The Future of Business: The Open and Free Business Model

Special Event

Saturday, July 9, 2011

This session will reveal some interesting observations on the paradigm shift taking place in the world of commerce and a business model where “attention” is the new currency will be presented. Thus reshaping the landscape of business as we know it.

The speaker will discuss the need to be more mobile, social, networked and real-time. How a connected world cannot be controlled; because they regroup on the fly without notice.

The business model of the future will be more open and free by today's standards, where reducing control means a bigger share of the market.

Who should attend: Business owners and anyone who consult business owners on multiple fronts, business models etc. Anyone looking for insight on the future of business.

What they will learn: Attendees will learn that it's not business as usual, it's business as unusual, learn to trust the people formerly known as consumers. They will learn that the shift from closed to open is not a simple set of actions or a skill set, but a new way of thinking.

How this new knowledge can be applied: Companies and business owners will have a bigger world view of business, to think, and develop ways to adopt an open and free business model. Most will have a new way of looking at their business, some will be able to build deliverable's to implement or develop with their teams.

Owen Greaves, Owen Greaves Consulting; Futurist, Thought-Leader, Keynote Speaker, Think-Tank Leader, Author, Blogger, Strategist, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

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