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Professor edward eddiedavid asihene obeng is an educator, author and motivational speaker, professor at the school of entrepreneurship and innovation, henley business school, uk, learning director of pentacle the virtual business school and a council member at the design council uk. Known for his dynamic presentation style and nononsense approach, obeng will introduce his collaborative. This was 100% of all the recorded obeng s in the usa. Professor at the school of entrepreneurship and innovation at henley business school, eddie is a recognised authority. Oben founded pentacle the virtual business school and serves as its executive director. Fast track route to managing organizational change. London real began life as a video podcast in 2011 on youtube. Smart failure for a fast changing world tedtalk by eddie obeng. By downloading this pdf file the recipient agrees to use this information for personal use only and may print one copy.
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