Venusian strategies: The future of planning

This essay considers who will be best suited for the planning of the future. While in the past, advertising has been pushing out a calculated message to consumers, marketing is now comprised of dynamic, layered forms of expression and communication.

Venusian strategies: The future of planning

Harper B Reitkopf

PART I: THE WORLD IS NO LONGER FLAT

Reframing the debate

It's little secret that the world is no longer flat. You and I are hyper-connected social networkers. We ask our friends for reviews. We keep count of our followers. We post and tweet and blog. We Google, YouTube and Bing. We swarm, open-source and crowd-source. We're transparent. At work we believe silos suffocate efficiency, effectiveness and creativity. Meetings take place on couches or while playing ping-pong. We believe work isn't just about the money; it needs to make us happy....

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