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Powermove Presentation …

Life’s a Pitch

Sometimes, when I get to a workshop, they are very rewarding sessions. The team meeting at Powermove was one such event.

IMAGINATION + ASSOCIATION = POSSIBILITY

We talked about the ideal company and the reality of what the Powermove business is TODAY …

We discussed change, set backs and opportunities. We discussed dreams … I showed my dream from the backyard of The Empire Hotel in Hobart (a skinny kid with legs like fluorescent light globes) to the centre of the MCG. I produced my baggy green cap from a brown paper bag and shared my journey … my emotions … my dreams.

I brought it to life with story telling … story telling, unique, authentic and unordinary is the glue … it sustains and nourishes relationships which in turn defines TRUST … a trust to do business …

On this day I used old-fashioned chunky felt pens on butcher’s paper to create a cross section diagram of a small business. The Sigmoid Curve … I discovered in a book called “The Empty Raincoat” by futurist Charles Handy … a wonderful tool when embracing change. Also used The Change Pyramid which is a great trigger to drill down on each element of a business.

Today we live in an information society full of technology, mobile phones and computer screens. People are the bottom line. Our ability to communicate with one another will be directly proportional to the sort of success we can hope to achieve.

I recently was described as a “silver cyber surfer” and as “high tech Tangles” … now, haven’t they got a ring to them? Nevertheless, today I’ve moved from fountain pen, to felt pen and paper, to the magnetic attraction of the smart phone and tablet.  Hence the conversations around QR Codes, mobile web platforms, APPs, media streaming to mobile phones and back end analytic dashboards were of interest to the group.  A different way of thinking.