Hi and welcome to the start of a new series of Untypical Thoughts. In this new series, I am going to release one new Untypical thought per weekday for the next five weeks or so. I have written and spoken about Transformagination on several occasions during the first half of 2020 and several businesses have already expressed interest in developing … Read More
The great philosophers of the 20th century
As you may know, one of my great passions is presenting a retro music program on community radio here in Geelong. It seems like a good time to bring together that passion for great music and untypical thinking in this Untypical Thought. Most of my readers will have at least been born in the 20th century – many of you … Read More
When will your sunrise be?
Going through some photos yesterday, I found one that I took earlier this year in my home town, Geelong (see background image or click here to see it clearly). It shows the sun rising over our waterfront, with the Geelong to Melbourne ferry in the left foreground and the silhouette of the waterfront Carousel building on the right. I don’t … Read More
Could not should
For several weeks now, I have been presenting Untypical Thoughts about what I think the business world will look like in the second half of the 2020 calendar year and beyond. One thing we can be certain of is that we can never go back to the way things worked before the unavoidable disruption of the global pandemic. If you … Read More
As simple as A, B, C (and D)
Well, maybe not as SIMPLE as A,B,C and D but I am certain that these letters stand for four key skills and attributes in the reset, re-establish and re-generation activities we spoke of a few weeks ago. Let’s step through them one at a time … A is for adventurous We have been chatting for weeks about the need for … Read More
The New Normal
Last week, we introduced the concept of Transformagination and I am glad to say that we have had a number of inquiries about how businesses can work with us to transformaginate their world.
Introducing Transformagination
If you are a regular Untypical Thoughts reader (or podcast listener), you will have discovered that one of my all-time heroes is Albert Einstein. For many, he was seen as being the ultimate 20th Century physicist with his famous equation E = mc2. For others, he was a philosopher like no other. For me, having been fortunate enough to have … Read More
There are no limits
Last time, I provided my thoughts on the reset / re-establish / regeneration activities that businesses will need to go through to prepare themselves for life after the COVID-19 crisis passes. I also suggested that there is a massive opportunity to reshape the future for your organisation. You might have noticed that there has been a bit of a theme … Read More
Reset, re-establish and regenerate
Last time, we talked about how there can be no turning back. So, given that we are where we are, we should consider the options for going forward. One option is to keep going as your business currently operates – the meticulously planned or cobbled together business continuity model that has been employed for the past month or two. Having … Read More
No turning back
As I sit and write this in April 2020, the world is in the middle of the most significant global health event that any of us can remember. Apart from the obvious impact on individual people and their families, COVID-19 has created a major crisis in businesses of all shapes and sizes. Literally, no business is exempt or unaffected. Even … Read More