Email is like a Swiss Army penknife. It’s clunky, but the little pair of scissors, the knives and even the magnifying glass is pretty useful. You can always find a better alternative to every tool in the penknife, but you never know what you need and it’s easy to carry around.  In the same way [...]

18 Apr 13

Exit Planet Left

On this day in 1955, Albert Einstein passed away. As a nod to the big-haired, scientific genius and inventor I thought it an appropriate moment to explore significant discoveries and inventions that have made an impact on humankind, as well as look briefly at some future developments and ideas that will shape our world. A quick survey [...]

Have you ever hit a brick wall, creatively speaking? Has your flame of inspiration dwindled, the creative heartbeat faded, or you’re simply not feeling up for the challenge? Well, we’re all human and this happens to the best of us (myself included). At Corporate Edge we refer to ourselves as ‘creative problem solvers’, so everyone, [...]

09 Apr 13

Reading on the web

A consideration for legible, readable content is now more important than ever. We are now reading content through smaller devices; (phones, tablets, etc) meaning we are now able to read lengthy articles on the move. So the content needs to work harder to suit the needs of the user. We don’t want to be pinching, [...]

simple deal

Every HR team or department that we’ve talked to over the last year or so either has or is developing their EVP (Employee Value Proposition). We’re not keen on TLAs (oops – I mean long-winded three letter acronyms), we’d rather call EVPs, People Deals. Whether we’re going in to develop one or to start working [...]

In celebration of Fast Companies’ recent guide to the most innovative companies 2013, we felt it a good moment to add the CorporateEdge top 10 to the list (in no particular order), to provide some context and perspective on which brands / businesses are making a difference to our lives right now. Kickstarter: Because starting is always [...]

13 Mar 13

Otherwise Engaged

I’ve worked in a few rewarding (and less rewarding) jobs, but I don’t think I became fully aware of the term ‘employee engagement’, much less the concept, until I moved to London last year. Such as it is, here are my two (three) cents on getting more out of employees. I’ve even managed to crowbar [...]

The other evening I read Tami Baribeau’s post ‘I’m a thinker, not a doer’, in which she talks about how having too many ideas is sometimes a bad thing, and striving for perfection before you’ve even begun is the worst possible way to start something new. I felt I could really relate to what she [...]

On

Here at Corporate Edge we’re fascinated by what’s going on in the world, so it felt only natural to share some great finds. Enjoy! I’ve been thinking about startups a lot lately, especially the disruptive, lean and mean ones in the tech space. Fast Company’s ‘Most Innovative Companies 2013 brings the most successful startups to [...]

Let’s do an experiment. Please watch this advert: You might be thinking something along the lines of “attractive people, vaguely satisfying product, bit of a conservation message and might save money but will very likely end up at the back of the cupboard next to my Slanket and Slap Chop.” Nothing to set the world [...]