K E E N

Hi all
I was talking with David Hearle recently and we decided it was long overdue to have a KEEN group casual ‘get-together’.
Therefore, come and join us next week:
Where: Madissons restaurant and bar, Gympie Tce Noosaville
When: Friday 16th of July at 5pm
Why?: Meet up with friends (both new and old) in a casual atmosphere – also [...]

Time to kick start KEEN meetings for 2010.  For some it will have been a long time between ‘drinks’ and for this we apologise.
But hey, let’s not worry about 2009, let’s look forward - which is the topic for our March meeting
Where: Noosa Boardroom, Noosa Civic
Topic: Roundtable discussion on emerging directions for 2010 in our [...]

Hi all,
For those of you looking for networking opportunities and/or business events, a quick round up from my emails over the past weeks has resulted in the following:
·         Thursday 4th February.  Combined Chamber Alliance celebration function for members of the participating chambers of commerce.  5pm at Nambour Civic Centre.  Business Networking, catered, private screening of [...]

‘Knowledge’ has not been designated as a seperate sector by contemporary thinkers, it is instead a concept embedded into all industries…. resulting in the phrase knowledge economy.
However, is a regional innovation system the same as trying to develop a knowledge economy?
Read more about this topic in SGS Economics interesting article here.

Have your say about Sunshine Coast Regional Council’s Draft Economic Development Strategy
Further information from Council Below….
“As you may be aware, yesterday Council endorsed its draft Economic Development Strategy for consultation with business and the community.
The importance of the economy to the Sunshine Coast community was reflected in the process of developing Council’s Corporate Plan, where [...]

March 2009 KEEN Meeting outcomes
Wow! What a meeting!  It was great to see many of you again and hear your passionate remarks regarding how we can help the knowledge workers and entrepreneurs of the Sunshine Coast.
I have a long set of notes, however I don’t think many of you will be interested in all that [...]

The following is an extract of an article in the Phillippine Daily Enquirer by Dr. Niceto S. Poblador.
“…What form should entrepreneurship take in today’s increasingly complex, fast-paced and highly interconnected knowledge world?
“Entrepreneurs are traditionally assumed to posses certain distinguishing personal attributes. In his speech at the Annual MAP International CEO Conference held in Makati [...]

What do leaders need to know to lead effectively in the knowledge economy? What issues are keeping top executives up at night now and do so in future?
Former Editor and MD of Harvard Business Review and Chief Marketing & Knowledge Officer, Booz & Company, Thomas Stewart offered answer for these waxing questions whilst addressing [...]

Sales tips for knowledge economy businesses - selling knowledge is different from selling widgets
On the 10th of September, members of KEEN (knowledge exporters and entrepreneurs of Noosa) gathered at the Noosa Regional Gallery to understand why selling knowledge is different from selling widgets.  A/Professor Karen Woolley (CEO, Proscribe Medical Communications) provided practical and proven tips on [...]

The following is a summary put together by Martin Vidakovic from Lifetime Achievements after his presentation at the September 2008 KEEN meeting.  Note the embedded codes as per our conversation on Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) !!
Noosa based KEEN group presents such a wealth of business knowledge and support for business owners on how to build your business [...]