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Our problem is civil obedience

June 6, 2010 - 2:52 pm

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“Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that numbers of people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of the leaders of their government and have gone to war, and millions have been killed because of this obedience. Our problem is that people are obedient all over [...]

Arriving as a stranger, leaving as a friend

June 3, 2010 - 2:16 pm

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A few months ago I was on vacation in Thailand – turquoise water, white beaches and palms. It was idyllic – this was the first real holiday I had had in over  7 years – but I had one piece of work to do – I had come across the British Airways Business Grant – [...]

Believe

April 21, 2010 - 7:18 pm

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One of my all time favourite quotes is: Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back– Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts [...]

The Gap Hypothesis

April 20, 2010 - 7:13 pm

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<disclaimer> Some of the ideas below are mental ramblings that I am having and are still in a formative stage – let me know what you think! </disclaimer> Have you ever created a document, or a presentation that at the time was in your own eyes, passable, but you thought you could have done better. [...]

Nostalgia, Hindsight Rationalisation & The Broccoli Project

April 15, 2010 - 8:31 pm

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I am currently reading John Kay’s great book obliquity and he talks about the concept of “hindsight rationalisation” this is when we like to pretend to ourselves as things worked out to plan all along. I have been thinking about how The Broccoli Project unfolded, it had some initial seeds in my previous company – [...]

A great day for Broccoli

December 12, 2009 - 8:58 am

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Thursday was a great day for Broccoli, what we have been planning and planning for nearly a year now, finally came to fruition in a full circle. We worked with Desmond Tutu HIV testing and in exchange for taking an HIV test, we printed out R80.00 (±$11) food vouchers that are redeemable at any Pick [...]

Analytics – Buzzword and SaaS

November 25, 2009 - 9:29 am

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One of the compelling features of The Broccoli Project business model is its blended / hybrid offering. It is a variation of the classic two sided market that credit cards use. The word “analytics” is the latest in internet buzzwords (along with realtime, the semantic web etc.)  for some help in creating buzzwords you can [...]

Bloggoli 2.0

November 3, 2009 - 10:31 am

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If you are reading this, then you have been following the unexpected success of The Broccoli Project, and idea that has gained momentum in a way that I could not have expected. The idea was simple, rewards that matter and a way to earn the rewards that do not require purchasing. This is not to [...]