Going for a Guinness World Record
Commonwealth Bank are supporting the ProstateCancer foundation by attempting the Guinness record for longest BBQ! Hungry Sydney-siders can visit the stand, donate and then choose from an incredible feast. Of course, OzHarvest will be on hand to collect any excess food to deliver to Sydney’s needy.
More here: Sydney BBQ-fest aims for Guinness World Record – Food.
Three Simple Steps to Free Movie Tickets
We launched new Facebook deals today. Should be fun.
Facebook Check In Deals, which launched in Australia today offers people special discounts, simply by checking in when they use Facebook on their mobile. We are excited to announce that we are the first Australian Bank to launch this type of campaign leveraging Facebook.
We are offering free movie vouchers for an entire year to the first 2200 customers who check in to any Commonwealth Bank Branch via Facebook Places and open an Everyday Account. Customers must make a purchase on their new Keycard or Debit MasterCard within 30 days of account origination and make at least one purchase each month to enjoy the full years worth of voucher. You can get more details here and on our Facebook page.
You Versus Sleep
Was reading these amazing stats that compare the average rider with a TDF rider. What was really staggering was the work to sleep ratio. Clear message that we all ignore too much – Performance requires sleep.
During the Tour, the pros average about 2 hours of sleep for every hour of racing.
elBulli: a creative organization Management Innovation eXchange
Really liked this case study over at the MIX. It’s this kind of stuff that makes it part of my weekly reads:
Lessons
ElBullis experience in building the creative organization brings to the fore the importance of having a model of organization aligned towards creativity.
5 determinants of the creative organization at elBulli are presented:
1-Creation and Creativity-Focus on creativity rather than customers-Exploring new path rather than leveraging activities already carried out
2-Diversity-In team composition-Broad, diverse cognitive base-Incorporation of new ideas-Greater ability to interpret reality, crafting innovative options
3-Strong Organizational Identity-Based on strong long lasting values -Generosity to share knowledge in and outside the organization-Teamwork:individual talent to enhance organizational talent-Extreme creativity
4-Low macroculture embeddedness-No comparison or benchmark with competitors-Viewed by the market as an artistic experience: elBulli=art-elBullis gastronomy spans across arts, psychology, science and technology-Breaking new ground: avant-garde cooking
5-Open business model-Knowledge is created in and outside the organization-Partnership that enable knowledge acquisition i.e.,Harvard-Sharing knowledge with others
via elBulli: a creative organization Management Innovation eXchange.
