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Comment on Curatr: social gaming, learning journeys and engaging your audience by Education, healthcare and banking: ripe for disruption « Running in parallel

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:40:50 +0000

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Comment on CoRetail: a possible option for empty store space? by davetosh

davetosh — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:02:50 +0000

I never considered the option of a bricks and mortar version of Etsy; interesting thought.

Comment on CoRetail: a possible option for empty store space? by Greg

Greg — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:47:55 +0000

Like a bricks and mortar Etsy or a modern take on a consignment shop!

Comment on Product Development, Fuzzy Interpretation and Innovation by Open Design City Berlin: let’s see more of this happening « Running in parallel

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:36:55 +0000

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Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:32:05 +0000

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Comment on Startups, innovation and university incubators by davetosh

davetosh — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:30:36 +0000

Your approach is interesting and could be a good direction – with so much to learn around starting and running a business, finding out what you actually need to know to get started and focusing on that sounds good.

Comment on Startups, innovation and university incubators by Nehal Kazim

Nehal Kazim — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:00:42 +0000

There is no doubt that there are so many different components of starting a business. There is so much to learn and not enough time to learn, understand and effectively integrate it into your business systematically without being distracted from the growth of the organization.

One way I’m personally combatting this is by going on information diets and focusing on learning objectives. I ask myself: what do I need to learn and how can I learn it the quickest. This the difference between casual education and “just in time” education.

I have slipped and read for reading sake but it’s important to be aware and stay on track.

Comment on Startups, innovation and university incubators by Startups, innovation and university incubators | Innovation really matters | Scoop.it

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:18:37 +0000

[...] Startups, innovation and university incubators When I started out with Curverider, I wish there had been services such as the Digital Media Zone at Ryerson University and Velocity at the University of Waterloo available. There wasn’t, at my university, so it was a case of plunging in feet first, making lots of mistakes and learning on the job. While I think learning by doing is powerful, I would also argue that there is no accounting for experience. Starting a business is a minefield and the help that these university backed incubators provide is invaluable. Source: davetosh.com [...]

Comment on Curatr: social gaming, learning journeys and engaging your audience by Jeff Colosimo

Jeff Colosimo — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:46:27 +0000

Social gaming or gamification is the new social media. Social learning was just the beginning!