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What Google's Move Against Spotify Could Mean for Music - Businessweek

Of course, the music industry has a long tradition of separating a song’s profit from its creators. Still, wrote Krukowski, “the ways in which musicians are screwed have changed qualitatively, from individualized swindles to systemic ones.”

Transition Trauma Guaranteed. We are currently experiencing a very unique combination of digitally-fueled disruptions: rising globalization and much increased economic interdependence of regions, nations, companies and people, widespread and hyper-effective socio-political activism via social networks and UGC media (especially video, as Koni2012′s 96Million views have shown), the rise of almost Wikileakean openness expectations by consumers and a new kind of ‘tyranny of transparency’ that has engulfed people around the globe, radical consumer empowerment based on waves of technological leaps and what is often referred to the ‘consumerization of IT’, and an overall sense of ambiguity and instability. These trends, to me, are showing that we are heading into an ‘it-all-depends’ – world rather than an either/or world. In this future, many yes/no situations of the past are becoming maybe’s – and this poses a real challenge to business planning and operations. Linear thinking can now be a real disadvantage; lateral, organic and fluid approaches are becoming a requirement to success. (via Gerd’s Guide to Disruption, Part 3: Transition Traumas, Brands with Purpose, Interdependence not Independence - Futurist Gerd Leonhard)

Transition Trauma Guaranteed. We are currently experiencing a very unique combination of digitally-fueled disruptions: rising globalization and much increased economic interdependence of regions, nations, companies and people, widespread and hyper-effective socio-political activism via social networks and UGC media (especially video, as Koni2012′s 96Million views have shown), the rise of almost Wikileakean openness expectations by consumers and a new kind of ‘tyranny of transparency’ that has engulfed people around the globe, radical consumer empowerment based on waves of technological leaps and what is often referred to the ‘consumerization of IT’, and an overall sense of ambiguity and instability. These trends, to me, are showing that we are heading into an ‘it-all-depends’ – world rather than an either/or world. In this future, many yes/no situations of the past are becoming maybe’s – and this poses a real challenge to business planning and operations. Linear thinking can now be a real disadvantage; lateral, organic and fluid approaches are becoming a requirement to success. (via Gerd’s Guide to Disruption, Part 3: Transition Traumas, Brands with Purpose, Interdependence not Independence - Futurist Gerd Leonhard)

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We are entering an era of information tsunamis: mind-boggling global data torrents , all-pervasive social-local-mobile (SoLoMo) connectivity, widespread ‘wikilikean’ transparency expectations (both B2C as well as B2B), rapid changes in interface technologies (AR, gestures, voice-control, nano-technologies, bionics, AI etc), the hyper-realtime speed of information and media, and of abundant consumer choice in pretty much every sector of commerce and business.

Gerd’s guide to disruption: the next 5 years (Part 1) - Futurist Gerd Leonhard

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The future of business: 4 futurists in conversation (Johannesburg Sessions) (by Gerd Leonhard)

A conversation with Neil Jacobsohn, Gerd Leonhard, Anton Musgrave, Doug Vining, in Joburg, Feb 4 2013, on the key trends impacting the future of business and commerce.

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TEDxWarwick - Gerd Leonhard - Friction is fiction: the future of business, communications and media (by TEDxTalks)

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As organizations become more focused on business objectives, gamification can help make the workplace more engaging and productive because it changes the rules of engagement and inspires employees to change behaviors as a result. Accordingly, by 2015, 40 percent of Global 1000 organizations will use gamification as the primary mechanism to transform business operations.
The Gamification of Business - Forbes

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The future of business and media is all about interconnected business models that generate mutual benefits for everyone. The era of ‘egosystems’ such as walled, controlled, centralized and RoI-obsessed businesses, is rapidly closing. Now it’s all about creating powerful ecosystems that are built on openness, standards, transparency, trust and decentralization. Think Google versus AT&T, or Twitter versus FoxNews.
Quote Of The Day By Gerd Leonhard | Owengreaves.com (via fromegotoeco)
The consumerization of collaboration and productivity tools starts with small workgroups that adopt a specific tool. At some point, the CIO notices that different groups are using the same external product. This means that the company’s data is not centralized anymore which is not making the CIO happy. Add to that the fact that these startups learned how to talk to the hearts of these CIOs and you get Sponsored Evernote Accounts, Dropbox For Teams and Yammer Enterprise Edition.
3 Predictions On The Future Of Enterprise Software | TechCrunch

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Future of Innovation & Business: From Ego to Eco. Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard Porto Alegre 2012 (by Gerd Leonhard)

Would be curious to know what you guys think of this video

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(via 8 Surprising Ways To Delight Customers | Fast Company) As a 16-year yoga practitioner, I often wish that I could find a place to practice while I travel. Most of the time, I have to traipse halfway across a city. But recently, I was surprised and delighted to learn that San Francisco Airport—which offers harried travelers a room specifically set aside for yoga practice—may be my next yoga destination. If an airport—the bastion of sterile, boring holding places for weary travelers—can delight a yogini, then you can surprise and delight the toughest of B2B clients. Look across the universe of possible ways you could delight your clients this month. It’s easier and less costly than you think. Skip the traditional “drinks and dinner” route. Our Western business society is overfed and sated. Instead, consider these alternatives…

(via 8 Surprising Ways To Delight Customers | Fast Company)

As a 16-year yoga practitioner, I often wish that I could find a place to practice while I travel. Most of the time, I have to traipse halfway across a city. But recently, I was surprised and delighted to learn that San Francisco Airport—which offers harried travelers a room specifically set aside for yoga practice—may be my next yoga destination.

If an airport—the bastion of sterile, boring holding places for weary travelers—can delight a yogini, then you can surprise and delight the toughest of B2B clients.

Look across the universe of possible ways you could delight your clients this month. It’s easier and less costly than you think.

Skip the traditional “drinks and dinner” route. Our Western business society is overfed and sated. Instead, consider these alternatives…

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Deloitte Review | The Engagement Economy | How gamification is reshaping businesses

Nice resource

What Capitalism Can't Fix - Phil Buchanan - HBR

an increasing number of people both inside and outside the nonprofit world seem drunk on the Kool-Aid of business superiority. Too often people equate “business thinking” with effectiveness.

Can data geeks save the record labels? | Media Network | guardian.co.uk

He believes that the future of the music industry is bright, but only once the labels get over their obsession with selling “bits of plastic” for £10 or more.

Gerd adds: I think it’s beyond repair , frankly ;)

2012 was a big year for publishers in navigating the rapidly shifting sands of digital media. Monetizing content became less about the promise of pay walls and more about the concrete success of them. And mobile delivery – of both content and advertising – became an ingrained part of most publishing strategies, with some big wins and a lot of expectations. The year also brought two big boosts to traffic and ad revenues: the presidential election and the Summer Olympic Games. In 2013, big data is going to give publishers an edge, once they get a handle on all the metrics. While new viewability standards bring new hoops to jump through, they also provide more accountability to advertisers. It was another year of of big change and challenges, but change for good and challenges met. Here’s to another exciting, promising year in publishing in 2013!

Online Publishers Association 10 top stories of 2012 (click to read all)

Good summary! My comment:

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A look at social business in 2013 (good read)

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CIO’s will rise to the forefront of corporate influence; data ownership will be ever important… Rob Howard of Telligent reveals his predictions for a year of social business.

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In 2012, social business resounded throughout the business land as companies were beginning to realise the potential of going social. However, 2013 is the year when companies will invest more heavily in social business, and will have to take into consideration the implications of coping with big data. Various factors will impact the workplace and bring the role of the CIO to the forefront of corporate influence.

Rob Howard, founder and CTO of social enterprise and community software company Telligent, shares his predictions for 2013 in social business: 

1. Businesses will continue to shift investments from Facebook and back to on-domain communities:

In 2013, businesses that previously shifted marketing funds away from their traditional dot-com domain towards Facebook, will reverse that trend. Research from Forrester Research Inc. and other analyst firms continue to validate the need for organisations to invest in their own websites and community experiences. Why? Consumers have different expectations and behaviours in consumer social media and branded communities.

Dont agree with all… but a good read