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Swan Guild Members

"Analysis is the critical starting point of creative thinking" - Kenichi Ohmae.

Business Analysts, Financial Analysts, Industry Analysts, Marketing Analysts, Quantitative Analysts, Behavior Analysts, Intelligence Analysts, Psychoanalysts, News Analysts, Public Policy Analysts,Systems Analysts, Forecasters, Demand Planners.

"“When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.“ - Chinese Proverb.

Applied Innovators, Disruptors, Intrapreneurs, R&D, Scrum Masters, Transformationists, Business Modellers, Agile Leads, Lean Startup Coaches, Product Owners, Lab Heads, Experimenters..

"Science is common sense at its best" - Thomas Huxley.

Astronomers, Astrophysicists, Biologists, Geneticists, Neuroscientists, Ecologists, Chemists, Materials Scientists, Physicists, Computer Scientists, Mathematicians & Scientists

"If your words or actions, inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a thought leader" - John Q. Adams.

Authors, Writers, Publishers, Big Thinkers, Intellectuals, Authorities, Mavens, Speakers, Thought Leaders.

"There is no scientific study more vital to man than the study of his own brain. Our entire view of the universe depends on it."-Francis Crick.

Behavioral Scientists, Cognitive Scientists, Media Psychologists, Organizational Behaviorists, Ethnologists, Consumer Behaviorists, Neuroscientists.

"The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do". - Steve Jobs.

Catalysts, Initiators, Champions, Activators, Advocates, Instigators, Sparks, Change Agents, Growth Hackers, Bootstrappers, Rainmakers.

"“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.” ― Margaret Mead.

Changemakers, Social Architects, Social Innovators, Cause Agents, Human Rights Advocates, Ecosystem Builders, Social Entrepreneurs

"Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work." – Vince Lombardi.

Collaborators, Co-creators, Crowdsourcers, Peer Producers, Open Sourcers, Collective Intelligencers, Open Innovators.

"A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm"- Henrik Ibsen. .

Community Managers, Social Glue, Community Liaison, Discussion Curator, Citizen Advocate, Facilitator, Trust Agent, Community Outreach, Community Engagement, Movement Builders.

"“If the game is designed for you to lose, don’t play that game. Play a different one.”-
Seth Godin.

Consultants, Advisors, Project Manager, Executive Coach, Change Manager, Subject Matter Expert, Executive Counsel, Executive-in-Residence.

"If you are not putting out relevant content in relevant places, you don't exists"- Gary Vaynerchuk.

Content Virtuosos, Bloggers, Online Publishers, Newsletter Authors, Course Creators, Social Media Influencers, Creators, Copywriters, Content Marketers, Inbound Marketers , Search Engine Optimizers & Curators.

"Creativity is intelligence having fun" - Albert Einstein.

Creative Visionaries, Illustrators, Art Directors, Designers, Game Developers, Graphic Designers, Artists, Painters, Photographers, Sculptors, Calligraphers, Animators. Printmakers.

"“If your only tool is a hammer then every problem looks like a nail.”- Abraham Maslow.

Critical Thinkers, Lawyers, Doctors, Engineers, Technicians, Troubleshooters, Inspectors, Problem Solvers.

"The purpose of anthropology is to make the word safe for human differences" - Ruth Benedict.

Cultural Anthropologists, Social Scientists, Demographers, Sociologists, Philosophers. Theorists, Theologians, Archaeologists, Ethicists.

"Information is the oil of the 21st century, and analytics is the the combustion engine" - Peter Sondergaard.

Data Scientists, Statisticians, Risk Assessor, Quality Control, Actuaries, Mathematicians, Biostatisticians, Statistical Physicists, Game Theorists, Simulation Developer.

"“A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Design Thinkers, Human-Centred Designers, UX Designers, CX Designers, Brand Experience Designers, UI, Experience Developers, Process Improvement Owners, Solutions Architect, Front End Engineer.

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"- Arthur C. Clarke,.

Digitalists, Programmers, Web Developers, App Developers, Cybersecurity Architects, DevOps Engineers, AI/Machine Learning Engineers, Technologists, IT Managers, Hardware Engineers, Robotics Engineers, Full Stack Engineers.

"Collecting the dots. Then connecting them. And then sharing the connections with those around you. This is how a creative human works. Collecting, connecting, sharing, "Amanda Palmer.

Dot Connectors, Field Researchers. Laboratory Researchers, Qualitative Researchers, Quantitative Researchers, Exploratory Researchers, Theoretical Rsearchers, Applied Researchers, Insight Generators, Pollsters.

"Economics is everywhere, and understanding economics can help you make better decisions and lead a happier life."- Tyler Cowen.

Economists. New Capitalists, Investors, Actuaries, Investment Officers, Financial Advisors, Underwriters, Securities, Commercial Banking, Bankers, Lending, Budget Analysts, Accountants, Auditors

"Education is the best friend. "An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth." -Chanakya

Educator, Academic, Dean, Professor, Counsellor, Coach, Teacher, Instructor, Faculty, Lecturer

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke

Emerging Technologists, Information Technologists, Singlutarians, Transhumanists, Technophile, Engineer, Programmer, Coder, Applied Scientists, Developer, Hacker, Posthumanist, Cypherpunk