Category Archives: Reviews

Review: Competing for the Future

Posted on Nov 30, 2011 by sim

A colleague recommended an older book for me to read, Gary Hamel’s and C.K. Prahalad’s Competing for the Future – this was first published some 17 years ago, but seemed like an interesting book so I gave it a go. … Continue reading →

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Review: Seizing the White Space

Posted on Nov 17, 2011 by sim

In an effort to clear my to-read backlog before the year is over, I finished another business-oriented book; Seizing the White Space: Business Model Innovation for Growth and Renewal by Mark W. Johnson. It’s a pretty standard fair innovation business … Continue reading →

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Review: The Limits of Business Development and Economic Growth

Posted on Nov 2, 2011 by sim

I recently finished reading Mats Larsson’s book “The Limits of Business Development and Economic Growth“, a book that’s somewhat closer to my day job for a change. To sort of jump to a conclusion, it’s a great book in its … Continue reading →

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Review: Edible Forest Gardens, vol 1: Ecological Vision and Theory for Temperate Climate Permaculture

Posted on Oct 22, 2011 by sim

The two-volume Edible Forest Gardens by Dave Jacke and Eric Toensmeier is the last directly permaculture-related work on my reading list for now; I gather I have amassed enough knowledge on the topic for the time being after these two … Continue reading →

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Notes on iPhone 4S

Posted on Oct 15, 2011 by sim

The iPhone 4S had, as usual, already been reviewed to death even before it launched to the public, let alone now. But since I acquired a work-related iPhone 4S on launch day, I thought I might as well jot down … Continue reading →

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