The great lesson in microeconomics is to discriminate between when technology is going to help you and when it’s going to kill you. And most people do not get this straight in their heads. But a fellow like Buffett does.
For example, when we were in the textile business, which is a terrible commodity business, we [...]
Entries Tagged as 'innovation'
the business end of innovation (client thoughts on social, co-… and other ideas agencies love to push)
September 14th, 2011 · No Comments
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design for real impact
October 21st, 2010 · No Comments
Kevin Starr at IIT Design Research Conference 2010 from IIT Institute of Design on Vimeo.
Not just for the third world or social problems, given the fact that the Western world is in financial trouble and adland is a joke…
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Murray Gell-Mann: ideas on creative ideas
October 13th, 2009 · No Comments
Murray Gell-Mann, leading scientist and all round Big Brain on creativity.
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the root of all magic is reality
August 27th, 2009 · No Comments
Imagine this:
The 1980 NBA finale, the deciding game and your best player, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, out. The way you used to play, build around a system that had served you well, is broken.
What do you do?
We know what head coach Paul Westphal did.
Same choices are presented to us every day. With our expectations about business [...]
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what we can learn from pick up artists
July 20th, 2009 · No Comments
Seeing as I am based in Holland, I thought it time to write a bit in Dutch, and for a Dutch blog.
As of today I will be blogging for Molblog, one of Holland’s most read blogs about marketing.
My first piece of writing is here, but since some of you may not be fluent in Dutch, [...]
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