Monthly Archives: May 2012

The ENTREPRENEUR, the Third Project Soft Power Role

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Jeremie Averous

Following the SPIDER and the KUNG FU MASTER, the ENTREPRENEUR role is particularly important when it comes to large, complex endeavours. It might at first seem contradictory, because a project is fundamentally a short term endeavour: still, the successful project … Continue reading →

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Obstacles on your road are there for a reason. Are you ready for them?

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Jeremie Averous

“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal” This quote is by Henry Ford. And I find it quite deep and powerful when considered carefully. Henry Ford was a determined person. He spent … Continue reading →

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Get a glimpse in how the organization of the Collaborative Age will work, today!

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Jeremie Averous

Once upon a time there was a company that had no boss. There were quite more than 100 people in the office, and they just organized themselves fluidly around temporary projects: who has the best idea got the support of … Continue reading →

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VIDEO OF THE QUARTER: Kevin Kelly on the next 5,000 days of the web

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Jeremie Averous

In this stunning video from TED, Kevin Kelly describes the revolution of the last 5,000 days of the Web and what is coming in the next 5,000 days. Knowing that the video was shot in 2007 we can already see … Continue reading →

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BREAKING NEWS: my new book, Project Soft Power, is published!

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Jeremie Averous

Miracle of the Fourth Revolution, my new book is now out to the world even before I have received the copies from the local printer! It took less than 10 days to get the title setup on LightningSource and disseminated … Continue reading →

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When is failure an option?

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Jeremie Averous

I visited Houston Space Center the other day as I was stranded a week-end in town during a business trip. There you can visit one of the famous space control rooms, view a Saturn rocket, many spaceships and a bunch … Continue reading →

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The KUNG FU MASTER, the second Project Soft Power role

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Jeremie Averous

Following the SPIDER role, let’s present the KUNG FU MASTER role. Like the Kung Fu Master, the successful project leader can practice for hours, days, months and years the disciplines of project leadership. He can focus intensively for hours on … Continue reading →

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School does not interest people in entrepreneurship… except in China!

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Jeremie Averous

The graph below is an extract from the report “Entrepreneurship in the EU and beyond” by the European commission. It shows that overall, school does not make people interested in entrepreneurship. Did you remark the funniest thing in this graph? … Continue reading →

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What would you do if you were not afraid?

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Jeremie Averous

This is an interesting sentence posted on Facebook corporate office walls. It’s quite a deep question in fact. Reflect on it for a minute. Right now as I happen to be pushing myself more often out of my comfort zone, … Continue reading →

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The SPIDER – the first role of Project Soft Power

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Jeremie Averous

The SPIDER is about weaving a network of stakeholders that is effective to allow the project delivery. Like the spider, the successful Project Leader patiently weaves its network, the cobweb. Like the spider, the general idea is to capture efficiently … Continue reading →

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How Crowdfunding redefines the future of Creation for million of artists

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Jeremie Averous

The International Herald Tribune published an amazing infographics about Kickstarter. According to these stats, this leading crowdfunding site gathered in 3 years more than 200 million dollars of funding! Most of the funding happens to be for the creative arts. … Continue reading →

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Building stone by stone an enduring monument

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Jeremie Averous

Following a previous blog post about the patience conundrum here are some nice quotes about patience I want to share with you – and how I modified one to create a personal motto. “Have patience with all things. But, first … Continue reading →

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