Are we less innovative and imaginative than a hundred years ago? Or is amazing innovation just now so commonplace its become routine? If innovation is becoming routine, then what might the innovation on innovation be? Do you remember what we called innovation before we used the word innovation? Was there such a thing? What about […]
Month: September 2012
Where good ideas come from
As you watch this 4 minute clip from Steven Johnson’s book, consider the hunches lurking in your mind, and who else may have a hunch that you can connect with for a good idea to emerge. And… according to MaRS Discovery District – to find your entrepreneurial ideas they suggest you find ways to ‘scratch […]
Sell the Shoes to Meet Customer Needs? Insights into Making New Decisions
Every fall I go shopping for new shoes and this year was no different. I went to a local mall and left feeling as if it was more important to sales clerks that they make the sale more so than meet customer needs. Do you find that too? What’s good about the incidents described below, […]
Dark Circles – what’s the right problem?
I saw an ad the other day advertising a dark circle corrector. Use it, the ad says, and you can look as if you had a great night’s sleep. Dark circles are super stubborn, they deepen with age, fatigue and stress; they can make a person look tired. By hiding the dark circles with concealer, […]
Is commitment to meeting times a challenge?
Greetings all. A few quick questions. Do people ask for a call with you, by phone or Skype and then either call much later than planned, or change the time/date just on the cusp of the call occurring? Last week a respected colleague was 20 minutes late for both of the phone calls we arranged […]
