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12 May 2026 | Policy Notes Ideas: If I Was an African President — The Innovation Lab (A Fictional Governance Platform)
Executive Introduction The Innovation Party Lab — If I Was an African President series is a fictional policy and systems-design platform by Tiisetso Maloma, author, innovation theorist, and IP entrepreneur, focused on reimagining governance and economic development for Africa and emerging markets through applied innovation, systems thinking, and antifragile design; it functions as a public…
Introducing The Innovation Party Lab, a Fictional Political Party for Reimagining Governance in Africa and Emerging Markets
Follow the latest ideas and policy releases from The Innovation Party Lab at www.tiisetsomaloma.co.za/IfIWasPresident and join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #IfIWasPresident. The Innovation Party Lab is a fictional policy and systems-design platform by Tiisetso Maloma, author, innovation theorist, and IP entrepreneur, focused on generating practical ideas for how Africa and other…
Enterprise Development (ESD) Scam Red Flags
A Priority Scorecard for Investigating ED/ESD Programs Based on the article: “Is ESD a Scam? Over-Mentored, Under-Funded” by Tiisetso Maloma (https://www.tiisetsomaloma.co.za/2025/07/25/is-esd-a-scam/) – refer to the full article for detailed notes and examples.A Priority Scorecard for Investigating ED/ESD Programs Priority 1: The Ultimate Test – Where the Money Actually Goes 1. Cannot demonstrate that 51–80%+ of…
7 Quotes, 7 Days to Stop Being at War with Yourself | Daily Grace & Ubuntu Stoicism Book
This article is adapted from my new book “Daily Grace & Ubuntu Stoicism”, available on Takealot, Amazon, and at South African bookstores. A week of grace and Ubuntu for the person who has been their own harshest critic. Most of us are exhausted. Not from hard work—but from the endless, silent war we wage against…
Fixing Capital Leakage in ESD and Proposed Scorecard Revisions: A First-Principles Response to the DTIC Draft B-BBEE Code Amendments and Transformation Fund | Response to Draft Statement 400 of 2026
SUBMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND COMPETITION Subject: Response to Draft Statement 400 of 2026 – Proposed Amendments to the B-BBEE Enterprise and Supplier Development FrameworkDate: 27 March 2026Submitted by: Tiisetso MalomaOn behalf of: Startup Picnic Venture Studio and Startup Picnic Academy
What the South African Spaza Shop Teaches Global Business About Innovation — Lessons Also Seen in BYD, NVIDIA, and Tesla | Quick Innovation MBA
Adapted from my new book Quick Innovation MBA – available on Amazon, major bookstores, and the Tiisetso Maloma online store (RSA only). Some ideas also draw from my earlier book on the Future of Township Economies. What if one of the most important innovation laboratories in the world is not in Silicon Valley, Shenzhen, or…
The Innovation Opportunity Your Data Is Making You Miss — Lessons from BYD, Tesla, NVIDIA and South Africa’s Spaza Shops | Quick Innovation MBA book
Adapted from my new book Quick Innovation MBA – available on Amazon, major bookstores, and the Tiisetso Maloma online store (RSA only). What if you could see what is workable before the measurements exist? Whether you are an investor evaluating the next big bet, an entrepreneur building something that has never existed, an innovator inside…
Book: Daily Grace & Ubuntu Stoicism
Available at, my webstore (South Africa), Takelot.com, Bargain Books and Exclusive. — Daily Grace & Ubuntu Stoicism is a year-long meditation journey designed to help us see ourselves and the world through the lenses of clarity, compassion, and inner stillness. It weaves together four spiritual and philosophical streams—Stoicism, Ubuntu, Biblical grace, and meditative stillness (Silent Prayer)—to reveal a simple…
Book: Quick Innovation MBA
Available at, my webstore (South Africa), Takelot.com, Bargain Books and Exclusive. — Quick Innovation MBA is a distilled, high-impact guide that brings together the core ideas from Tiisetso Maloma’s innovation writings—both published and unpublished—to create a clear, complete, and practical understanding of innovation for anyone, at any level.
Township Economy: Unlocking the Adjacent Possible in South Africa’s Future of Township Economies
The township economy has long been misunderstood — spoken about as a space of poverty, informality, or survival. Yet this narrative ignores a powerful reality: townships generate billions, house massive consumer markets, and form one of the most explosive innovation frontiers in South Africa.
African Stoicism: Introducing Ubuntu Stoicism | The Rise of a New African Literary Genre
Greetings friends, I want to share something that has brought me a lot of joy and quiet pride. Over the past few years, it seems I may have helped inspire a new literary and philosophical genre — what I call Ubuntu Stoicism, and what others refer to as Afro-StoicismorAfrican Stoicism.
James Altucher Helped Me Write My First Book — and I Ended Up Lying to Him. I Also Never Intended to Build a BookTech Business | VentureBooks OS
I never planned on being a book publisher. I never planned on writing 10 books. And I definitely didn’t plan on building a BookTech company. Yet here we are When I first thought about writing a book, I stumbled on a post by James Altucher — my favourite blogger and author at the time (still…