Comments on: Can you deliver innovative innovation?

By: Clare Lynch

Clare Lynch — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:41:06 +0000

Richard – my taxes were the first thing I thought of when I read it, too. The obscure language and allusion to (without explanation of) “building on other services” also makes me suspect that they’ve already decided who’s getting the gig and are only putting the work out to tender because they have to. (Let’s hope for Jonathan’s sake that that’s not the case).

Jonathan – welcome! Good to know that even those in the sector think this is gobbledygook.

Brad – I suspect the writer was so pleased with the delicious piece of corpspeak that is “delivery of outputs” that he threw down that sandwich and forgot all about lunch.

Jody – your link made me feel the same way I felt when I saw a minimalist version of Aida in which the hero’s face was randomly painted blue. I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time.

Stephen – I’d be honoured to march alongside you in the semi-colon infantry brigade. Let the battle commence!

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:39:23 +0000

Great – you’ve just made my eyes bleed. Thank you for that.

You know, I am not usually a violent person, but how about we round up whichever bottom-dwelling communicator wrote this codswallop and flay them to death with semi-colons?

Who’s with me?

By: Jody Bruner

Jody Bruner — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:45:11 +0000

Hi Clare,

Hilarious, until the headache sets in. I appreciate the fun you have with it. Here are some others I came across: http://brunerbiz.com/humour/you-want-me-to-do-what/

By: Richard Owsley

Richard Owsley — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:53:56 +0000

Sorry Jonathan, my post was a typical ‘grumpy old man’ reaction that tarred everyone with the same brush. I know there are many good people in these advisory services as I do some work for some of them from time to time. Unfortunately, not writing recruitment ads, though.

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By: Jonathan Hirons

Jonathan Hirons — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:42:12 +0000

Yes it is nonsense, isn’t it? I happen to be in the middle of responding to this and I was googling ‘Innovative Environmental presentation’ in case this was some piece of gobbledegook that I’d missed.

Sadly, this is the world some of us inhabit. In response to your other post, most of us who try to make a living at this, do a good job despite the system and do want to help small businesses. This is the only way we can do it because the small businesses haven’t got any money to pay for advice ( at least I can spell it). For the record, knowledge transfer is training to most people and a knowledge transfer organisation is probably a college or university but don’t quote me.

By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:23:03 +0000

Clare, You’ve done an admirable job of exposing the flaws in this job description. On a positive note, I believe the composition gets off to a spectacular start with “About the Opportunity.” The phrase is clear, concise, and even intriguing. My guess is the writer paused for a sandwich or something and lost his momentum. Too bad.

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By: Richard Owsley

Richard Owsley — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:18:02 +0000

Just wonderful. Isn’t it nice to know where our taxes go? If these people were in the commercial sector they’d not last a week. Yet they purport (I think) to be supporting small businesses. Is there a business anywhere which could find the help of people who could write this, or respond to this, useful?