Marian F. Cook

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Personal InnovationBuilding Your Intellectual
and Social Capital Marian F. Cook
BAFT October 26, 2001
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Todays AgendaWhy? Getting the big
picture.What? Defining Terms.Where? Your
current status.How? Next steps.
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Getting the big pictureWhy bother? 1.
Startling facts2. Massive convergence
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Intellectual Capital - A Quiz 1. I am known
for (2-4 items) by next year at this time, I
plan also to be known for (1-2 items).2. My
current project is provocative challenging to
me in the following (1-3 ways).3. New learnings
in the last 90 days include (1-3 items).4.
Important new additions to my rolodex in the last
90 days are (2-5 names).
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Intellectual Capital - A Quiz 5. Important
relationships nurtured in the last 90 days
include (1-3 names).6. My principle resume
enhancement activity for the next 60-90 days is
(1 item).7. My resume is specifically different
than last years at this time in the following
(1-3 ways). - The Circle of Innovation, Tom
Peters
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Intellectual Capital How do I keep up?
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Social CapitalThe contribution to and use of
the many resources available to us in and through
our personal and business networks.
information
information
opportunities
ideas
power
trust
financial capital
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Your Social Capital - A Quiz - Do most of your
friends know each other?- Affiliation
involvement?- Who do you -discuss important
matters with? -have work related discussions
with? -need support from? -socialize with?Is
there diversity in gender, age, experience
abroad, education, ethnicity? Achieving
Success Through Social Capital, by Baker
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Ignition of your own network- connect
clumps- building ideas- giving v. getting
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The right image?
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Eager, Confident, Wise
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Connect!Marian_at_mfcook.comThank you, Marian
F. Cook
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BibliographyContact the World Future Society
at www.wfs.orgNetworking recommendation
Achieving Success Through Social Capital, by
BakerBooks on questioningLets Get Real or
Lets Not Play, by Khalsa -for sales questions
Questions That Work, by FinlaysonSmart
Questions, by Leeds ArtworkCowgirl Rising
The Art of Donna Howell-Sickles, by Streep