P R O V O K I N G – I N S P I R I N G – E D U C A T I N G – E N A B L I N G – F A C I L I T A T I N G .T H E V I R T U A L B U S I N E S S S C H O O LCOPYRIGHT 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

INSP

IRAT

ION

MO

NTH

LIES

INSP

IRAT

ION

MO

NTH

LIES

psst

it’s

an

open

sec

ret

but

keep

the

eve

ning

of

the

thir

d Th

ursd

ay o

f ev

ery

mon

th f

ree!

What is an INSPIRATION MONTHLY?Two hours on the evening of the THIRD Thursday of each month when

you will get a chance to sit around with stimulating people and beprovoked, challenged and enlightened by the Pentacle Team

Why should I participate?Because it will be a brilliant opportunity to learn pragmatic ways todeal with your challenges and to reflect and share your experiences

with a fantastic group of people

No, not just networking. There will be facilitation and members of thePentacle Team will share with you the most up-to-date Thinking and

Practice in NewWorld management*

Is it just a networking opportunity?

* If you don’t know what NewWorld management is you definitely need to join us!

Who else will be there?Attendance is by invitation only and we will be inviting Pentacle

clients, leading thinkers and generally fun peopleWhat will we be doing?

Half an hour of sharing issues. An hour of input from the SessionLeader. Half an hour of conclusion and identifying practical actions

What topics will be discussed?Inventing the future, delivering tomorrow, delivering today, ensuring

results, leading organised talentWhere will the inspiration happen?

Select the location which is most convenient for you. The inspirationwill occur simultaneously in the UK, France, Germany, The

Netherlands and South AfricaWhat do I do next?Tell us when and where you would like to join.

Phone: +44 (0) 1494 678 555Web: http://www.PentacleTheVBS.com/INSPIRATIONMONTHLIES.htm

P R O V O K I N G – I N S P I R I N G – E D U C A T I N G – E N A B L I N G – F A C I L I T A T I N G .T H E V I R T U A L B U S I N E S S S C H O O LCOPYRIGHT 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

• Beaconsfield UK• Manchester UK

• Cape Town South Africa• Lyons France• Paris France• Netherlands

• Bonn Germany

At a location near you

inve

ntin

g th

e fu

ture

:en

suri

ng r

esul

tsde

liver

ing

tom

orro

wle

adin

gor

gani

sed

tale

ntde

liver

ing

toda

y

Intriguing topics - Pragmatic DiscussionsMonth Title Coverage Leader

January Sparqs - triggering innovation Why what leads to success leads to failure in a different situation Eddie ObengFebruary The Tale of the Hopping Bunnies Not just a clever idea - how to make money though innovation Christophe GilletMarch Yes, No, Maybe Dealing with ambiguity in the New World Colin BurnsApril Making it Happen The ‘soft’ side of projects and programmes is the ‘hard’ part Eddie ObengMay Collaborative Creativity Creative problem solving by Global Virtual Teams Andy BurnettJune Naked Leadership How leadership really works! Essentials of leadership Graham WilsonJuly Buying your way to Growth How to use purchasing to your advantage as a seller Will StevensAugust Playing for High Stakes Managing Stakeholders in difficult situations Susanne SchulzSeptember Killing KPI’s & Scorecards Learning to focus on what really makes a difference Eddie ObengOctober Untangling the OrganoWeb Making Virtual Organisations work for real Christophe GilletNovember Bomb Resistant Strategy Manipulating the future in complexity Jon Foster-PedleyDecember Cybersense Using technology effectively Hans Le Fever

Directions at: http://www.PentacleTheVBS.com/Map.htm

P R O V O K I N G – I N S P I R I N G – E D U C A T I N G – E N A B L I N G – F A C I L I T A T I N G .T H E V I R T U A L B U S I N E S S S C H O O LCOPYRIGHT 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

• Beaconsfield UK• Manchester UK

• Cape Town South Africa• Lyons France• Paris France• Netherlands

• Bonn Germany

At a location near you

inve

ntin

g th

e fu

ture

:en

suri

ng r

esul

tsde

liver

ing

tom

orro

wle

adin

gor

gani

sed

tale

ntde

liver

ing

toda

y

Intriguing topics - Pragmatic DiscussionsMonth Title Coverage Leader

January Sparqs - triggering innovation Why what leads to success leads to failure in a different situation Eddie ObengFebruary The Tale of the Hopping Bunnies Not just a clever idea - how to make money though innovation Christophe GilletMarch Yes, No, Maybe Dealing with ambiguity in the New World Colin BurnsApril Making it Happen The ‘soft’ side of projects and programmes is the ‘hard’ part Eddie ObengMay Collaborative Creativity Creative problem solving by Global Virtual Teams Andy BurnettJune Naked Leadership How leadership really works! Essentials of leadership Graham WilsonJuly Buying your way to Growth How to use purchasing to your advantage as a seller Will StevensAugust Playing for High Stakes Managing Stakeholders in difficult situations Susanne SchulzSeptember Killing KPI’s & Scorecards Learning to focus on what really makes a difference Eddie ObengOctober Untangling the OrganoWeb Making Virtual Organisations work for real Christophe GilletNovember Bomb Resistant Strategy Manipulating the future in complexity Jon Foster-PedleyDecember Cybersense Using technology effectively Hans Le Fever

Directions at: http://www.PentacleTheVBS.com/Map.htm

P R O V O K I N G – I N S P I R I N G – E D U C A T I N G – E N A B L I N G – F A C I L I T A T I N G .T H E V I R T U A L B U S I N E S S S C H O O LCOPYRIGHT 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

P R O V O K I N G – I N S P I R I N G – E D U C A T I N G – E N A B L I N G – F A C I L I T A T I N G .T H E V I R T U A L B U S I N E S S S C H O O LCOPYRIGHT 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

18th

Jan

uary

18th

Jan

uary inventing the future: Sparqs - triggering innovation

Why what leads to success leads to failure in a different situation

Where should ideas come from?How do I know if I’m looking in the right place?

Why do employee ideas schemes have such a dismal record?Do specific ideas have their own specific dangers?

Why is it everyone talks a storm about innovation and yet there is never enough?How come google.com lists 120 million hits for innovation?

Why are there over 171,000 books on the topic and its still not enough?Why does the fashion industry see innovation differently from the design industry?

Why do inventors invent and commercialisers commercialise?How do I get from idea to money?

These questions and many more will be answered.

Professor Eddie Obeng is Learning Director of Pentacle The Virtual Business School (Founded 1994).More… http://www.pentacle.co.uk/People.htm

An agent provocateur Financial Times The eclectic GuruBusiness Life

Unusual as an academic to back his ideas with his own money The Sunday TimesA ‘leading revolutionary’ Financial Times

Eddie’s New World analysis was a vital catalyst in our programme of change and reinvention in Sony. Plus his unique style addedgreatly to making it highly entertaining along the way Sony

High energy, inspiring, thought provoking and highly effective Microsoft

P R O V O K I N G – I N S P I R I N G – E D U C A T I N G – E N A B L I N G – F A C I L I T A T I N G .T H E V I R T U A L B U S I N E S S S C H O O LCOPYRIGHT 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Febr

uary

Febr

uary February ensuring results: The Tale of the Hopping Bunnies

Not just a clever idea - how to make money though innovationChristophe Gillet Christophe Gillet is Director French Speaking Areas for PentacleThe Virtual Business School one of the world’s most innovative learning businesses. Hewas previously Director of Business Innovation for SONY Business Europe. Previously hewas head of a 150 m€ European business unitVery useful explanation of how to useVirtual teams for innovation and delivering business successHelpful information forinter-cultural workingT-MobileAdded the extra dimensionRoyal Bank ofScotlandInvolving and lively which keeps the group motivatedDaniscoChristophe has 15years of experience in High-Tech Business-to-Business Sales, Marketing & Innovation.He has first hand experience of new business creation: web-based B-to-B service incontent management (ASP model) based on analysis of process changes in MediaIndustry. Addition he has been responsible for re-engineering of all promotional toolsfrom ‘technology’ to ‘value’ driven, including templates & processes. Christophe haspractical leadership experience in a multi cultural environment of transformationalchange management including creating Virtual teams to deliver more value At PentacleChristophe Gillet has developed an expertise in Strategy, Marketing/ Customer Focus,Innovation, Change, Project/ Programme Management, Making Money Customer focusand ‘new style’ virtual organisations

P R O V O K I N G – I N S P I R I N G – E D U C A T I N G – E N A B L I N G – F A C I L I T A T I N G .T H E V I R T U A L B U S I N E S S S C H O O LCOPYRIGHT 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Mar

chM

arch

P R O V O K I N G – I N S P I R I N G – E D U C A T I N G – E N A B L I N G – F A C I L I T A T I N G .T H E V I R T U A L B U S I N E S S S C H O O LCOPYRIGHT 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Apr

ilA

pril

P R O V O K I N G – I N S P I R I N G – E D U C A T I N G – E N A B L I N G – F A C I L I T A T I N G .T H E V I R T U A L B U S I N E S S S C H O O LCOPYRIGHT 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

May

May

P R O V O K I N G – I N S P I R I N G – E D U C A T I N G – E N A B L I N G – F A C I L I T A T I N G .T H E V I R T U A L B U S I N E S S S C H O O LCOPYRIGHT 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

June

June

P R O V O K I N G – I N S P I R I N G – E D U C A T I N G – E N A B L I N G – F A C I L I T A T I N G .T H E V I R T U A L B U S I N E S S S C H O O LCOPYRIGHT 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

July

July

P R O V O K I N G – I N S P I R I N G – E D U C A T I N G – E N A B L I N G – F A C I L I T A T I N G .T H E V I R T U A L B U S I N E S S S C H O O LCOPYRIGHT 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Aug

ust

Aug

ust

P R O V O K I N G – I N S P I R I N G – E D U C A T I N G – E N A B L I N G – F A C I L I T A T I N G .T H E V I R T U A L B U S I N E S S S C H O O LCOPYRIGHT 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Sept

embe

rSe

ptem

ber

P R O V O K I N G – I N S P I R I N G – E D U C A T I N G – E N A B L I N G – F A C I L I T A T I N G .T H E V I R T U A L B U S I N E S S S C H O O LCOPYRIGHT 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Oct

ober

Oct

ober

P R O V O K I N G – I N S P I R I N G – E D U C A T I N G – E N A B L I N G – F A C I L I T A T I N G .T H E V I R T U A L B U S I N E S S S C H O O LCOPYRIGHT 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Nov

embe

rN

ovem

ber

P R O V O K I N G – I N S P I R I N G – E D U C A T I N G – E N A B L I N G – F A C I L I T A T I N G .T H E V I R T U A L B U S I N E S S S C H O O LCOPYRIGHT 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Dec

embe

rD

ecem

ber