Posts Tagged ‘arjen strijker’

Becoming a “Social Business” (Part 3 of 3)

Posted By: Arjen

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 ...

SOMESSO Synergy Sessions

Posted By: Arjen

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 ...

Becoming a “Social Business” (Part 2 of 3)

Posted By: Arjen

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 ...

Becoming a “Social Business” (Part 1 of 3)

Posted By: Arjen

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 ...

Innovation in Switzerland

Posted By: Arjen

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 ...

Being the Linchpin

Posted By: Arjen

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 ...