2012 a year of Global Change - 10 Predictions - #Abelard

December 22, 2011
PoliticalObama will lose the American Election on Tuesday 6th November 2012 by a narrow margin. Stock markets will be relatively unmoved by the change, European leaders will look to the new leader to help lift the eurozone out of stagflation (see below...
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Engagement strategies #4 - Progression

December 22, 2011
Introduction This is one of a series of blogs discussing various strategies that businesses can use to engage with their customers, suppliers, partners, and advocates. In this blog we're talking about progression. The principles of progressionBusines...
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The Faith vs Science delusion

December 17, 2011
Over the years I've seen a number of debates that fall around the faith vs. science, fact vs. belief argument and they always boil down to two groups who won't change their view based on the other parties system. If you believe in God then the lack of...
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#Abelard - Engagement Strategy #3 - Purpose

December 14, 2011
IntroductionWhen we interact online we all do so with our own individual purpose. We tend to engage with content which matches our interests and need for knowledge and, also, our ability to support others. We do that with the purpose of attracting othe...
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#cop17 Climate Change talks running to the wire.

December 11, 2011
The background to the Climate change talks was discussed in this blog > which predicted little or no agreement. That may be wrong, if only slightly. It's not often that a group of world leaders will fail to agree anything of course, but an extensio...
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Is David Cameron a hero, or a Euro villain?

December 9, 2011
Cameron has demanded something that the rest of Europe wouldn't agree to, particularly around financial services regulations. He didn't get it, and he's vetoed the change, but the other 26 countries seem content with it. Who is right? William Buist #...
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No change is big change - #cop17 #Abelard

December 4, 2011
The pressing need for changeThe Executive summary of Ecofys (A Netherlands based consultancy company) and the WWF recent study on European governments progress on Climate Change initiatives says: Limiting the rise in the average global temperature to 2...
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Will Thomas Cook survive?

November 22, 2011
This morning Thomas Cook shares dipped over 75% down briefly on news of renewed talks with bankers and the real possibility that it will run out of cash. It recently purchased cooperative travel in an attempt, some commentators say, to take control of...
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Book Review - Angels and Entrepreneurs

November 16, 2011
Getting investment is probably as hard now as it has ever been, and as easy. Investors are still investing in the best businesses and the best businesses are still finding the right partners, but there is more scrutiny and more care, That's a good thin...
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Engagement Dynamics 2 - Independent Participation

November 16, 2011
This is one of a series of blog postings relating to strategies to engage and motivate your customers, suppliers, collaborative partners, and / or staff to engage in delivering the values of your business and to be motivated to do so. In this article...
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