Not every idea needs to be HUGE. Some of the best ideas start out small. Taking small steps forward frequently leads to big breakthroughs. Spend a little time each day thinking of one or two micro-improvements you can take to make your job a little better, your products a little more innovative, or to streamline [...]
I used Keek to post a quick rant about the recent AdWeek article that says the IAB is proclaiming Firefox will hurt small businesses with their new browser. You see, their new browser blocks third-party cookies by default. Not the GOOD kind of cookies like Do-Si-Dos or Lemonades (it’s Girl Scout Cookie season, what do [...]
My favorite Chris Anderson book will apparently always be the “latest” Chris Anderson book — he keeps topping himself. The Long Tail blew me away, Free: How Today’s Smartest Businesses Profit by Giving Something for Nothing sparked new ideas, and now his most recent work Makers: The New Industrial Revolution has me thinking about the steps that follow idea generation — [...]
As The Idea Guy I have participated in more than my fair share of corporate idea generation sessions. Anytime I’m invited to one of these pre-scheduled forced-creativity events I immediately think of a particular movie starring Clint Eastwood and wonder if it’s going to be Good, Bad, or Ugly. Most corporate attempts at brainstorming sessions [...]
The best ideas are always scribbled on napkins while bouncing concepts around with a friend over coffee (or beers.) Here’s a way to retain the fun and flow of sketching out your ideas in this ideal format without raiding the napkin dispenser at your local coffee shop! Here’s one of those ideas I wish I’d [...]
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