by Sören Stamer March 17, 2007 at 10:08 AM

Are you part of the avant-garde, too? Those individuals that are always interested in visionary ideas, and innovations? Do you consistently explore the latest trends and try to understand their relevance for our future? Do you love change?

Well, if yes, you certainly know the biggest roadblock for great new ideas: denial.

In a fast changing world like ours, denial is still the rule and curiosity the exception.

The good news is: Peter Sondergaard from Gartner solved this problem for us. So you don't have to be frustrated anymore.

Recently, Peter gave a great speech at the International CeBIT Summit about the "Consumerization of IT". At the end Peter gave everyone in the room some good advice with regard to Web 2.0 and other trends:

1. Get out of denial.
2. Don’t try to stop this.
3. […]
4. Keep an open mind.
5. You ain’t seen nothing yet. (highlights by me)

Peter, thanks for this smart weapon against denial. I tried it yesterday in different situations and it really worked well. Most people opened up their minds and changed their perspective within minutes.