The times they are a changin’
“I’m old enough to know a lot of things, just from life experience. I know that newspapers are where you get your political news and how you look for a job. I know that music comes from stores. I know that if you want to have a conversation with someone, you call them...Hashtag: an Italian story
“The hashtag lead us to unexpected and sometimes fascinating destinations . […] hashtags live in social networks, is a word (or phrase without spaces) used for searching, to follow a conversation and to set the agenda of the conversation at a given time...Spotdining is coming to Italy, too!
SpotDining is the meeting platform between diners (let’s not call them consumers, since they build and share business) and restaurants for accessing special offers in real-time or simply booking, now in testing in the San Francisco area. SpotDining is starting...Middlesea, center of disruptive innovation
On March the 28th and the 29th it will be held in Catania Blankdisrupt, the first event on disruptive innovation focused on the Mediterranean . An opportunity for all those who believe in the future of this area (and its rich resources) as a new cradle of innovation....
Co-create the future. How Cocoon Projects builds and antifragile future
This week I had the opportunity to attend the Cocoon Projects Convention. Cocoon Projects is a consulting firm in Italy devoted to innovation. Not only the company supports clients’ innovation, but it’s innovative in several aspects. The most obvious is...Becoming antifragile: stop complaining. Start being more social!
The wind can blow out the candle and brighten up the bonfire. The same happens with the randomness, uncertainty and chaos: we must learn to use them, instead of keeping themselves away. We must learn to be fire and hope that you get up in the wind. [N. Taleb in il...The shoemaker’s son always goes barefoot. Maybe not?
The old proverb about the barefoot shoemaker is, alas, a rule in Italy (and not only here). However, encouraging exceptions are emerging. There are quite few universities offering postgraduate courses aimed to get a better reputation and more sales employing new...
Have social media ever saved your life?
Have social media ever saved your life? Maybe not your life, but certainly help us a lot. One of the most useful situations where the social media help a lot is in making customer service more effective. Today I’m telling you a story, a beautiful story, where one of...
When the going gets tough …
Does it make sense to do marketing in this time of crisis? Simply yes! Indeed, it is the best thing to do and this is the best time to do it. When business is slow entrepreneurs have very unique opportunities for growth. In fact, there are several ways that allow you...
@androm @valemariniHR @centroELIS @lucarallo @franciungaro @paoloigna1 @alelomi @fabriziofaraco @MassimoCiaglia @PaoloRaineri Un altro bel traguardo grazie alla tua professionalità caro Andrea! Complimenti e a presto :) #OpenItalyElis #startup #ambassador
