Jason, who is well known to ABC listeners through his regular interviews with James Lush, presented “the future belongs to those who see it first”, at a Small Business Development Corporation BiZFiT breakfast on Wednesday 25 May 2011.

2. the future belongs to those who see it first

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6. Starbucks Subway Boost Tesco Nokia Apple Big Arnie* Old competitors dry up New rivals get missed The better way exists (who will own it?) Coffee Fast food Fruit juice Petrol Mobiles Computing Stuffed Company

7. opportunity

8. ? Old opportunities dry up New opportunities get missed suck harder!

9. think bigger!

10. to provide better service to take a leadership role better performance better processes better products new markets step change to reduce costs to solve problems a competitive edge to do more with less better investor relations future-proof their business staff engagement & morale improve customer experience

11. people want to work in buy from invest in contributeto engage with believe in organisations that innovate

12. CUT THE CAKE FOUR TIMES: HOW MANY PIECES WOULD YOU GET?

14. CUT THE CAKE FOUR TIMES: HOW MANY PIECES CAN YOU GET?

15. 0 or 1? 5? 8? 9? 2? 3? 12? 11? 4? 8?

16. If you’re not ANNOYED you’re just not “Necessity may be the mother of invention, but irritation is the father” PAYING ATTENTION

17. “we’re looking for things that don’t work well… we look at everyday products that frustrate us then develop better solutions” Sir James Dyson, inventor, CEO Dyson

18. Combine What else would you need at the same time? Can we crossbreed it with other ideas? Mutate, mix, blend, fuse, add, integrate

19. Repurpose? Forget what it was for, what could it do? Blutac, Playdoh Listerine, Viagra... What else could you do with it?

20. Substitute What could you use instead of it? What else would work better?

21. Can we pinch from another idea? What else is like this? Ford & McD Adopt?

22. What would it be like if it was huge? What if we just enlarged one bit? Magnify?

23. Simplify? How many steps between ‘NEED’ and ‘GOT’? Have we made it too damn hard? Can we strip it down to a cleaner idea?

24. Modernise? Update the technology? Any old assumptions we could lose?

25. Reposition? Would it be fantastic somewhere else? Can it be part of another thing?

26. Rearrange? How many ways could we reconfigure it? What isn’t doing it’s best where it is?

27. Minify? What if it was tiny? Could we shrink one bit?

28. Reverse? Try it backwards? Inside out, upside down? What if we did the exact opposite? Would it be better if it was a whole lot worse? Zig when they zag

29. Eliminate? no picture What’s weighing this idea down? What would we do without it?

30. substitute? combine? magnify? minify? modernise? reverse? reposition? eliminate? repurpose? rearrange?

31. japanese game show craziness normality time

32. INTERESTING! craziness been done what are you, NUTS? time

33. I A D E old new way way imagine develop evaluate act

34. Why not?What if? How about? So what’s something no-one’s thought of? Let’s try something different! What’s the next generation of this gonna be? What’s the 500 year plan? I magine

35. Ok, what would that look like? Suppose it did work, how would it work? Let’s find a way! We could we actually do that? So let’s describe it working from go to whoa... What are the limitations? I D evelop

36. Prove it! How do you know that? Is this the best bang for the buck? Where’s the market?What’s the risk? Where are the numbers? What are the options? D E I valuate

37. Just Do It! Lead, follow or get out of my way. Why are we still talking about this? Are we there yet? A D E I ct

38. I “Why not..?” D innovation cycle “We can make that work” A “Let’s Rock!” E “Prove it!”

39. I “Why not..?” D PRICE PRODUCT POSITION PROCESS PROBLEM PEOPLE PURPOSE “We can make that work” A “Let’s Rock!” E “Prove it!”

40. Imagine Fiona Woods? Martin Luther King? John Lennon? Thomas Alva Edison? Buddha? Gandhi? Nicola Tesla? Leonardo Da Vinci? artist poet philosopher visionary dreamer nutter dissenter

41. Condeleeza Rice? Frank Lloyd Wright? Develop Thomas Jefferson? Elenor Roosevelt? Wylie Coyote? Thomas Alva Edison? Steve Jobs? Giovanni Bernini? Leonardo Da Vinci? Elizabeth I? Coco Chanel? Maria Montessori? mason architect designer engineer lawyer planner editor author

42. Florence Nightingale? Evaluate Otto von Clauswitz? Judge Judy? Anna Wintour? Donald Trump? Solomon? Jack Welch? Gordon Ramsey? Winston Churchill? Sun Tzu? broker air traffic controller judge coaches diagnostician strategist general analyst

43. Fred Hollows? Oscar Pistorius? Act Indiana Jones? Edmund Hillary? Joan of Arc? Xena? Neil Armstrong? Napoleon Bonaparte? Rambo? Evil Knievel? Lance Armstrong? Alexander the Great? Mohammad Ali? Richard Branson? Nike? Stormin’ Norman? warrior athlete officer performer astronaut acrobat test pilot surgeon

44. I “Why not..?” D ON “We can make that work” A “Let’s Rock!” OFF E “Prove it!”

45. Why not? What if? How about? What’s the 500 year plan? Find a way! How could we do that? What are the limitations? Just Do It! Lead, follow or get out of my way. Are we there yet? Prove it! Cost? Benefit? Risk? Where are the numbers? What are the options?

46. Why not? What if? How about? What’s the 500 year plan? Find a way! How could we do that? What are the limitations? Just Do It! Lead, follow or get out of my way. Are we there yet? Prove it! Cost? Benefit? Risk? Where are the numbers? What are the options?

47. Why not? What if? How about? What’s the 500 year plan? Find a way! How could we do that? What are the limitations? Just Do It! Lead, follow or get out of my way. Are we there yet? Prove it! Cost? Benefit? Risk? Where are the numbers? What are the options?

48. Why not? What if? How about? What’s the 500 year plan? Find a way! How could we do that? What are the limitations? Just Do It! Lead, follow or get out of my way. Are we there yet? Prove it! Cost? Benefit? Risk? Where are the numbers? What are the options?

49. find theminds clarify theneed 1. 3. 2. pick theproject 4. build theteams 6. 5. support theprocess create theincentives

50. I D % time A E

51. I D % resources A E

52. I A D E HIM HER HER again THAT GAL THAT GUY SHE

53. I A D E Give me smart designs! Give me problems! Give me big ideas! HIM Give me a decision! HER HER again THAT GAL THAT GUY SHE

54. I A D E panic junkie party pooper empire builder t crosser & i dotter irritant drone perfectionist lunatic rebel obsessive nut job iconoclast cynic control freak space cadet devil’s advocate loon bureaucrat process fiend scheme weaver enforcer

55. I A D E panic junkie t crosser & i dotter irritant perfectionist lunatic rebel obsessive cynic bureaucrat nut job drone empire builder party pooper iconoclast control freak space cadet devil’s advocate loon process fiend scheme weaver enforcer

56. I A D E cynic bureaucrat nut job drone empire builder party pooper

57. john paul great minds not thinking alike

58. bill dave great minds not thinking alike

59. steve j steve w great minds not thinking alike

60. takeo soichiro orville great minds not thinking alike

61. orville wilbur great minds not thinking alike

62. NO!

63. it‘s not our problem head office won’t go for it NO! now‘s not a good time it‘s complicated it‘s not in the budget it‘s been done it‘s not gonna happen it‘s never been done it‘s historical the market won’t go for it it‘s political it‘s not in the charter this is not the right place it‘s not our job not the way we do it around here

64. “my people are idiots” means I don’t know what talent I have around me “we’re not capable of this” means we‘ve never actually tried this before

65. “it’s not in the budget” means we spent the money on the wrong things “it‘s not in the big plan” means the bosses didn’t think of it

66. “we tried this before” means we did it once half-arsed and gave up forever “we’ve never done this before” means these excuses have worked up until now

67. “it‘s always been like this” means we should have gotten onto this earlier “it‘s the same everywhere” means we should get everyone involved

68. “it’s political” means ego and blame decide things around here “it‘s traditional” means I don’t know why we do it like this

69. It’s complicated. It’s traditional. It’s just the way it is. You can’t change it. It’s human nature. Live in the real world. I just work here. It’s always been like this.” It’s like that everywhere.” There are worse things.” It’s not really that bad.” It’s not my problem.” It’s not really a problem.” It’s political.” why do we do it like this?

70. probably onto something missed the bus TALK to LISTEN to

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