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Unique
This last weekend, my son and I were out grocery shopping. A unique experience for two bachelors since my wife is still in Virginia selling the house. As we walked down the shopping aisle, I couldn’t help but notice the lack of differentiation. Have you ever noticed the growing number of brands f
Innovation Tour Presentation
This is a presentation that I used during a dinner event for the Innovation Tour. The content provides an overview on ideas/innovation and quick introduction to the killer innovation approach. NEW! – Now available for download. Follow the link to SlideShare | View | Upload your own Technorati
Five F’s Site
If you are regular listner of the podcast, you may recall a point I made in episode #45 (Feb 10th 2006). The topic was around finding a mentor and I talked about the risk of focusing on money. I shared a simple rule I use to help prioritize….. I called it the Five F’s. Faith […]
Sample of a Gate/Milestone Map
Below is a sample of a gate/milestone map. When creating your own map, keep in mind: Define the “swim lanes” for each function within your organization The gates need to be clear go/no go decision points Each tag on the swim lane is a clear deliverable You may want to color code the tags (green=on [
Personal Branding
I came across a site (Life Beyond Code) that has a very cool book on personal branding for technology professionals. A number of listeners of the podcast have been asking for career advice as they make the shift towards a more ‘creative’ position within their company. To flip the pages, just click
Are you an innovator?
At Forbes.com, Clayton Christensen authored an article that gives his perspective on what an organization needs to be doing to consider themselves as “innovating”. The questions that Clayton posed were: 1. Do I have a balanced portfolio with different types of growth stratagies? 2. Have I allocated
Wedding Pictures ….
A number of you have sent emails congratulating us on the wedding of our daughter. Below are two pictures from the wedding. My oldest daughter, Tara, married Oliver Roehl (pronounced ‘rail). The wedding was a ‘modern’ Scottish wedding with the groom and groomsmen in kilts. Yes – I was in my clan
10 Ways to Rethink Your Work
From the Fast Company blog … Getty Images has an interesting project in which they worked with five collaborators to consider 10 Ways — how 10 different approaches to photography can change how you look at images. As I explored the different elements, which include light, information, memory, space,
Can Design Increase Your Likelihood For Success?
The UK Design Council has a new case study up, on how design was used to prop up declining sales of steam irons as well as competing with cheaper asian imports. Here’s a snippet. The product was based on detailed analysis of the market which highlighted two areas for product innovation which would p
Word of Mouth
Word of mouth is a powerful way to “spread the word”. In a recent article that was posted on the Customer Evangelists Blog. The numbers say it all …. 56: The average number of times an American discusses brands in ordinary conversations every week. 72%: The percentage of brand-related opinions deliv
