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About the author
Paulo Nunes de Abreu, also known as Paul Nunesdea, is versed in generating consensus and in knowledge
transfer technologies, Paul is actively involved in innovating group collaboration and peer learning in a variety of
industries and the public sector. Education and Healthcare are major areas of expertise, working with regional
governments and municipalities, consultancy firms, and international agencies.
Specialties: group decision support systems (GDSS), thought leadership and social lobbying, group facilitation,
interorganizational strategy development and collaborative selling.
Preferred approaches to drive change: Soft Systems Methodology (Soft OR), Open Space Technology.
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4. was dismantled and disappeared. Back in 476 AD, the pace of technological
innovation was very slow. Today, in the dawn of the XXI century's digital
revolution, external circumstances are much more volatile and unpredictable.
The old saying 'whatever goes up must always go down', will eventually apply to
the stock value of today's highperforming companies.
But there must be a secret for highperforming companies successfully enduring
external circumstances. I am not talking about the businesses booming in the
video game industry or entertainment such as Netflix, Activision or Nvidia,
where profits abound by default. I am talking about companies that started 10,
20 or more years ago, such as Microsoft, Apple, Google or Intel. Or companies
that reinvented their service offers such as Vodafone or Virgin. What makes such
giants remain kickass performers given their size and their de facto
unmanageability?
Teams are all that matters
The majority of successful enterprises in the world thrive on successful group
collaboration. This is most critical when an organization is a growing startup.
Imagine when Exxon, the Volkswagen group or Boeing were startups? Without
a successful team of intrepid visionaries as founders, these companies would
never have become what they are today. For stable businesses like Oil&Gas or
industrial manufacturing, their growth requires brick after brick another piece
on the wall of what becomes a large bureaucratic organization. Startup spirit is
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