Friday, November 12, 2010

Innovation with a purpose....BANG


The basic idea of being innovative is having too many brain cells that process that innovative spin in your head, for you to create that purpose in your innovation. Trying to be a good innovator with an idea that has purpose is not as simple as being invited to a dinner to chow. Innovation has to hit on novelty and purpose in your work at all times. Moreover, innovation without a purpose might as well constitute insanity. Furthermore, is like running into the same wall again and again but expecting a different result. (Talk of an unguided missile)
Everything has purpose in life, however, think of a zip, it has a purpose on your pants or even on your pair of jeans. (It boils down to purpose) When you innovate don’t forget to give your innovation direction and purpose so that the world can benefit as a result. Moreover, you might be an innovator but if your piece of work lacks purpose, your execution might be as dead as service delivery. Innovation requires a brain that works actively that has focus and purpose (it’s a joint). Furthermore, don’t take on innovation for the sake of being different in turn wanting recognition from your peers. Therefore, your innovation must make a tremendous meaningful difference in the global village.

The world is a small place, however, we need the kind of innovation that is solid, like an ice-berg with a purpose to change the world. Moreover, innovation should not be by default but by purpose to create a meaningful relationship with the consumer. (Strictly buddies). Consequently, the world has now become a global village and your innovation needs to cut through a huge and hard ice-berg. Some people have woken up to the fact that innovation alone is not enough, especially if it’s without purpose. However, your innovation needs to be like a sound bite, bang into the world of change. Let your work be a masterpiece for a good foundation and a good relationship with consumers and for them to benefit not for awards or recognition with intention.

Furthermore, let your innovation create a coco-phony of sound in the world like birds flying high in the sky. Like the sound of a balloon bursting in the sky. (Hello blue). The mind of a true innovator should be innovative and have an impactful idea that can flow with ease into the world and with a purpose.

Go Innovation. Go Purpose. Go Unintentional recognition. Bang into the world.

Kamo “kginias” Masemola

Monday, November 1, 2010

The Hierarchy is Broken


There is no question that the traditional Hierarchy model is broken. However, the reason may not be due to a shift in how people do things and work. The traditional assembly line mentality forces everyone to focus on their own part of the puzzle rather than the greater whole.

In depart-mental structures too much gets lost in translation, or work takes time to be conveyed and if you a tilapia fish in a Hierarchy, your opinion matters less. Thinking is not encouraged; decisions take longer to be made. Because the tilapia fish tells the bigger fish and the bigger fish tells the sharks.

Departmental thinking simply doesn’t work in today’s world, because it leaves too much to be misinterpreted and works toward predetermined solutions. Where solutions are based on who has been with the company for donkeys of years or even to take it further is superior to whom.

Ideas have no superiority. Everyone is equal before an idea.

By Morrel Shilenge