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Nokia announces 3D Printed Phone Case
Well, you know someone would go there: Nokia is the first to announce the ability to 3D print a phone case. From the article: By releasing the templates, Nokia says it is looking to be the first major phone company to “begin embracing the 3D printing community and its incredible potential”. However, the 3D community […]
you know when you are lost & sad that just laughing helps?
you know when you are lost & sad that just laughing helps? I imagine a lot of people in internet and development circles are feeling that way over the loss of Aaron Swartz. Given his status as a cofounder, it really only seems right that we honor him with a thread…from the REDDIT editors – […]
Surprising Link Between Knowledge Acquisition & Gaming
Here’s a simple test for all you Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja and Words With Friends players. Before you want to play, take 5, 10, 20 minutes to read or watch something in your “challenge zone.” The challenge zone is a topic you don’t know as much as you want to about, or about which you are developing your perspective. Science, global/emerging economies, market forces, sustainability, engineering, innovation…
Reputation Economy: Linked In, Maybe. Klout, Don’t.
The reputation economy is an outcome of the abundance of digitized information about who we are and what we deliver – whether in our work, our daily lives, our reviews of products, restaurants and services. We place an inherent amount of trust in other peoples reviews. Detailed reviews of product features, menu items provide us […]
115 (or more) innovation ideas to engage the modern CMO
(Updated version is under 10mg and has live links to all content – thanks to @zebbierebs) We at Covalent Marketing always have an eye out for innovative ideas. And we truly believe the Modern CMO must embrace innovation to deliver her agenda. However it was not until our recent research, #MKT_Innov8 which examines the intersection of innovation […]
The “Layering of Experience” – a conversation with Henry Yiu of Yiu Studio
I had the opportunity to take a little time to ask Henry Yiu, of Yiu Studio about his design philosophy and especially about his side venture, Dovely – the tea I wrote about in my blog post, “Innovation in small cups.” It is clear that Henry is passionate about design. He should be – he has […]
Un-Loose Change
Rule Number 1: Any system will move toward chaos. So, in response you must: – actively participate in your organization’s adaptation to something new – be forced to change anyway See, your desire to participate in an organizational change or not has no bearing on the outside world who […]
Increasing Your Speed to Market
It’s interesting how many companies say they want to increase their speed to market. And then go right on throwing major obstacles in the way doing that. If you want to move toward the market with the speed of well tuned racing bike, then guess what? You better make sure you have cleared the road […]
12 Days of Marketing Innovation, Day #11 – 5 Innovation Communities
Five innovation communities – these are not in any particular order, and run the gamut in terms of content. The descriptions are from the companies, not from me. I follow all of them to get a flavor of what’s going on, as well as receive in many cases, daily updates to so they can curate content that I might otherwise miss. That said, you can always search out the topics of interest to you.
The 12 Days of Innovation for Marketers: Day 1, The MIT Media Lab
The pace of marketing change has continued nearly unabated for a decade. From the way consumers act and interact to the technologies by which marketers engage with them, it also seems unlikely to stop. So the question becomes, how can we as marketers keep up, being able to take in fresh ideas and create better […]
