Month: June 2010
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Employ The Unemployable
The unemployable don't wait for validation, they get on and do it. The unemployable are not afraid to challenge. Accepted norms. Or corporate ritual. The unemployable are driven by passion, not compliance. They don't fit into neat boxes. And are restless. For change. And to make things better. The unemployable have little time for slow…
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Writing By Hand On Your Computer
Charming idea this. And smart. It's a shame there's not more hand-written letters written, sent, received and read (if you want to differentiate yourself, try sending one). Whilst this doesn't directly get more people to do it, hopefully it will remind people of just what a pleasure it is. Via
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People Don’t Buy What You Do, They Buy Why You Do It
"We are purpose maximisers not just profit maximisers" Dan PInk So I read today that BP has chosen to ignore almost a thousand ideas for saving the gulf from the members of Innocentive – the global network of scientists, engineers and doctors (61% of whom hold PhDs or Masters degrees) that has helped some of…
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Weekly Fish Food. Only Tastier.
If you're a regular reader you'll know that I value good curation. So I'm setting up a weekly e-mail based update that pulls together some of the best things that I've come across in the week, as well bits and pieces of news about what I'm up to. I already have an RSS feed…
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A Million Trees, A Million Stories
Lovely idea this. Simple, smart, lots of value for all concerned, spreadable, the virtual and the physical combining for reciprocal benefit. Best of all, it uses the power of a good story to do some good. As David says: "The best ideas get you to use your current behaviour to change something". http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11008024&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Million Stories…
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21st Century Enlightenment
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead It seems that we really have reached the dead end of normal avenue. It's ironic, or perhaps appropriate, that the day after the chancellor has delivered one of the most punitive…
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The Future Of News – Peak Journalism
"Society doesn't need newspapers. What we need is journalism." Clay Shirky According to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Global Entertainment and Media Outlook (2010 to 2014) another milestone is about to be passed with the internet poised to overtake newspapers as the second-largest U.S. advertising medium by revenue behind television. Contrast that with some bleak but revealing figures from…
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Creative Disruption
I noticed the other day that since starting my own business I've met (or come into contact with) many more entrepreneurs, freelancers, and sole traders than I think I would had I still been in corporate life. Part of that is no doubt about wanting to connect with other people who are out there, making…
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Gesture-Based Computing
What makes something interesting? It's an intriguing question. According to research by Paul Silvia (Univ of North Carolina Dept of Psychology) it's a cluster of variables around novelty-complexity, combined with a cluster of comprehension variables. In simple language, in order to be interesting, something has to be both new and understandable. I think one of…
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The Eureka Myth
Innovation is an oft-used but oft-misunderstood word. Legendary journalist, editor and author Sir Harold Evans gave a lecture at the RSA a few days ago on the 'spirit' of innovation – what makes for successful innovation and what we can learn from some of the great innovators – the inventors and the entrepreneurs who took…