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WHO AM I AND WHY SHOULD YOU CARE
Mario Vasilescu
Canadian graduate of Robotics Engineering & Business
Management, diverse design and entrepreneurship
experience. Find me in Toronto, Paris, Bucharest.
CEO at Rewordly
Rewordly.com / Reword.ly is an online platform that helps you
realize the value of your writing and reading online.
Principal, Creative Director at Elemment
Elemment is a small digital agency that tries to create
paradigm shifts through truly innovative online experiences.
Partner at Coreius
Coreius is a Toronto-based think tank spun out of an award-
winning vision of the future of work. A catalyst for discussion
on the challenges and opportunities presented by the
changing world of work.
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WHICH MEANS…
Unique, broad perspective
Engineering, Business Management (and Entrepreneurship), and Design experience
provides a distinct perspective that is well-rounded and actionable.
Well-placed demographically
I believe in Generation Flux (psychographic representation of the current diverse, fast-
paced workforce), but I also believe Generation Y is leading the new wave of change. While
Generation X might understand hardware better, Generation Y connects with digital-social
platforms better (tech-enabled social games, social networks, social learning, etc.).
Experience in digital
platforms, engagement, gamification, branding…
Experience (and passion) in the critical areas that are challenging businesses in today’s
highly competitive global economy.
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SO WHAT WILL I BE SHARING
• SEPTEMBER: Digital Trends – the Big Picture
• OCTOBER: Brainstorming the Future of Work
• NOVEMBER: The Social Enterprise / Rewordly
• DECEMBER: “I Don’t Know What You Want” – Issues in
Enterprise Communication
• JANUARY: A New Organizational Approach
• … TBD
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SNEAK PREVIEW!
• SEPTEMBER: Digital Trends – the Big Picture
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SNEAK PREVIEW!
• OCTOBER: Brainstorming the Future of Work
- what’s different?
- What’s needed?
- How can we get
there?
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SNEAK PREVIEW!
•NOVEMBER: The Social Enterprise / Rewordly
- Capturing the lost “buzz”
- Sharing or learning?
- Solving the plague of email
- Collective marketing
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SNEAK PREVIEW!
• DECEMBER: “I Don’t Know What You Want” – Issues in
Enterprise Communication
INTERNET/
CLOUD
UNIT 1
UNIT 2
UNIT 3
UNIT 4
UNIT 5
If you are not properly plugged-in, you can only expect acceptable (though not
optimal) communication with the unit closest to you. (i.e. UNIT 1 can only coordinate
with UNIT 2)
INTERNET/
CLOUD
UNIT 1
UNIT 2
UNIT 3
UNIT 4
UNIT 5Everybody has access to everybody and everything, creating an
accumulation of data that can be leveraged, and total oversight that can
be used for constructive administrative purposes.
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SNEAK PREVIEW!
• JANUARY: A New Organizational Approach
- How can
we better
connect?
- Leverage
resources
- Create
intelligent
access
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SNEAK PREVIEW!
• … TBD
Many leading edge trends transforming business, from trends discussed and beyond
- Internet of Things/ubiquitous computing
- Augmented Reality
- Redefinition of education
- 3D printing/Maker Revolution
http://scoop.intel.com/celebrating-international-internet-of-things-day/
http://www.shapeways.com/about/how_does_it_work
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SUMMER READING/VIEWING…
Books
“Getting Real” by 37Signals
Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalder
The Art of Game Design – A Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell
Up The Organization by Robert Townsend
ZAG by Marty Neumeier
Videos
TED talk: Gaming Can Make A Better World by Jane McGonigal
TED talk: The Game Layer on Top of the World by Seth Priebatsch
TED talk: How Great Leaders Inspire Action by Simon Sinek
My name is Mario Vasilescu, from Toronto, Canada. I’m the winner of a national Canadian competitionfor predicting the workplace in the year 2040, and as a result I also received the opportunity of working a 6 month contract with the Institute for Leadership here at BPI. I have also been working on a project for just over a year – I am an entrepreneur, cofounder of www.rewordly.com, a startup that aims to help you make the most of your reading and writing online, across all platforms, by organizing it better, in one place, and allowing you to use it for your personal branding.Claire thought it would be interesting for me to present my winning concept but, since it is quite advanced for some, and is based on current trends in digital and social media, I felt it would be interesting to first present on these topics and, should you still be interested, you could come to the next English presentation in 6 weeks, when I will present my concept.
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A structure that starts with people, instead of people defined by structure (people at centre, structure built around them, catalyzed by them)
