Eric Knight – How to Solve the World’s Trickiest Problems – Podcast
Welcome to Episode 013 of the Ideas Architect Podcast. Our Topic… We talk with Australia’s Malcolm Gladwell, Eric Knight. He’s the author of the engaging book Reframe: How to Solve the World’s Trickiest Problems. Eric is a former Rhodes Scholar and economic consultant to the OECD, the UN and the World Bank. He writes for […]
How to Create Your BIG Idea
Leaders go beyond the job at hand. They offer direction, show clarity and inspire their clients. But how many of us do this? Mostly, we are more interested in leading them to a sale to benefit us. To be the leader in your market you need a Client Leadership Program. That’s right, a program that […]
Ideal – The Book
Yesterday I declared that I am writing a new book. Here’s my outline for why I’m writing it, what I’m writing about and how I’m going to write it. Why The original intention behind creating Book Rapper was to write books. By reading a whole bunch of books, taking notes (the RAPs) it would be […]
The Most Powerful Tool in the World
Today is the 4th of July. It’s probably the most famous day on the world calendar for public declarations. Notably, in the US they celebrate it as Independence Day. This reflects the signing of the Declaration of Independence way back in 1776 where the 13 colonies said, ‘We don’t want to be part of the […]
How to Miss the Point in Only Three Words
I had a phone call today from David Austin. He’s heading up a super exciting project for starts up in Melbourne starting July 22. It’s called Smart Start City. I’m joining the program! Come along, it might just change your world! My Book Rapper Experience Anyway, our discussion lead to David referring to one of […]
Are you stealing someone’s time?
What do four men do when they have spare time on their hands? They stand on a Melbourne street in the crisp morning air at 7:18 and wait for a parking meter. Not a parking space, a parking meter. I was one of them. We’d all parked our cars and were waiting for the parking […]
How to Make $28.7 Million
How would you like to be 17 years old and have just sold your first app to one of the world’s tech giants for $28.7 million dollars? Source: Ben Grubb: The Age Summly and Making Apps It’s the stuff of dreams for most of us. And, it’s a reality for London resident Nick D’Aloisio. 17year […]
Feeding Your Binge Customers
It was announced today that Australian television broadcaster SBS was to launch a new channel: SBS2. The channel is directly aimed at the 16-39 year-old audience. Football It will include coverage of the local A-League soccer (football) plus provide a “dramatic departure from traditional television scheduling.” News One part of this is to schedule a 15-minute […]
Why is Optimism important? Optimism and Delusion
Here’s a video of my friend and colleague Helen Macdonald presenting an interesting take on leadership at TEDxMelbourne: The Balance of Optimism and Delusion. Her first point is about the epidemic we are all struggling with. An epidemic of positivity. How many times have you been told to look on the bright side of life? […]
Branding and The Truman Show
Whenever I go to networking events, I usually meet someone who knows me via Book Rapper. They greet me as if I’m a long lost friend. I love their warm welcome. And, it can be a little awkward when I don’t know who they are. The Truman Show Sometimes, I feel like Jim Carrey in The […]