Turnaround 3.0 Game: Connecting Turnaround Professionals and Solutions with Public and Private Companies that are looking for them

I have no idea what bug has just bit me, like I have nothing else to do, but I felt again the itch of starting a new experimental collaborative, business networking group. So I did and you are welcome to join. (Boy! I wish the God, whatever he is, invented 240 hours day during his 7 days Planet Earth innovation process . 24 hours just don’t cut for minds that are always on the roll. And no, I am not a Christian – I am nothing… in all meanings of it. And I humbly state it for the world to be aware of ).

This time I created the group on LinkedIn – just for the sake of inconsistency. My first “baby” was IdeaMama Club that started as a group on Ecademy. It happened to grow in one of the most buzz-worthy groups on the network… and then it died of course – as a group on Ecademy, as everything else in life arises and subsides. Instead it grew into Web 3.0 innovation platform IdeaMamaClub.com with thousands of members that simply are having fun developing new product concepts.

In 2004 I was young and stupid enough to invest into starting up something that redefined the overall ideology of R&D processes – secretive world of innovation unfolded into transparent global idea sharing and developing platform. And even thou it didn’t grew into social media that would scale as fast as Facebook, I was delighted to be witnessing and contributing to the emergence of new trends in social interaction.

It was a beginning of the process that is unstoppable – social innovation, or rather sociobusiness innovation. It is a virus that once picked up can never get out of your system. It’s a wonderful disease, and it’s contagious. I invite all of you to taste it.

So, experiment # 2, please join – I gave it a temporary name Turnaround 3.0 Game: Connecting Turnaround Professionals and Solutions with Public and Private Companies.

It is an experimental group that is designed, as you can guess from its title, for connecting turnaround professionals and solutions with public and private companies that are looking for them.

The take 1 on our motto is “Life of the expressive human that effects life of capital markets, not vice versa”.

The activities of the group will be supported by an experimental process that if not proven to be successful initially, will be refined as we go with your help.

The process itself will be supported by various technologies and solutions offered by the group members.

We will be collaborating in the group just for the sake of the game. We want to make it FUN, INFORMATIVE, and RESULT DRIVEN.

If you are an executive who is looking for a job, it just might be fantastic opportunity to get involved in distressed companies that might benefit from your expertise. Together we will try to create a job for you.

Why? Because sending resumes and begging for a job is an outdated concept and nobody wants to hire old-fashioned stinky farts (pardon my French). Never mind the biological age, nobody cares how big is a garden of grey hair on your chest.

Companies are looking for proactive, “out-of-the-box” thinkers that can drive profits, pioneer creative solutions development, and empower employees that are bored at their desk doing the same old.

I want us to dream of creating a utopian community of extravagant thinkers who see further than the edge of their noses, see beyond what is now into what it might become.

What if we can change the world one idea at a time, one company at a time, one human dream at a time?

Would that be worth of your time?

So, shall we spare some of it on playing the game of redesigning the concept of life? Not so much for scoring points, but simply to for the sake of playing with people like yourself.

As any game this game will have its rules and its players.

Who are the players? Let’s give them names:

• Enigmas
• Seed planters
• Ideators
• Haulers
• Pickers
• Assemblers
• Pitchers
• Crowd-pullers
• Natters
• Evangelists

Who are you? Play to find out!

The initial list of the companies for some of which the game is played, is specified on the discussion board of the group.

If you are a CEO of a distressed company, private or public, that is not on the list, feel free to add yours and let’s transform it into something that you will be proud to be called a leader of. Be prepared to spend money on proposed solutions thou.

The area on which we will work:
- Product innovation
- Product marketing
- IR
- Businesses / Channel partnership development
- Sales
- Finance / Cost reduction
- Operations / Restructuring
- HR
- other

There are no limitations on participation – companies from any of the following industries and ones that are not yet mentioned are welcome to be part of the game.

Basic Materials

Agricultural Chemicals

Aluminum

Chemicals – Major Diversified

Copper

Gold

Independent Oil & Gas

Industrial Metals & Minerals

Major Integrated Oil & Gas

Nonmetallic Mineral Mining

Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

Oil & Gas Pipelines

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

Silver

Specialty Chemicals

Steel & Iron

Synthetics

Conglomerates

Conglomerates

Consumer Goods

Appliances

Auto Manufacturers – Major

Auto Parts

Beverages – Brewers

Beverages – Soft Drinks

Beverages – Wineries & Distillers

Business Equipment

Cigarettes

Cleaning Products

Confectioners

Dairy Products

Electronic Equipment

Farm Products

Food – Major Diversified

Home Furnishings & Fixtures

Housewares & Accessories

Meat Products

Office Supplies

Packaging & Containers

Paper & Paper Products

Personal Products

Photographic Equipment & Supplies

Processed & Packaged Goods

Recreational Goods, Other

Recreational Vehicles

Rubber & Plastics

Sporting Goods

Textile – Apparel Clothing

Textile – Apparel Footwear & Accessories

Tobacco Products, Other

Toys & Games

Trucks & Other Vehicles

Financial

Accident & Health Insurance

Asset Management

Closed-End Fund – Debt

Closed-End Fund – Equity

Closed-End Fund – Foreign

Credit Services

Diversified Investments

Foreign Money Center Banks

Foreign Regional Banks

Insurance Brokers

Investment Brokerage – National

Investment Brokerage – Regional

Life Insurance

Money Center Banks

Mortgage Investment

Property & Casualty Insurance

Property Management

REIT – Diversified

REIT – Healthcare Facilities

REIT – Hotel/Motel

REIT – Industrial

REIT – Office

REIT – Residential

REIT – Retail

Real Estate Development

Regional – Mid-Atlantic Banks

Regional – Midwest Banks

Regional – Northeast Banks

Regional – Pacific Banks

Regional – Southeast Banks

Regional – Southwest Banks

Savings & Loans

Surety & Title Insurance

Healthcare

Biotechnology

Diagnostic Substances

Drug Delivery

Drug Manufacturers – Major

Drug Manufacturers – Other

Drug Related Products

Drugs – Generic

Health Care Plans

Home Health Care

Hospitals

Long-Term Care Facilities

Medical Appliances & Equipment

Medical Instruments & Supplies

Medical Laboratories & Research

Medical Practitioners

Specialized Health Services

Industrial Goods

Aerospace/Defense – Major Diversified

Aerospace/Defense Products & Services

Cement

Diversified Machinery

Farm & Construction Machinery

General Building Materials

General Contractors

Heavy Construction

Industrial Electrical Equipment

Industrial Equipment & Components

Lumber, Wood Production

Machine Tools & Accessories

Manufactured Housing

Metal Fabrication

Pollution & Treatment Controls

Residential Construction

Small Tools & Accessories

Textile Industrial

Waste Management

Services

Advertising Agencies

Air Delivery & Freight Services

Air Services, Other

Apparel Stores

Auto Dealerships

Auto Parts Stores

Auto Parts Wholesale

Basic Materials Wholesale

Broadcasting – Radio

Broadcasting – TV

Building Materials Wholesale

Business Services

CATV Systems

Catalog & Mail Order Houses

Computers Wholesale

Consumer Services

Department Stores

Discount, Variety Stores

Drug Stores

Drugs Wholesale

Education & Training Services

Electronics Stores

Electronics Wholesale

Entertainment – Diversified

Food Wholesale

Gaming Activities

General Entertainment

Grocery Stores

Home Furnishing Stores

Home Improvement Stores

Industrial Equipment Wholesale

Jewelry Stores

Lodging

Major Airlines

Management Services

Marketing Services

Medical Equipment Wholesale

Movie Production, Theaters

Music & Video Stores

Personal Services

Publishing – Books

Publishing – Newspapers

Publishing – Periodicals

Railroads

Regional Airlines

Rental & Leasing Services

Research Services

Resorts & Casinos

Restaurants

Security & Protection Services

Shipping

Specialty Eateries

Specialty Retail, Other

Sporting Activities

Sporting Goods Stores

Staffing & Outsourcing Services

Technical Services

Toy & Hobby Stores

Trucking

Wholesale, Other

Technology

Application Software

Business Software & Services

Communication Equipment

Computer Based Systems

Computer Peripherals

Data Storage Devices

Diversified Communication Services

Diversified Computer Systems

Diversified Electronics

Healthcare Information Services

Information & Delivery Services

Information Technology Services

Internet Information Providers

Internet Service Providers

Internet Software & Services

Long Distance Carriers

Multimedia & Graphics Software

Networking & Communication Devices

Personal Computers

Printed Circuit Boards

Processing Systems & Products

Scientific & Technical Instruments

Security Software & Services

Semiconductor – Broad Line

Semiconductor – Integrated Circuits

Semiconductor – Specialized

Semiconductor Equipment & Materials

Semiconductor- Memory Chips

Technical & System Software

Telecom Services – Domestic

Telecom Services – Foreign

Wireless Communications

Utilities

Diversified Utilities

Electric Utilities

Foreign Utilities

Gas Utilities

Water Utilities

The game starts from collective analysis of company’s position on the market, stock (if publicly traded), areas that require improvement and proposed solutions that each member can bring to the table – either owned or sourced.

And then the hunting game begins…

What happens next? Play to find out! It’s absolutely free to play the game. It’s free to join and free to quit unharmed.

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by Olga Kostrova, CEO of IdeaMama Group | IdeaMama Ad Network | IdeaMamaClub.com |

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