In our training courses, we often use activities in which students practice what they have learnt by filling in worksheets that aid them in structuring their ideas. These activities are not graded, although they may be shared for feedback from other students or course facilitators. A worksheet can have a…

5 foundations for work that shone brightly in a year of lockdown. The pandemic has caused a seismic shift in how we think about work. …

Large corporations, looking to embrace digital business models sometimes aspire to emulate startups in their culture. They should go even deeper, to the roots of what shaped many startups: the open source software model. Open Source is not only about free access to code. It is more fundamentally about governance…

At IOUze we set out to help small businesses flourish and in doing so, to help businesses of all sizes to thrive and grow. We believe that we can give small businesses access to the financial and supply chain capabilities that are currently only available to large organisations. We help…

“There is no passion to be found playing small — in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” ¹ — Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of South Africa’s remarkable transition to democracy. Like any “young adult”, the country has a sense of optimism — that it is ready to prove that it can deliver on its hopes and dreams. There are two particular economic phenomena to highlight in South Africa…

On the future of the Internet and Business There is potential for the internet to transform business way beyond what we have experienced to date — to be more human and even more creative. 20th century business was about scale — the mega corporation. Sure, there were many amazing success…

Don’t listen to a word I say The screams all sound the same Though the truth may vary This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore — Of Monsters and Men, “My head is an animal” Having been out of corporate life for 5 months, the change is refreshing on so many levels, some superficial and some profound. But the one that stands out most strongly is the relationship with truth. From a sober distance, it is hard to come to terms with the roles that delusion, reckless ignorance and wilful deception play in corporate life.

Can we re-imagine how blockchains can transform business? There are few, if any, credible uses of blockchains in mainstream use. But, stepping back from the hype around some of the initial experiments, the excitement around blockchain emerged from a very real yearning for a transformed internet that offers: (1) Real…

Doing good in the business world — Doing good Some painful debates with colleagues this week led me to reflect on the shrill ways in which we debate right and wrong in our business lives. Maybe the below is a bit heavy 🤔, but it is a topic that we pay a heavy price for glossing over… As a…