The Think Tank: Seth Godin on "This is broken"

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Here's a great presentation from Seth Godin, one of THE leading thinkers out there in the marketing world today (and a thought leader whose thoughts are ALWAYS on the mark!). Watch Seth's presentation on "This is broken" below:

Seth Godin at Gel 2006 from Gel Conference on Vimeo.
Look forward to the discussion here on the blog!
David
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The Think Tank: Scott Belsky on "How To Avoid The Idea Generation Trap"

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Here's a great video from another "big idea" site that I really love and one that you should bookmark and check for good, fresh thinking on business, technology, and creativity - The 99% - (http://the99percent.com/). In this video below, Scott Belsky, CEO and Founder of Behance, speaks about "How To Avoid The Idea Generation Trap":



Interesting stuff - look forward to the discussion!

David

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The Think Tank: Chris Anderson on How web video powers global innovation

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Here's another great Ted talk (what a great resource - check the collection of these at http://www.ted.com/ - and bookmark and visit this site often). This Ted talk is from Chris Anderson, the author of Free (and a number of other fine works). It is entitled "How web video powers global innovation," and it talks about crowdsourcing and the power of the Internet to accelerate innovation. Watch by clicking below:

Interesting stuff - look forward to the discussion!

David

Defining the Concept: The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply Offers Its Definition of What a Reverse Auction Is

Well, here is the definition of what constitutes a reverse auction from The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply. CIPS defines it in the following manner:

Reverse auctions

The opposite of the usual kind of auction in which potential buyers  compete to bid the price up. In a reverse auction, which has come into  its own with the Internet, suppliers bid the price down.

David

From the Reverse Auction Research Center: http://reverseauctionresearch.blogspot.com/

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Top Ten Management on SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats ) Analysis: An Overview of a How to Develop a Plan for Organizational Success

This overview of SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis was prepared by Caroline Coats while a marketing major in the College of Business at Southeastern Louisiana University.

Read more:

Top Ten Management on Swot (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) Analysis: An Overview of a How to Develop a Plan for Organizational Success

David

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University of Alberta Research into Using Reverse Auctions to Better Allocate Funding for Wetlands Restoration

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Here at the Reverse Auction Research Center (http://reverseauctionresearch.blogspot.com/), we want to update you on the latest academic investigations into the use of reverse auctions in all fields.

This is a very interesting piece of research, wherein a University of Alberta graduate student, Katherine Packman, has recently published her thesis on using reverse auctions in the public sector for wetlands restoration funding allocation decisions. 

You can read the abstract of her thesis ("Investigation of Reverse Auctions for Wetland Restoration in Manitoba") by clicking on the link below:

University of Alberta Libraries: Item 10048/1434

And, get your printer and a venti-sized cup of coffee to look at her full thesis by downloading the free .pdf from their library site.

David

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Union Uses "Reverse Auction" as Fighting Words

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Hey, here at the RARC, we're following the latest news and trends in all uses of reverse auctions (and the terminology of it as well). Well, here's a new one out of Wales. The union for auto workers at TRW Automotive is using "reverse auctioning" in an accusatory (and pejorative) way - alleging that management is having its plants engage in a "reverse auction" on lowering costs to determine which one(s) to close. You can read the details here below:

BBC News - Union talks on Resolven car plant closure

From the article:

"Derek Vaughan, Labour MEP for Wales, and a former leader of Neath Port Talbot council, said he was shocked by management "tactics" at TRW.

He accused TRW of holding a "reverse auction" among its plants in Europe to find out which staff would take the biggest cuts."

Now, not saying we haven't seen this kind of action done before - but a unique twist to use the "reverse auction" label in such a way.

David

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