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July 10, 2008

Goodness and Happiness

At the recent Future of Journalism conference that the Guardian ran (an internal conference that they generously blogged about), Jeff Jarvis gave a talk on the 10 questions news organisations should be asking now. One of the questions is "Are we generous?". Generosity, says Jeff, can take many forms - sharing, supporting, enabling. One of Jeff's most quotable quotes is "do what you do best and link to the rest" - drawing away from the control model of media 1.0 to one in which the intention and execution is altogether more altruistic.

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Neil Perkin, business, generosity, purpose, social media, Web 2.0, connection, hapiness, altruism
February 23, 2008

Does Your Business Strategy Have a Purpose?

by: Idris Mootee

The following is one of my first few posts on this blog back in July
last year, I thought it is worth sharing with you again here. The
conversation started when a friend of mine called me and wanted to talk
about his new venture idea. I am happy for him. No question that it is
a big decision to give up your job and go after your dream. The
question came up was "why", is it about money or is it about something
else?

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purpose, people, passion, Idris Mootee, strategy
February 5, 2008

From Ideas to Strategy and Purpose

by: Idris
Mootee

A friend of
mine called me a few days ago and wanted to talk about his new venture. I am
happy for him. No question that it is a big decision in some ways for him. The
question came up was "why", is it about money or is it about creating
something. What is the strategy?


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purpose, entrepreneurship, Idris Mootee, strategy
December 13, 2006

Working Purposefully

by: Jennifer Rice

I haven’t written in a while, I know. I find that when I’m resisting something, it’s a sign that I need to do some thinking and reevaluation. So that’s exactly what I’ve been doing, and it’s time to start sharing my thoughts.

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brands, strategy, Jennifer Rice, social responsibility, purpose, people, employees motivation
February 4, 2004

The Ecology of Business

by: Jennifer Rice

I ran across the definition for obliquity today, which led me on a train of thought about the ecology of business:

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stakeholder-centric strategies, John Kay, Jennifer Rice, purpose, complexity, obliquity
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