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A Corporate Guide to Wonder

April 10, 2002

"Things that should inspire a sense of wonder...

* The needs of our customers and partners
* Our vision and strategy
* Our products and services
* Whatever makes us special as a company
* Ways to enable our employees to excel
* New ideas
* Important problems and opportunities
* The possibilities of technology
* Insight and best practices from other industries and disciplines

Things that should not inspire a sense of wonder...

* Anything that is not important
* Yesterday's news
* Anything that does not help us to achieve our vision and strategy
* Anything that cannot strengthen our competitive position (Gregerman, 2000, p. 119)."

Reference:  Gregerman, A.S. (2000).  Lessons from the sandbox: using the 13 gifts of childhood t to rediscover the keys to business success. Chicago:  Contemporary Books.

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Created: 2008-12-13, Updated: 2009-01-07