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title: "4 Eddie Obeng Quotes - Famous Business theorist (All change!)"
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# Eddie Obeng

(1959)   Business Theorist   United Kingdom

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Eddie Obeng is a business theorist from the United Kingdom, best known for *All change!*.

## Quick Facts About Eddie Obeng

Born January 1, 1959

Nationality United Kingdom

Profession Business Theorist

Notable works All change!

## About Eddie Obeng

Edward David Asihene Obeng is a British organisational theorist, educator, and author, who serves as a professor at Henley Business School and Hult International Business School's Ashridge Executive Education. Obeng founded Pentacle and serves as its executive director. Obeng has been described variously as "a leading revolutionary" and "an agent provocateur" by the Financial Times, and by Abbey National as their "secret weapon".

##  Quotes by Eddie Obeng

> [If you haven't understood the world you're living in, it's impossible to think that the solution you're coming up with fits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-obeng/if-you-haven-t-understood-the-world-you-re-living-in-it-s-impossible/)

Eddie Obeng

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0b/eddie-obeng-74029_fit_if-you-haven-t-understood-the-world-you_77962.jpg)

> [We solve last year's problems without thinking about the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-obeng/we-solve-last-year-s-problems-without-thinking-about-the-future/)

Eddie Obeng

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c95/eddie-obeng-74029_about_we-solve-last-year-s-problems-without-th_1097013.jpg)

> [We spend our time responding rationally to a world which we understand and recognize, but which no longer exists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-obeng/we-spend-our-time-responding-rationally-to-a-world-which-we/)

Eddie Obeng

[Inspiration](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspiration/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c85/eddie-obeng-74029_inspiration_we-spend-our-time-responding-rationally_2366310.jpg)

> [In the 21st century, somebody or something has changed the rules about how our world works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-obeng/in-the-21st-century-somebody-or-something-has-changed-the-rules-about/)

Eddie Obeng

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/eddie-obeng-74029_21st-century_in-the-21st-century-somebody-or-somethin_3043085.jpg)

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