››
Curitiba's citizens separate their trash into … Continue Reading ››
At the chaordic conference
I just hosted a session at the chaordic conference here in Aarhus. I talked about the practice of chaordic organizations, based on my experiences from Enterprise Systems, Arena and the happy at work project. I set myself the challenge of doing the presentation based solely upon practices - what is it that we do (or … Continue Reading ››
Neuroscience on the job
This interview with Dr. Joseph LeDoux explains some basics of neuroscience and then goes on to examine what some of this may mean on the job.
In truth, most of what we do, we do unconsciously, and then rationalize the decision consciously after the fact. This doesn?t mean we do everything important without … Continue Reading ››
In truth, most of what we do, we do unconsciously, and then rationalize the decision consciously after the fact. This doesn?t mean we do everything important without … Continue Reading ››
Chaordic gathering in Denmark
Next week (Monday to Wednesday), the Kaospilots are self-organizing a conference about chaordic organizations. The term chaordic was put forth by Dee Hock the man behind VISA in his excellent book The chaordic age.
To me, the implications of complexity theory (chaos theory) in business are most aptly realized in the concept … Continue Reading ››
To me, the implications of complexity theory (chaos theory) in business are most aptly realized in the concept … Continue Reading ››