Month: February 2013
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Maria Popova on Changing Publishing Models
“If you perceive the universe as being a universe of abundance, then it will be. If you think of the universe as one of scarcity, then it will be. … I always thought there was enough of everything to go around—that there are enough ideas in the universe and enough nourishment.” Milton Glaser An insightful 20…
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Kowloon Walled City, Podcasts and Sabbaticals
After a hiatus I've suddenly (and somewhat randomly) started listening to podcasts again. The end of this intermission was marked with this episode from Roman Mars' 99% Invisible series on the subject of the Kowloon Walled City, a 6.5 acre enclave in Hong Kong that became home for 300 interconnected high rise buildings that grew organically over…
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70, 20, 10
I've been talking about 70, 20, 10 models for a good time, and it seems that it's applicable in a wide number of different contexts. Generally, it relates to the idea that the majority of time, focus, attention or resources should be focused on established practices or core methods, but room should be left for…
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Rapid Prototyping Google Glass
It's tempting to think that the prototyping for a project such as Google Glass would have been a complex, lengthy process lasting months if not years but this short, charming talk from Tom Chi (experience designer in the Google X team) gives a fascinating insight into how their process of creation was greatly accelerated through…
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Conference Call
“The first thing that comes to my mind when I think about pitching for projects is the conference call”, says Justin Leibow. Conference Calls from Justin Leibow on Vimeo. HT Rubbishcorp
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Growth Hacking
I'm not one for jargon (lord knows we don't need another catchy phrase to describe something in marketing) but I rather like the applicability of some of the concepts around so-called 'growth hacking'. Lifting and paraphrasing liberally from these different definitions of the term from specialists (worth reading the whole thing) growth hacking is "a fancy…
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Noticing, Creating and Being Young
Seth Godin, with a challenging viewpoint on raising 'free-range kids', taken from the last four minutes of this great podcast interview, hosted by Krista Tippett, and themed around the art of noticing, and then creating: "As parents, we're often pushed to make this choice…keep your kids out of the connection world, isolate them, and make sure…
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timeSpace
I'm a fan of much of what the New York Times is doing to try and reinvent their business. Their porous paywall means that their content remains a part of the sharing and search ecosystems, expanding their reach, and ensuring that their content is still seen and discovered by a global online audience that doesn't play…
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Post Of The Month – January 2013 – The Winner
Another close run thing in this months vote. Tim Dunn's post was an early leader but in the end it was Martin Weigel's excellent post demolishing brand 'onions' (and other brand shapes) that sneaked the win. So well done Martin. You get the props of your blogging peers and are entered into the Hall of…