Be An OtterGreat quote from a conversation between two of my favorite writers, Joss Whedon and Neil Gaiman — “I saw a lovely analogy recently. Somebody said that writers are like otters. And otters are really hard to train. Dolphins are easy to train. They do a trick, you give them a fish, they do […]
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My Personal Brilliance… And Yours.Anyone who missed the Fast Company Magazine BlogJam a few weeks ago missed out on what I think is basically THE big concept of the year — “Personal Brilliance.”Author Jim Canterucci was invited to participate in the BlogJam and share his vision of the personal innovation process. Canterucci describes Personal Brilliance […]
Made in the USAAnyone else watching this show?I was kinda surprised the Instant Waterfall couple lasted as long as they did. Seemed like they just wouldn’t allow themselves to be helped by any of the feedback they were receiving. Theirs is an interesting product, and I wish them luck. My advice would be to open […]
Strip ClubComic Strip Gives Idea Guy Some CompetitionJason Kotecki’s comic strip, “Kim & Jason” is giving me a little competition, as one of the title characters has decided to go into the idea-selling business.In this week-long series of strips, little Jason has setup a lemonade-type stand (a la Lucy van Pelt’s psychiatric advice) sporting a […]
Ideas from Trends & Statistics Part 2I posted in May about how you might build bright ideas from trends and statistics found in the news. In this week’s Marketing Profs’ newsletter, there is a great article on reaching out to pet owners. The article is filled with statistics and examples of how our nation’s obesession […]
A New CenterWanted to link to this article regarding Stern’s switch to Satellite Radio quite awhile ago, but never got around to it. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about ideas and what sparks innovation, and I remembered thinking the last paragraph or two on the first page of this article made some great points. […]