Tag Archives: Creativity

The future of TV, advertising and social media by Dan Wieden

April 20, 2012 Comments


Having had the privilege of working at Wieden & Kennedy in Portland for several years on Nike, there’s little else that I could offer that has more value than the insights of Dan Wieden himself. We celebrated the 30th anniversary …

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Top ten ways to get the best, not the most, from your employees

November 7, 2011 Comments


I’ve had the chance in the last year of visiting three exceptional places that are famous for their degree of creativity and marketplace dominance, and I wanted to share come common traits that seemed to factor into their success. The …

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Sherry Turkle of MIT: The human cost of social technology

September 26, 2011 10 Comments


In light of all the recent developments around social technology, from the launch of Google + to Facebook’s f8 conference launch of Timeline and Ticker last week, I felt it especially pertinent to share this interview with Sherry Turkle of MIT. …

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Images and Voices of Hope Summit: Is media disconnecting us from ourselves?

August 24, 2011 Comments


I’m really excited to be speaking at the Images and Voices of Hope world summit in September in New York. I wanted to share the event with you because it addresses what I think is a very important question. The theme …

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Beyond Google+: From circles to social cartography

July 27, 2011 Comments


One of the most fascinating aspects about the launch of Google+ is the way it reframes how we, as individuals, interact with our communities. As Brian Solis so rightly points out, the initial Facebook model of creating a single social …

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We&Co: Unlocking the power of a simple ‘thank you’

July 20, 2011 Comments


I wanted to share a new app which I think makes a powerful statement about where the emphasis needs to be in the social business marketplace.  It’s called We&Co and launched in Atlanta this week. Building on Foursquare’s API, We&Co shifts …

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‘Let Go & Lead’: Leadership in the social business marketplace

June 27, 2011 Comments


I recently had the great pleasure of chatting with Maril MacDonald, CEO of Gagen MacDonald, who is spear-heading a truly exciting new leadership program called, ‘Let Go and Lead.’ Any transformative shift in the way business must start with new …

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Blake Mycoskie on TOMS new One for One Eyewear: Part 1

June 22, 2011 Comments


I recently had the great pleasure of chatting with Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS shoes about the expansion of his wonderful One for One concept to eyewear that has an equally inspiring and meaningful impact on the lives of others …

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