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  Paul (from Idea Sandbox)

  1 year ago

  Derrick... nice post.
  
  
  Funny Hank mentioning the NIH (not invented here) Syndrome. Seems to me asset-based thinking is the opposite of not invented here. If it is good and it works, why re-invent the wheel? Instead, leverage your assets.
  
  
  Thanks for your participation in the virtual book tour, Derrick... Hopefully you'll be interested in future tours as well!
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  Derrick Kwa

  1 year ago

  Hi,
  
  Yeah, I think that was the point about the NIH syndrome he was trying to make - that the NIH syndrome is detrimental to your success.
  
  Just to add my thoughts on the topic. Personally, I think there's a balance. At times, "re-inventing the wheel" can be useful, not in terms of the end product, but in terms of the process. Sometimes, by re-inventing the wheel, you learn and understand it (the tool) better. And in doing so you might learn to see it from a new way and find a new way of using it. From a purely business, end-product perspective, though, I agree with both of you that it isn't a good idea.
  
  Thanks for letting me be a part of the book tour. And I'll definitely always be up for future tours. =).
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  hank

  1 year ago

  Thanks for the comments. Great points. The wonderful part of those experiences I had in those emerging markets is that people were open to anything and it was ABT 101. If tried and true solutions didn't fit they did re-invent the wheel and usually did it on a  "shoestring budget". If they could borow from someone else and build on it and make it even better they did it with just as much gusto ("Imitate Shamelessly and Often")
  
  It was all about being open to the possibilities and the potential rather than looking for the problems and the pitfalls. They taught me agreat deal.
  
  Thanks again
  
  Hank
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  Hun Boon

  1 year ago

  So what do you think about The Secret? Do you think it works or it's a load of nonsense?
  
  Hun Boons last blog post..Don’t try this at home!
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  Derrick Kwa

  1 year ago

  Hank: Thanks for your comment too. =). Couldn't agree more - it's "all about being open to the possibilities and the potential". Nothing much I can add to that comment.
  
  Hun Boon: Me? Personally I haven't really read The Secret. Kinda doubtful about it (which is why I haven't read it), but I don't want to say anything concrete about it, since I haven't
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  Paul (from Idea Sandbox)

  1 year ago

  Hun Boon - I *do* think The Secret works. The book is all about positive intention and "putting out there" what you're after. One thing for certain, it cannot hurt to believe in the philosophy of the book.
  
  
  The book is all about positive intention. It is asset-based thinking as well as it asks you to focus on what you want versus what you don't have.
  
  
  They say you can achieve almost anything when you put your mind to it. The Secret gives you a way to 'put your mind to it.'
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  Derrick Kwa

  1 year ago

  Thanks for sharing, Paul. Maybe I really should check out The Secret. =).
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