Innovation in The Railway Town© – the “småländska” innovation miracle Sitting on the train back from a fantastic event arranged by the Business Development Nässjö Sweden. I had the opportunity to give a speech on innovation management for +100 entrepreneurs in their own home town, the Railway City of Europe Nässjö. It was a fantastic opportunity… Continue reading Innovation in The Railway Town© – the “småländska” innovation miracle
Category: Global Attitude
Talent Hunt
Once again Bearing is in the press with an interview with Christer Asplund. This time in the Swedish Chamber of Commerce´s magazine – Handelskammartidningen. To read the interview about talent attraction according to the principles laid down by Bearing (“Talent Hunt” on page 15-17, in Swedish), please follow the link here
Promising Trends in Global Tourism and Destination Branding
Global mass tourism used to be dominated by tour operators offering low-cost, standardized package tours to destinations ideal for “sea, sun and sand” vacations. However, tourism consumption patterns do seem to change and according to the World Tourism Organization, tourism demand trends since the mid-80’s reflect the increasing diversity of interests of the late-modern leisure society… Continue reading Promising Trends in Global Tourism and Destination Branding
The importance of where we live
I am a strong believer in Globalization. As the importance of free trade was observed by David Ricardo and the mechanisms of optimal wealth allocation was discovered by Vilfredo Pareto in the Pareto principle, globalization brings wealth, as the global economy becomes even more efficient and traversing the spectrum toward pareto-optimal resource and wealth allocation.… Continue reading The importance of where we live
Are you confident with your business’ innovation readiness?
Could innovation readiness be the key to long term business survival? In the cross roads of commodity and niche markets opportunities arise for turning a business into new dimensions by simply remake your business model. Do you really want to see your company become a commodity business player with slim margins where only volumes are… Continue reading Are you confident with your business’ innovation readiness?
“Margin call”
Beginning in 2008, we have an ongoing financial crisis in the world which is the worst of its kind since the Great Depression. The crisis became prominently visible in the autumn 2008 with the failure, merger or nationalization of several large American based financial firms. The global economy suffers from this crises ever since. Yet,… Continue reading “Margin call”
Radio interview with Christer Asplund
Monocle interview with Christer Asplund Oct 18 2011 On Tuesday October 18th, the Monocle radio channel made a brief early morning interview with Christer Asplund about the book Place Management. Click on the link above to listen to the recording.
The TicTalk conference 2011
This week, I have taken part in the TicTalk conference in Čakovec in north eastern Croatia. The conference was arranged at the Technology Innovation Centre Međimurje run by Bojan Pecnic and organised by the Regional Development Agency REDEA. The conference main topics were innovative development and good examples for Technology and Innovation Centres, and I… Continue reading The TicTalk conference 2011
Croatia next European contry to embark upon the Place Management roller coaster!
After two intense days on-site in northern Croatia, it is evident this region will become a vital new player and contributor to the development of regional innovation and place excellence in Europe. Rarely have I experienced a more determined and committed engagement than the one sparkling from the Regional Economic Development Agency of the Medimurje region, also acting… Continue reading Croatia next European contry to embark upon the Place Management roller coaster!
An exciting Place Management challenge: the “Beyond”- Dimension
You can hardly read Financial Times without noticing that businesses tend to communicate all sorts of “Beyond”-dimensions as part of their corporate image. Today (September 21), we read, for instance, that Huawei brings to you the following message: “We see beyond technology!” The Huawei intention is to see customers and their needs far beyond the… Continue reading An exciting Place Management challenge: the “Beyond”- Dimension