I have remarked before on the fact that Dublin is home to some wonderfully original club nights. And just as things were getting a little boring, along came C.U.N.T, your answer to indie/electro pop of a Tuesday. It’s ‘taster’ was held last week in Crawdaddy, it’s weekly residency. Que, Peter Fingleton, amazing Dublin based club photographer and Alan Taylor, DJ extraordinaire and one of the duo previously responsible for popular club night, ‘T.A.C’ who spun tunes all night to a host of Dublin’s movers and shakers.

This Tuesday, December 1st is it’s official launch with a guest appearance from Derek Fear, The Oak’s resident DJ who is nothing short of dancefloor shaking along with the usual C.U.N.T Dj’s.

Just go. Debauchery is guaranteed….

‘CHILLED IN THE FRONT, PARTY IN THE REAR…

All PINTS are €3, ALCOPOPS €2…Dang thats cheap…

€3 before 12, 5 after

C U Next Tuesday’

We turned 1 today! Though we had started the first data import from Netflix on 18th of Nov 2009 (timestamp says so), the website was launched today.

Back then we had only Netflix title names, plot summary and actor info. Today an year down the line, we have a new UI, movie reviews from NYTimes, embeddable widgets, Amazon editorial reviews and much more.

We were featured on NYTimes First Look blog and were judged Programmable web mashup of the day. We also received a lot of suggestions and feedback from friends which helped us a lot in fixing several design and navigation issues.

A cheers for our entire team for helping us reach here!

Welcome…

This is a WordPress blog of the tribe, innovative consultancy that supports healthy evolution of individuals, organizations and systems towards fulfilled and sustainable existence…

Great to have you here… More to come soon…

Jarda

With only two more sleeps to go, we’re getting very excited about Monday night’s official launch of the Blondes to Brunettes + RMIT Fashion Friendship: 365 Days of Design by RMIT Fashion Design Students.

You can find more information on the event here.

So I started it Any bad influences which may have been the reason to shift to WordPress? Maybe.

Maybe its because of the cool skin. Or the simplicity. Just the need.
Woops. Goddamnit. Posted the essay as a post and not a page. Heavens, have mercy on my poor sleepy soul

Enjoy

(click above for full-size e-invite)

Between 3-5pm please make your way to the International Project Space (google map) for the launch of Megan Fraser’s new exhibition. It’s a two-part exhibition, tomorrow being the opening of the first half of the show, the second half starts in the new year.

From YahooNews

The space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station are separately flying around the Earth until Friday, and they can be seen as a pair of bright lights in the sky at certain times over the next few days.

 

Weather permitting, the orbiting objects should be visible to the naked eye throughout the United States and Canada, according toSpaceWeather.com. It’s a special opportunity to see the two largest man-made objects in the sky at once.

 

Atlantis undocked from the space station early Wednesday, ending a week-long stay to supply the outpost with spare parts. The shuttle is scheduled to land at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Friday morning at 9:44 a.m. EST (1444 GMT).

Asi es! Trashyanna mejor conocida como “monkey face-rana” dejo al descubierto su talento, si su enorme trasero en una presentacion que hizo para el programa good morning america, lo mas curioso es que a la Riri no le importo que hubiera niños en el publico y sin mas dejo salir su clasificacion R, pobre rana, ya no sabe que hacer para salvar su flop Retarded, quiero decir Rated R…

click en las pics para agrandar

Me gustan asi de grandes

Shuttle Atlantis launches as seen from my street at a distance of 120 miles. I’m working on my edit process to retain more of the cam’s original sharpness.

Time to launch. We have a growing number of Fellows (contributors). Twenty-four posts, long and brief. Comments cute and serious. Links, quotes, jokes and poems.

And the word is beginning to get out. We’re already being linked to. By UTC time, it is already the 26th. So here and there, the word goes out. Let the people come.

One of the roles I must play to truly serve my clients is that of a “Heretic”. I often listen to business leaders discuss how what distinguishes them, their team, their product or service in their marketplace. They confidently state ; product quality, our service, and my favorite of all…our relationships is our competitive advantage… Bla…Bla…Bla. That is when I need to explain that in today’s competitive global economy, quality, customer service and relationships are not differentiators. Very quickly some leaders become defensive and start discussing how “I don’t understand their industry…” and they often start sharing how “their competitors suck”. Again, you may have weak competitors, but the fact that you may or may not be better than competitors that suck is not a way to differentiate yourself or create a sustainable competitive advantage…(sorry)

The Bible is provides us some very clear advice in this area…” “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? ( Matt. 7:3) and this advice rings true as leaders must look within their own organizations and establish their internal truths.

Having a core competency in; service, quality, or market relationships is not enough anymore.

Your team must have something that differentiates you in your market as Jack Trout explains in his popular book: Differentiate or Die. The authors of the best selling book: Tuned In, refer to this as your “distinctive competence.” The difference between a core competence and a distinctive competence is the latter differentiates you in your market.

You must gain a clear understanding of your distinctive competence in your strategic planning.

Assuming you established Market Truth as I discussed in my previous post, the next truth you must clearly understand is your internal truth(s). To help my clients establish their internal truths I like to ask a number of questions;

• What do your customer’s say your team does better than your competitors?
• What are the strengths and capabilities of your team leaders?
• What is your team’s track record in terms of market growth over the past five years?
• How many new products have you launched in the last three years?
• Did those new products meet or exceed your launch objectives and ROI targets? Why or Why not?
• Has your team introduced existing product(s) into new markets in the past two years? Did you meet or exceed your sales goals?
• What is your current unused capacity that does not require additional investment?
• What is your team’s ability to raise funds to support growth?
• Do you have the access to funds to support your growth?
• When was the last time you or one of your team’s leaders spent time in the market?

For example, I was asking these questions with one of my new clients in the past and their senior team all said the same thing but in different ways; “ we are not good at new…” What was interesting however was that at the recent off site strategic planning meeting it was decided that they would leverage new products to hit next year’s sales objectives. When I interviewed some of their key accounts they too confirmed this teams poor track history in launching new products. One clients said “ they are a great vendor, but they launch new products before they are ready, so we plan to wait six to eight months after their next launch to insure the product has all the bugs worked out before we buy…” Ouch!( their sales plan was not in alignment with clients waiting six months to buy) Again , what was disturbing was the mid level managers and their key accounts all knew a truth that the only people who failed to see were their senior management team. Sometimes senior leaders see issues and put band aides on them hoping they will heal on their own.

As you plan for a profitable future year … Rip Off the Band Aide(s) and Position Your Business For Growth in 2010.

Another new client wanted “more sales” . However, when we reviewed their internal truths the reality was they were currently at 90% of their production capacity and could not service new business. Had we launched a plan to gain new customers we would have frustrated those new clients as well as existing customers ( and their employees) as their service levels would have suffered. As we peeled this onion further we found a large percentage of their current orders were not profitable. So what the owner saw as a need “more sales” was actually a problem with a sales compensation model not in alignment with overall sales profitability.

You must establish internal truths, distinctive competencies, and identify your weaknesses when building your strategic plan. What we are discussing is about  

leveraging what you have. I am not saying as leaders you are not to improve weaknesses and bridge gaps . However what I am saying is you must authentically and openly humble yourself and your team to your internal realities.

Understanding your team’s strengths, as well as weaknesses and limitations insures the strategic plan you write for 2010 growth objectives is obtainable.

Market leading organizations clearly understand market and internal truths.

Market losing organizations can be identified by strategic plans not in alignment with their market or internal capabilities.

What kind of organization do you work for?

Does your 2010 strategic plan rely on effectively launching new products? (even though the last launch was supposed to sell 2,000 and only sold 2?)

Does your senior leadership team have the horsepower to take your business into a market leadership position?

Are you relying on those that got you’re here to get you there in the future? How’s that working for you?

Does your 2010 strategic plan count on you leveraging a capability your team does not have?

Have you reviewed the “why’s” your team failed to meet some of their objectives in 2009? Have you corrected what you found?

If you failed to achieve some of your 2009 strategic plan targets was it a “strategy” or “execution” problem? …you sure?

Market leaders understand the importance of identifying internal truths when strategic planning.

Market leaders understand the power of leverage. They leverage their distinctive competencies that solve market problems.

FINALLY… The Long awaited Project in D9

is Coming on 26 Nov 09

FROM $8xxk !!!$8xxk !!

Prime District 9, Mins Walk to Somerset MRT & ORCHARD ROAD!

ESPADA @ St Thomas Walk

Developer: Novelty Group
Project Name: Espada
Location: St Thomas Walk, D09
Tenure: Freehold
Land Size: approx 38,756sqft
Facilities: Tennis Court, 4xPool, Spa, Gym, Sky Terrace, Sports Bar, etc
Est TOP: 15 DEC 2014
Total Units: 232 luxurious units

Unit Types for Selection

Typical Units

1 bedroom sizes from 344 / 355 / 377 / 452 / 560sqft – Total 141 units

1 + Study from 646 & 689sqft - Total 56units

2 bedrooms from 667 & 721sqft - Total 27 units

Penthouse Units

1br / 1+S / 2br Penthouses from 657sqft to 1313sqft – Total 8 units

(all sizes quoted are estimates and subject to change as required by authority)

Estimated Prices:

1 Bedroom from $8xxk !

1+Study from $1.5xx m

2 Bedrooms from $1.6xx m

WHY ESPADA??

TOP 5 SELLING POINTS!

1)FREEHOLD, PRIME DISTRICT 9,MINS TO SOMERSET MRT AND ORCHARD ROAD !

2)FROM $8xxk only! Very Affordable price to own a masterpiece in Orchard road! Where else can u find such attractive properties in  prime d9,Orchard ,Brand new and freehold yet near mrt?

3) 3 Different level of facilities apartment and iconic building sitting on top of the hill in orchard which give you a 5 star living lifestyle,where else?

4)Investment Return,Estimated >$3500pm for 1 bedroom..which enjoy > 4% pa in return..isn’t sound good better than rest your $ with the bank or cpf board??

5) Quality Finishing> Branded Stuffs provided by developer( Lema , Bontempi,Gaggenau,Gessi and duravit)..Classy …like driving a ferrari,owning a LV or Prada  ..branding shown different in you!

Amenities Nearby:
• Sommerset MRT Station (Est 5 Mins walk)
• Orchard Road shopping belt (Est 10 mins walk)
• Vibrant Nightlife & Urban Living (Cineleisure,Heeren,TakaShimaya,Paragon etc)
• Excellent Rental Yield due to shortage of small units in the city (>4%-5%)
• Great Investment Grade project with Super Potential Capital Gain when economy pick up.

(ST 9/11/09 Economic Growth 3% Next Year: MM )
• Short drive to future MARINA and SENTOSA Integrated Resorts (Estimated 15-20mins)
• CIRCLE LINE COMPLETION 2010 and 2011..MINS to CBD and travelling thru city and towns..so convenience!

The launch of GEW 2009

My week started at the official UK launch of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009 in London. I’m not sure how I managed to get an invite to this exclusive event but I wasn’t about to miss an opportunity to see Peter Jones (Dragons’ Den)….yes, I am a fan of the show! 

There was actually a very impressive line up of speakers…. from Goldman Sachs, Google UK, Alibaba.com and A4E amongst others, addressing a fairly mixed audience of people involved in the broad spectrum of entrepreneurship and enterprise – from grassroots to policy.

Many of the key messages we’ve heard before – we need to do more in schools, entrepreneurship needs to be encouraged all year round, we need to take more risks, debating whether or not entrepreneurship can be successfully taught, enterprise knows no borders, etc. 

The importance of entrepreneurship in driving economic recovery was emphasised on a number of occasions, but there was also a call for the media to start celebrating the success of UK enterprise rather than focus on the failures.   

Although most agreed that much more can be done by the government in terms of tax incentives, entrepreneurship doesn’t and shouldn’t depend upon state interventions.  As one speaker put it, there is too much of a safety net in the UK. What truly drives entrepreneurship is necessity. 

I main thing I enjoyed was the opportunity to hear from real entrepreneurs rather than those that ‘represent them’. It’s a breath of fresh air. The passion and authenticity of their words, people that walk the walk, carries so much more interest and weight than the repetitive run of the mill sound bites that are really superficial and flat. It’s certainly confirmed for me that our flagship social enterprise programme is a step in the right direction, and I’d like to see SEWM move towards a communications strategy that provides a platform for more social enterprises and those that lead them to speak for themselves.

Ranjit Bansal

Hi everybody,
Thanks for stopping by. I am inspired, excited and a little scared at being here and taking the plunge to start a photoblog. Over the years, I have watched several great friends and fellow photographers make this commitment and have followed their blogs with interest. I have learned so very many things from each of them.

At some point, I realized that I was tending to spend a lot of time listening, watching and learning and not so much time photographing myself and taking an image to completion. At this point, I decided to commit to starting a photoblog myself. This is a vehicle that I am hoping will encourage me to shoot more, and take images to completion…enough to be able to show people. That in and off of itself will motivate me to grow as a photographer.

Moments of Exposure is a name my husband, Murali came up with…thanks Murali. This name to me means not only that specific moment when you commit to the image and shoot it, but also the moments when you feel exposed and vulnerable. It is my belief that from these moments of exposures that one grows in life.

Thank you for stopping by and showing support. I appreciate it very much.
Usha

“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera – Dorothea Lange”

Our official website is officially under construction! With less than 4 weeks to go until its completion, we are thrilled with what we have so far and the direction in which we are heading.

We will be announcing our new url and some great new promotions for our clients in the coming weeks.

Check back often!

-Brian

The KMers.org site was ready for beta launch last week in time for the KMWorld09 conference.  Today we launched the weekly #KMers twitter chat.   I would guesstimate that we had about 15-20 people contributing to the Twitter Chat which means we probably had that number again of lurkers.   Lots of quality information was shared and I believe that it was considered a success by all.

For many on the chat it was their first ever.  Yet, despite a few small hiccups, everyone seemed to get the hang of it very quickly.

The topic (Best Ideas from KMWorld09) was not ideal for a Twitter Chat because it is more about sharing knowledge nuggets than having a conversation.  Also, we had far more people who hadn’t gone to the conference and were looking for info than we had people who had gone to the conference and were sharing it.  Future chats will be much more of a deeper dive into one facet of KM per chat.

Here is the summary of the chat from my perspective:

Introductions:

• we discovered that most of the chatters had not been to KMWorld09 and many were new to Twitter Chatting

Thoughts about KMers.org

• @Elsua: Member section should link in a Twitter List
• @lehawes: pointed out that archiving of chats will be a plus
• several indicated that KMers.org login and TweetChat login (double) was confusing
• @andreamayer pointed out that we had a glitch with a post being wrongly attributed
• There were a few other small problems encountered by a few people during the chat

Goals for attending #KMW09

• @swanwick indicated he was there 1) to network 2) to launch KMers.org
• @StanGarfield said he was there to speak, serve on a panel, learn, and interact
• Tone of session: @swanwick indicated that it seemed hopeful.  Hopeful that e2.0 would be the opp for KM and SM to work together.

Sub-discussions throughout the chat

• value of life-narration: balance between inane tweets and over polished ones.
• value of and how to measure KM value
• video as a knowledge sharing channel
• Neats vs. Scruffies http://bit.ly/7jf1WC

Best sessions at #KMW09:

• the consensus was that @BillIves provided the best blogging coverage of the event
• @forgingthfuture found discussion of Personal KM fascinating
• @forgingthefutur felt that @StanGarfield had one of the best presentations http://bit.ly/5aSTeH
• there was general appreciation for 2nd half of @vanderwal presentation http://bit.ly/7G4XVo
• @swanwick liked @nancymdixon doing High Impact Storytelling: http://bit.ly/4FzUHO
• @StanGarfield favs McAfee, Dixon, Li, Lambe, Gilmour, VanderWal. O’Dell
• @StanGarfield enjoyed extracurricular dinner with 30 SIKM Leader CoP members – great discussions and personal interactions.

Ways to improve KMWorld

• @VMaryAbraham felt it was too expensive
• Several wished there was an online attendance package available for those who can’t travel
• @Swanwick shared an open letter to KMWorld organizers http://bit.ly/6aL73q

Future #KMers Topics

• @elsua: deeper dives on 1) Personal KM and 2) storytelling
• @SethHorwitz: mind/concept mapping (comparisons, strategies)
• @SourcePOV: review topic by topic here would be awesome; maybe even invite a few orig speakers?

Good sleuthing!  Click here to find out how to fix it.  Two suggestions presented.

Es ist vollbracht.

Nachdem Ich schon lange darüber nachgedacht habe mir einen Blog zuzulegen habe Ich mich schließlich dazu durchgerungen. Nun um was soll es auf diesen Blog gehen?

Ich möchte hier meine Sicht zu aktuellen Themen aus Sport, Gesellschaft & Politik und den Medien (Gaming, Musik, TV) darlegen und diskutieren. Dabei habe ich mir vorgenommen besonderen Wert darauf zu legen, dass die Artikel strukturiert und sachlich korrekt werden. Ein paar Artikel schwirren schon in meinem Kopf, diese werde Ich in den nächsten Tagen und Wochen hoffentlich zu Papier bringen können.

Spätestens dann ließt bzw. schreibt man sich.

Grüße,

Fläsch

Om announced the launch of the GigaOm network redesign last night. Congratulations to Om, Paul, Jaime, Shane and Peter, and the whole GigaOm team! I was delighted to help out with the redesign, and I’m even happier to see it live.

The redesign gave me a chance to work closely with friends old (Jaime Chen) and new (Shane Pearlman). Starting with some up front research, we solicited and consolidated feedback from editors, the ad sales team, and Om and then translated it into achievable goals for the redesign. We worked to hammer out the universal elements of the interface that we could distribute across network properties, prioritized functionality, and laid out content in a way that presented it in the most readable, attractive and engaging manner.

The redesign looks sharp, and that is entirely due to the heroic efforts of Jaime and the sheer talent of Shane and Peter. It was a real pleasure to work with such a dedicated and capable team. I’m very happy to see all their hard work pay off.

The next generation to emailing is here… Google Wave!

www.wave.google.com