I have just had a very
video based day. It has been extraordinary really and a contrast between the
old and the new too.
Many years ago I
was approached by The Open University to see if I’d be willing to contribute to
their MBA programme as they had a course which was on “Creativity, Innovation
and Change”. Indeed I think they still
do.
That saw me going
with a group of ITS alumni to the BBC studios in Marylebone High Street and
recording a piece which has been used for many years now. As it happens, somebody who took that MBA Open
University programme was particularly taken with what we were doing regarding
how to be more creative and how to generate innovative strategies. This person
contacted me a little while ago to say that he would very much like to come and
video me talking about creativity, innovation and also leadership.
Times have moved on
and instead of me going to a studio he just came to the house. He is actually
Italian and this will be going out through an Italian portal for leaders who
are English speaking. It was interesting
how we did it remarkably easily, with no fancy studio equipment. It was just
fascinating to do. Also to hear his take on how taking the Open University
course had made a real impression on him. That was one piece; the old way and
the new way all in one.
On the same day I
also got a series of links - 15 altogether
- each being a short link to a video I had recorded at the request of
some students. These videos feature different topics looking at innovation, entrepreneurship,
branding, work-life balance, the role of collaboration, keys to successful
living and how to survive in a recession.
And they are ready to roll. I have just been having a look at them. I
could wish for better lighting and so forth.
Nevertheless it seems to me they are very much of the video age. None
are more than two or three minutes.
A video is a useful
way of saying something to the point very briefly and hopefully to give people
a steer on different ways of coming at being more resourceful and of course
more resilient. Of course I had something to say on the role of Applied
Neuroscience - you would be surprised I think if I hadn’t! - but also on the
nature of entrepreneurialism and why it isn’t just to do with business.
Learning to have an
entrepreneurial mind set would be an incredibly useful skill to develop as part
of every child’s learning experience. In essence being an entrepreneur is about
having a dream and being able to follow that through, being a self-starter,
creating something, making changes based on whether or not you are succeeding
and daring to dream.
One of the videos
is called, Do You Need a Plan? Yes, you may but you won’t just need a plan,
you will need some passion too. You will
also need to go with your gut when the plan says one thing and your feelings
say something quite different – I know which I’d trust.
These kinds of
thoughts and being able to offer them in videos is very satisfying and very simple.
My hope is that we’ll be able to put these out fairly soon. I’ll keep you
posted.
So, the world of
video...Good Lord!
Until the next
time.
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