Transcript Add Title - Alan Barrell

WELCOME
TO THE PERSE CONFERENCE
ON ENTERPRISE 2008
‘VISION INTO ACTION’
Sponsored by ARM, EEDA,
Bailey Fisher, Allied Irish Bank, Alimentum
Cambridge Worldwide Associates, Bacchanalia
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Conference Organiser
John Southworth
Director of Co-Curriculum
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Administration
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Fire
Toilets
Student packs and brochure
Sponsors
Breakout Rooms
Location for refreshments
Timings – please try to keep to them
Zappers
Please enjoy your day
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Any Questions?
Sponsored by:
ARM, EEDA,
Bailey Fisher,
Allied Irish Bank, Alimentum
Cambridge Worldwide Associates,
Bacchanalia
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‘VISION INTO ACTION’
Professor Alan Barrell
Chairman for the Day
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Concerning Vision - Dare to
Dream….
“Dare to Dream and don’t let anyone tell
you your dream cannot come true !”
Professor David Skorton, President, Cornell University
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Vision, Action and the the
Changing Horizon
Organisations
Technology
Environment
Issues
The death of
deference
Globalisation
New employment
patterns
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Sources of Competitiveness –
for Visionaries to consider
Learning
Creativity
Speed
Cost
Information
Risk
Reputation
Values
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The World in Transformation – let’s
Visualise….
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Speed of Communication
Sources of Security
Flattening of Structures
Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Transforming Relationships
New Skills Learning
Impact of Technology
Stress levels Rising
Collapsing of Boundaries
Permanent Temps
Shifting and Contradictory Values
Rise of Asian Superpowers – China and India
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Technology – How much did we
Visualise?.... – take an average DAY in 2003
1971
All international phone calls
1975
All airline passengers
1984
All mobile phones
1992
All emails
1998
All SMS
Source: Analysys, World Bank and ITU
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Vision, Heroes, and
Exploration
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Vision, History and Culture – can we
learn anything ?
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A REAL Hero….he changed the
WORLD ! From a prison cell
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A Hero’s Home for 18 Years….Could
WE have survived it ?
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Imagination and Vision
“Imagination is more important than
knowledge. Knowledge is limited.
Imagination encircles the world”
Albert Einstein 1879 - 1955
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Discovery comes from
within…through seeking…….
 “The Source of Real Discovery consists
not in seeking new Landscapes …..
 But in having NEW EYES”
Marcel Proust
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How BIG is the World ?
“The World is big enough for everyone’s
needs – but it is too small for the GREED
of
one man !”
Mahatma Gandhi
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Heroes can show Humility “Greatness”
and “Richness” are not synonymous
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China Wakes ! A Chinese
Hero
“To get rich is
GLORIOUS”
Deng Xiaoping 1982
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A “Brainpower Hero”
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Repeating Einstein on IMAGINATION….
“Imagination is more important than
knowledge. Knowledge is limited.
Imagination encircles the world”
Albert Einstein 1879 - 1955
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Is there RISK involved?....Oh
dear….
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Why MINDSET matters – what’s an
Entrepreneur ?
“You look at things
and ask - why?
but I dream of
things that never
were and ask why not?”
George Bernard Shaw
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Joseph Schumpeter (1911) – "
“Entrepreneurs blow gales
of creative destruction.”
Role of the entrepreneur in transforming economies by
developing:
 New products
 New methods of production
 New ways of organizing
 Untapped raw materials
 Enhanced competitive performance
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Thinking of Creativity and Innovation Would you invest in this team ?
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What did you decide? Creativity and Innovation are
“inside” not “outside” qualities. Presentational
styles have changed !
Microsoft Corporation, 1978
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Anyone know him?....His Vision
and Ideas changed the World….
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Growing up – a young man whose Vision
and Scientific Application changed the world
– strong Cambridge connections
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Often Lampooned – heroes
often are….
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Leadership, Vision and Achievement –
Realising Dreams with Plans and
Action
 Vision without Action is a Daydream….
 Action without vision is a Nightmare….
Japanese Proverb - Anon
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Leadership, Vision, People, Action and
Enterprise – Organising for Success
Vision alone is not enough!
Innovation
Purpose
Vision
People
Leadership
Culture
Will-power & determination
Support & mentoring
Columbus spirit & PMA
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In Pursuit of Excellence !
“Excellence can be achieved, if we:
Care more than others think is wise,
Risk more than others think is safe,
Dream more than others think is practical,
Expect more than others think is possible.”
Deborah Johnson-Ross
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Make it a Day when your
thoughts, ideas and interaction
focus on YOUR VISION and
how to turn it into ACTION –
GO FOR IT !
[email protected]
www.libraryhouse.net
www.alanbarrell.com
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‘VISION INTO ACTION’
Sponsored by:
ARM, EEDA,
Bailey Fisher, Allied Irish Bank
Restaurant Alimentum,
Cambridge Worldwide Associates,
Bacchanalia
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