Day2 - Singing on the bus and singing in the bar

what started in the bus....ended in the bar later...long night, good times...

Day2 - Tmax R&D

watch out IBM, ORCL & SAP! there guys are coming to get you. Korea's largest software firm, looking to go global...

They also treated us to an AMAZING dinner (Korean Hot put style - drop raw meat and vegetables in a broth and eat it with sauces)...

Day2 - Ubiquitous house

We saw the house of the future (or not so far future in Korea), computer operated house controls, RFID chips telling you about food in the fridge, cool speakers and home entertainment systems, things on the street that allow you to scan ads and locate stores in the area to buy the products, robots (some creepier than others, better than Rosie from the Jetsons!!!), the list keeps going on....

they took a picture of us when we came in (see below) and on the way out, we were given tose pics, framed!!!!

Day2 - Davie Catch gets cold called

If you thought that cold calling was fair game only in school, you were wrong!!!! The Minister cold called our dear mate, Davie Catch to answer the question "why has Korea been successful in developing the amazing internet related infrastructure". Mr. Catch did us proud. His answer was better than the ones we are used to hearing at the GSB!! Thanks for doing us proud Davie......

Davie Catch taking a breath after being cold called by the Minister

Day2 - Minister of Information and communication

Visionaey - sums it all. This ministry is responsible for internet penetration in this country. 80-90% of the households in Korea have broadband (not just regular) internet!!! We got cool 1GB memory disks as gifts...

next stop, the ubiquitous house!!!

Day 2 - LG electronics

Got to see the new LG gizmos. The bottom line, these folks are extremely focussed on style. Met three senior executives for a Q&A session, including the Chief Strategy Officer (ex. McKinsey partner, GSB'93), incredible guy. Based on what I saw, this company is going places in a few years and doing a lot to build a brand that is associated with Sleek style.

We were then hosted for an amazing lunch, with a really nice banner with the GSB name printed on it. Several other company executives were invited for the lunch. What struck me the most was the consistency in the message from the top guys to middle management. Clearly, their vision is well communicated from top down and there is a strong culture in the firm focussed on product design and manufacturing excellence.

Day 2 - I have failed you

long day...lots of karaoke, tired and its late!
but the pictures are on the flickr site...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49668359@N00/sets/72157603434926948/