Archive for April 2013
“Even a child can do it” is a terrific competitive advantage, until its not
Last night at a conference event I heard a really nice presentation on the art of simplicity from an executive at Metlife. She was great, however she is still references Apple’s competitive advantage as their ability to make products so simple that “even a child can use them”. Let’s be honest, when the iPhone first…
Read MoreA great blog and podcast for you to check out…
Two reasons you should check out this blog. The first and more important is because my friend Brett produces great content – blog form and podcast – around innovation and education. If I was running a school, this is how I’d want to do it. The second reason is that he made this possible for…
Read MoreThat’s a pie. And that’s my face.
We do a lot to try to raise money for Junior Achievement of Georgia, including auctioning off things like vacation days and donated client gifts. But auctioning off the ability to pie some of us leaders in the face is probably the most fun if not the highest fundraiser item. This is @gumboshowjoe, who bid…
Read MoreThe advice I gave the young people who answered the question, “In 15 years I hope to be…”
I posted last week about a talk I gave to a group of hopeful incoming interns at Engauge (or, as we say, “enterns”) where I asked them to answer the question, “In 15 years I hope to be…”. Their answers were very inspiring so I asked a few of my friends how they would answer…
Read MoreIn 15 years, I want to…
Yesterday was one of my favorite days at Engauge. It was our “Entern” day, where we have a bunch of young people come to the office to spend time with our team, getting to know the agency and generally getting a feel for agency life. We spend a lot of time with our interns and…
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