This blog explains what makes me tick; innovation & entrepreneurship, the social enterprise, my life-mission, projects, passions, who I surround myself with, and why I want to make a difference that matters.
Almost nothing frustrates me more than narrow minds, empty terminology, and the general inflexibility of systems and tools. I’m writing this in the TGV train somewhere in France in the area of Dijon – traveling makes me reflect on things very much. This post is about where I think real corporate innovation originates, which also [...]
Read the full post >>Corporate Adoption Curve measured against my Friends Already long before I founded SOMESSO I have been interested in how communities work and behaviour within communities. My career so far and my friends around me can confirm that I believe in the strength of word-of-mouth. It has brought me where I am today – I’ve also [...]
Read the full post >>Every now and then we do a SOMESSO Synergy Session, which is nothing less an informal brainstorm evening with a group of friends, colleagues, fellow-entrepreneurs, and opinion leaders. Loads of innovative ideas and creative thoughts come out of it each time. I organize these sessions every 3 to 5 months and they count for me [...]
Read the full post >>Corporate Adoption Curve measured against Linguistic Determinism Why is it that we need to (re)define jargon to accept something new? For the past two years SOMESSO has organised conferences throughout Europe on the topic of social media in businesses. Each time we noticed that there’s much confusion about how to name the things that we [...]
Read the full post >>Corporate Adoption Curve measured against Democracy This is my first of a series of three weekly posts on large companies trying to reach the state of becoming a “social business”. A “social business” is an organisation that has embraced social media to enable dialogue with its environment, like its customers and employees, to react and [...]
Read the full post >>I’m writing this article to point out that Switzerland, as a country, could (and should) improve how real innovation – today’s deciding factor for success – is being fostered and promoted. Being an entrepreneur in Switzerland myself, I know of just few local fellow entrepreneurs with game-changing ideas or business models. I know even less [...]
Read the full post >>I work in Citizen Space in Zurich. It’s a very creative co-working space, settled in a former soap factory. For Christmas in 2008 my girlfriend gave me a couple of one-day tickets to work from this location, while she noticed that I was getting fed up of running around with my laptop and in between [...]
Read the full post >>Are you indispensable? Do you think that you are undervalued in the large organisation you work for? Do you believe you would provide more value as an entrepreneur? SOMESSO is a young and dynamic company that exists to accelerate the understanding and adoption of social media in the corporate environment. Based in Zurich, we offer social [...]
Read the full post >>What I like from Guy is that he comes across as honest and respectful. Here’s an outstanding and entertaining talk where he speaks about entrepreneurship and startups. Even though this video was taped in 2006 it’s 39 minutes of insight and fun for any entrepreneur who hasn’t seen it yet. Guy Kawasaki “The Art of [...]
Read the full post >>I consider myself a Linchpin and I support other linchpins where I can. Being a Linchpin explains a part of who I am. Seth Godin did a lot of emotional labor to think of how to best bring the linchpin movement to life. Occording to him, a linchpin is the essential element, the person who [...]
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