1.
feel powerless?
A 3-steps business
tale about power

2.
feel powerless?
A 3-steps business
tale about power
(inspired by
Tom Peters Talent)

3.
this is you

4.
this is you
(use your imagination)

5.
you have a seriously
cool idea you want
to develop

6.
you have a seriously
cool idea you want
to develop

7.
you have a seriously
cool idea you want
to develop
your idea

8.
you are really
enthusiast about
your idea

9.
you are really
enthusiast about
your idea

10.
but your boss does not
want to develop
your idea
NO

11.
but your boss does not
want to develop
your idea
NO
your boss

12.
as a result,

13.
as a result,
you feel powerless

14.
how to overcome this
challenge?

15.
quit for google?

16.
quit for google?
(is it really easier?)

17.
talk to your boss
face-to-face?

18.
talk to your boss
face-to-face?

19.
talk to your boss
face-to-face?
(will it really help you out?)

20.
what you really want is:

21.
what you really want is:
support from
your company

22.
what you really want is:
support from
your company
YOU
ROCKS!

23.
stop saying you
do not have
the power!

24.
stop saying you
do not have
the power!

25.
did charles
de gaulle
have power
when he fled
to britain?

26.
did martin
luther king
have the
power when
talking about
civil rights?

27.
did gandhi
have the
power when
talking about
putting the
brits out of
india?

28.
so instead,

29.
act now!

30.
act now!
(without your boss)

31.
act now!
(without your boss)

32.
act now!
(without your boss)
(you only need 3 steps)

33.
act now!
(without your boss)
1 start with a freaky friend

34.
act now!
(without your boss)
1 start with a freaky friend
2 prototype

35.
act now!
(without your boss)
1 start with a freaky friend
2 prototype
3 get going

36.
1 start with a freaky friend

37.
1 start with a freaky friend

38.
speaking to your boss is the
biggest waste of time!

39.
speaking to your boss is the
biggest waste of time!
is certified in”
“way we do things here”

40.
speaking to your boss is the
biggest waste of time!
why changing the”
“way we do things here” ?

41.
speaking to your boss is the
biggest waste of time!
NO
CHANGE
why changing the”
“way we do things here” ?

42.
find a freaky friend
interested in your idea

43.
find a freaky friend
interested in your idea
as freak as you
in another department

44.
help your friend solve
a problem

45.
… and she will
get excited

46.
an excited recruit will
better spread the
word for you

47.
an excited recruit will
better spread the
word for you

48.
an excited recruit will
better spread the
word for you
she will help your company
to know about your idea

49.
always remember:

50.
always remember:
powerless = boss-free
implementation

51.
always remember:
powerless = boss-free
implementation

52.
always remember:
powerless = boss-free
implementation
(what they cannot see,
they cannot kill)

53.
2 prototype

54.
2 prototype

55.
prototyping will help you
test and sharpen
your idea

56.
prototyping will help you
test and sharpen
your idea
version 1

57.
prototyping will help you
test and sharpen
your idea
version 2

58.
prototyping will help you
test and sharpen
your idea
version 3

59.
prototyping will help you
test and sharpen
your idea
version 4

60.
prototyping will also
help you to quickly
show your idea

61.
prototyping will also
help you to quickly
show your idea

62.
prototyping will also
help you to quickly
show your idea

63.
… and to create
enthusiasm!

64.
3 get going

65.
3 get going

66.
success comes from
(a lot of) failures

67.
success comes from
(a lot of) failures

68.
success comes from
(a lot of) failures

69.
success comes from
(a lot of) failures

70.
success comes from
(a lot of) failures

71.
success comes from
(a lot of) failures

72.
success comes from
(a lot of) failures

73.
do not be afraid
of them

74.
do not be afraid
of them

75.
do not be afraid
of them
(I know, it is not easy)

76.
Thomas Edison
needed 8999
“prototypes”
to create its
incandescent
bulb

77.
“Success is
the ability to
go from one
failure to
another with
no loss of
enthusiasm”
- Winston Churchill

78.
remember to act now!

79.
remember to act now!
(without your boss)

80.
remember to act now!
(without your boss)
1 start with a freaky friend

81.
remember to act now!
(without your boss)
1 start with a freaky friend
2 prototype

82.
remember to act now!
(without your boss)
1 start with a freaky friend
2 prototype
3 get going

83.
and what to do after
achieving success
with your idea?

84.
and what to do after
achieving success
with your idea?

85.
act the same way
with a new idea!

86.
act the same way
with a new idea!

87.
act the same way
with a new idea!
next idea

88.
act the same way
with a new idea!
1 freaky friend

89.
act the same way
with a new idea!
1 freaky friend
2 prototype

90.
act the same way
with a new idea!
1 freaky friend
2 prototype
3 get going

91.
Inspired from
Tom Peters:
also check out:
tompeters.com

92.
Credits
thanks to these sites for their great photos:
charles de gaulle – wikimedia.org
martin luther king jr – diogenesii.wordpress.com
mahatma gandhi – answers.com
winston churchill – weblogs3.nrc.nl
thomas edison – wikimedia.org
others – sxc.hu
thanks also to these artists for their people gimp brushes:
kowaresou – kowaresou.deviantart.com
dead brushes – blendfu.com/brush/by/dead-brushes
(free) fonts used in this presentation:
BrownBagLunch
MetaPlusBold Sketch Rockwell