Currently on my mind

Gamification is a word I hear all around currently, and I like it. For me personally taking everything far too serious gamification is a great tool to stay in balance with my stress. Hopefully it will help me last a few more years :-). In services I use I also like gamification, who doesn't want a fun user experience showing there is some thinking and depth behind. Fun doesn't mean non-professional as it used to when I was a kid - meeting greyish robot-like-people at the bank or watching the news. But what about your own company, could it gain from introducing a little more gamification? Will it make people more engaged and involved? Currently I hear about several companies introducing loyalty programs for their employees. As an employee you will earn loyalty points based on your actions and your result (I assume it's based on your team/group result so it doesn't make a nursery for individualism on behalf of creating together). I guess it will be used both as...

From my welcome opening speech of Netlight Edge Conference 2015 in wonderful Alte Kongresshalle in Munich. I’m Mandus Engman, I’m Partner at Netlight, I’m a Genuine Consultant, I’m entrepreneur,  I’m a father and I’m a believer. I meet many different companies in different situations, different challenges, different opportunities. I meet the people I’m a believer in that I believe together we can make a difference. We can achieve something together. I love this day because it gives me perspective and time to reflect. Where am I; where am I heading; why am I doing what I do. We tend to ask ourselves and talk about “what” and “how” but so many times we’re missing the “why” – and without the “why” we’re missing the essence, the depth – what is meaningful for real. So why are we all here? I know why I am here, but why are you here today? I know by fact that we are all here by free will. It's Sunday and no one gets paid any extra to be here. So we’re not here ...