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April 12, 2006

Age of Individualism

Ok I get it! I am late to the party but darn it, I finally get it. After reading Re-Imagine more times than I will admit, The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman, Funky Business by Jonas Ridderstrale and Kjelle A. Nordstrom. The Free Agent Nation by Daniel Pink, and Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne, I finally understand the universal message. The age of agriculture was followed by the age of industry, which was followed by the age of information. The next age will be the Age of Individualism, not the individual (Small Difference). Now, I am faced with the question, so what? What can I or the average person do to get ready, catch up, or lead this new age? Here is my list, please contribute.

1. Education: Educate yourself and your children.
2. Gain Skills and Experience in a variety of areas
3. Develop your story; Unique and Value Add Story
4. Publish: Publish in Articles, Magazines, Books, Book Chapters, Conferences, etc.
5. Blog Daily! Hourly? Create your on blog and contribute to others
6. Develop and Design Your Web Presence (Professionalism Counts)
7. Develop your content store front with a solid Information Architecture
8. Get on a Reading Program: Books, HBR, IEEE, ACM, Newsletters, Blogs
9. Go Online and Search; Learn to Search Effectively
10. Time: 24x7, Time Management, Small Rocks, Big Rocks, You know the drill

The next step is obvious; Execution.

Posted by Todd at April 12, 2006 11:41 AM