February 2012
1 post
“David Ogilvy, internal memo: “How to Write,” 1982:
The better you write, the...”
– David Ogilvy, internal memo: “How to Write,” 1982 (via trevorloy and John Lilly)
January 2012
1 post
“Skill-based teams are opportunities to allow talent to really soar, but only if...”
– Want Innovation? Hire for Skills, Not Attitude - Forbes
November 2011
1 post
“A great way to give thanks… for the privileges we’ve got is to do...”
– Seth’s Blog: A great way to give thanks…
October 2011
6 posts
“successful humor breaks down the power structures that tend to inhibit tighter...”
– In On The Joke: Collaboration Through Humor | Fast Company
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“..In our time, at this moment when any moment may be the last for many of us,...”
– Letters of Note: Charles Bukowski on Censorship
“Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from...”
– Letters of Note: Charles Bukowski on Censorship
Food for thought
A friend just sent me this little parable. It’s not exactly new, but does invite some reflection on what makes a fulfilling life, why we do what we do. For more ideas on the same subject, one should read Umair Haque.
An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Greek village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow...
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September 2011
2 posts
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WatchFor a couple of years I’ve been thinking about a kind of method to build innovative concepts into businesses more efficiently and it seems Eric Ries has found some of the answers. Look forward to his book, for now this panel is very insightful.
“Large-scale education was never about teaching kids or creating scholars. It was...”
– http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/09/back-to-the-wrong-school.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fsethsmainblog+%28Seth%27s+Blog%29&utm_content=FaceBook
August 2011
4 posts
Danny Meyer Is on a Roll - NYTimes.com →
Danny should be an inspiration to businesses of all strides. So much we can learn from his approach.
“We’re either growing, or we’re getting weaker. There’s no...”
– What We Need Now - Tony Schwartz - Harvard Business Review
“But here are a few things the show won’t have: Speeches, slide shows, or...”
– – Fastco design
Seems that mr. Wurman and I agree that conferences have become stale and need some fresh air.
“Our iterative process often teaches us invaluable lessons. Watching users ‘in...”
– The Eight Pillars of Innovation | Think Quarterly by Google
July 2011
10 posts
“Far from innovating our institutions in this time of historic, sweeping global...”
– – Umair Haque
“There’s no magic formula. But creating a little bit of magic in a...”
– Umair Haque
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The electronics industry is broken →
One of the best pieces I wrote for klatergoud.com
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Can Innovation Really Be Reduced To A Process? →
Helen Walters on the persistent problems with design thinking, and the attempts to graft its processes onto businesses.
April 2011
2 posts
March 2011
2 posts
1 tag
February 2011
3 posts
January 2011
5 posts
“The point: you can easily create similar interactions in the way you do business...”
– The shell game of delight
News Desk: Why Is Eric Schmidt Stepping Down at... →
The Art of Impossibility | Management Innovation... →
“We spent 40 or 50 years subservient to marketing and advertising, but I think...”
– Yves Béhar of Fuseproject on Design With Grand Ambitions
“Coal is a dead man walkin’,” says Kevin Parker, global head of asset...”
– Coal’s burnout
December 2010
1 post
November 2010
2 posts
“In my opinion, entrepreneurship is a matter of the heart, and education is a...”
– Does an Entrepreneur Need an MBA?
“I recently had a very interesting discussion with the Head of Design for a...”
– Help: I Need Design, Not Another Designer
September 2010
4 posts
“If scientists could have their way, we would soon be powering our cell phones...”
– Cell Phones Of The Future Could Be Powered By Talk - PSFK
“Bowling is all about one number: the final score. And great bowlers come...”
– Seth’s Blog: Why jazz is more interesting than bowling
““They went meta on the notion of design,” says Roger Martin, dean of...”
– A Designer Takes on His Biggest Challenge Ever | Page 3 | Fast Company
August 2010
6 posts
“I’ve thought about that a million times since. If I had been suckered into...”
– How Will You Measure Your Life? - Harvard Business Review
“Ignorance is the deadliest sin. If you do not have a contact within an account...”
– A Salesperson’s Seven Deadly Sins
“The 21st century will not be dominated by America or China, Brazil or India, but...”
– Beyond City Limits - By Parag Khanna | Foreign Policy
“Now, an important transition is occurring as you and Richard are running down...”
– Rands In Repose: How to Run a Meeting
“Razorfish has created a new design practice with the premise that marketing...”
– Razorfish Disses the Big Idea, Pushes Iterative Model | ClickZ