Last month I had the pleasure to be in Ecuador for a series of corporate events. Among them, I spent a wonderful two days in Guayaquil with the leadership team of Schlumberger Latin America North.

Summer should be about having fun and trying new experiences. It’s the perfect season to go beyond personal boundaries and give expression to your inner curiosity, sense of adventure and play.

I was pleased to note a well-presented article in the Thai press about the key messages of my recent keynote at the Government IT Summit in Singapore.  I am also fond of the name of the Thai company behind the article: Tech Sauce. Great image and name for a company that is positioning itself as the tech and biz ecosystem leader in Thailand.

In a recent article on LinkedIn, Luca Leonardini shares his insights on the critical link between Blue Ocean Strategy and Slingshot.  Luca is the organizer of TEDx Livorno, and a frontline business transformationist in Italy.

I have no choice but to talk about IKEA again. In its quest to shape the future of the broader market space well beyond its own industry, the company is linking up with Adidas, Lego, Sonos and other diverse partners in order to be able to envelop you in a fully immersive customer relationship.