Tag Archives: real_life
Scarcity versus Misplaced Abundance
(this is a departure post – meaning it’s not only philosophical, it goes outside our stated scope. It won’t offend me if you skip it if that’s not what you’re wanting to read today). So much of what marketing is supposed to do – what we are told we need/desire/cannot live another moment without – […]
Naked in public
Face it, you’re naked in public. It’s not a bad dream, it’s our waking moments exposing our every intent and interest, until we are all well – naked. Before I realized that Foursquare doesn’t give me very much in return, I was checking in across the planet, I gave them my location to tweet at […]
Going Rogue – Innovators to Follow – Day 3: Gesture Recognition
“There’s a hierarchy for the learning and retention process. The more senses you engage, the more interaction you have, the more you’re going to learn and retain.” – Vincent John Vincent Most of us have seen some form of gesture recognition software. Microsoft’s Kinect is the most noteworthy of all gesture recognition hardware out there. […]
12 Days of Marketing Innovation, Day #10 – Khan Academy
So, the question becomes where are we seeing sufficient innovation in the education system that will allow us to have those math, science and analytically oriented kids come to us when ready? Where is the funding, the insight and the wherewithal to redo education to bring us more people who can transform our thinking: Jobs, Gates, Zuckerberg? How can we enable every student to have at least the problem solving skills, and the interest in doing so?
12 Days of Marketing Innovation, Day #9 – Future Exploration Network
I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road. – Stephen Hawking Ross Dawson is taking on a big risk for 2012. While the stuff I want to point you to is now actually a year old and still […]
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 […]
What one employee can do for your customer experience
What’s your customer experience worth? And what can one person do about it? How about making 50 people with thousands of nights’ stays willing to stand up for you? There’s this woman. Her name is Peggy. She’s a hotel concierge. In my opinion, I think it takes a certain amount of humility coupled with a huge […]
Hackers & Microsoft Kinect: Used for Good (Customer Experiences, that is)
I actively fall in love with people who take things and redeploy them for social good. I also fall in love with people who create things that can translate into better customer experiences. You know who I am really in love with today? The Microsoft Kinect Hacker Community. The hacking community, despite some bad PR, […]
The *Shipping* News 4: Thoughts on Seth Godin’s Poke the Box – The Privilege of a Strong Foundation
Here’s the actual payout to the headline, the way Liz Kaufman, my colleague wrote it for you: The privilege of a strong foundation is that it allows you to fail. –>–>–>–>o<–<–<–<– I left that space there intentionally. Because I want us (and most especially me) to stop and reflect on it. We spend a lot […]
10 business models that rocked 2010 – from the Board of Innovation
I came across this content from a fellow IBMer who came across it from someone else, who… ah, the beauty of social media. And it is highly unsurprising that the Board of Innovation – the Slideshare’s owners – used Social Media centric models. Instead of me blabbing, I’ll let you get to the good stuff. […]
