Breaking out of a paradigm has never been easier. If you dont know how important a paradigm shift can be to your new business opportunity or venture, view Joel Barkers video www.thenewbusinessofparadigms.com. He explains that industries stuck in the old ways of doing things can miss out on huge opportunities to capitalize on new trends, and once you understand the power of this you will be chomping at the bit to find a product that lends itself...more
In todays economy, choosing a business opportunity that gives you the most advantages for financial success is critical. The freedom to use your own creative genius is often enhanced by taking advantage of licensing agreements in which you can market a product in almost any way you deem necessary, rather than a franchise which gives you very little ability to make independent business decisions.Your best bet for marketing a product is to take...more
SOA can be defined as a set of design and organizational principles that expose business logic and data as independent reusable services. The overall objective of SOA is to structure the organization such that business vision and requirements can drive IT towards the same goals without technology impeding achievement of objectives.Lower IT BudgetsDue to increased competition and lower margins, companies are looking for lower budgets in managing their IT systems. According to Tom Pohlmann of Forrester Research, CIOs are seeing value in cutting costs and getting more out of their prior investments.The SOA model has the ability to decrease IT budgets in several ways.a. Since the underlying applications and technology to support an SOA are already in place at most large organizations, the development of service components is more about integrating existing application and business logic than it is about writing completely new systems.b. SOA can lower IT budgets is by extending the useful life of certain business applications. Many of today's large business applications require frequent upgrades and, depending on their length of service, may need to be re-architect or...more
In todays economy, choosing a business opportunity that gives you the most advantages for financial success is crucial. The freedom to use your own creative genius is best enhanced by taking advantage of licensing agreements in which you can market a product in almost any way you see fit, rather than a franchise which gives you very little ability...more
Private branding is something similar to when you were in kindergarten and everything in your bag had your name on it. Everyone knew which item belonged to whom, and mostly the items that each child owned spoke lots about the kid who owned it. A lunchbox with a favorite cartoon personality, or a pencil with a feather topper - these were just the...more
A wise man once said, you cannot have the benefits of wealth, without enlisting the energy of diversity and innovation. This man was Joel Barker, an independent scholar and futurist. Because he was the first person to popularize the concept of paradigm shifts, he is known around the world as the "Paradigm Man."He began his work in 1975 and pioneered the concept of paradigm shifts to explain profound change and the importance of vision to drive change within organizations. The prestigious Library Journal listed his book, Future Edge, published in 1992, as one of the most influential business books of that year.So why are diversity and innovation so important in creating wealth? The stronghold that Swiss-made watches had on the watch industry was not enough to guarantee its success once digital watches were invented. Products need to be able to change with the times, and having more than one specific use for an invention guarantees that it will be in demand even as the times change. You can read more about this in Joel Barkers videos, Diversity, Innovation and Wealth and The New Business of Paradigms at joelbarker@starthrower.com.Now you must ask yourself, How can I find an...more
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