Anthropo-Fracking — Monetizing You
While not known as retail innovators banks started charging us all manner of fees for every minutiae some time ago: the bounced check fee, the monthly checking fee, the statement fee, the paperwork...
View ArticleChief Happiness Officer?
When I first read this story I thought it was a mistimed April Fool’s joke. But, I was wrong. The Chief Happiness Officer (CHO) is a growing trend within the halls of corporate America. And, of course,...
View ArticleThe Pivot and the Money
Once upon a time the word “pivot” usually referred to an object’s point of rotation. Then, corporate America got its sticky hands all over it. The word even found its way in to Microsoft Excel — as in...
View ArticleEntrepreneur (Introvert) Versus CEO (Extrovert)
Conventional wisdom from the corridors of corporate power seems to suggest that successful CEOs tend to be extroverts. On the other hand, it also seems that many successful entrepreneurs come from more...
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Can Burning Man Be Saved?
I thought it rather appropriate to revisit Burning Man one day after Guy Fawkes Day in the UK. I must say that Burning Man has grown into more of a corporate event compared with the cheesy pyrotechnic...
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Art and Money
The process through which an artist finds fortune and fame is a complex one, though to many of us — even those who have spent some time within the art world — it seems rather random and obscure. Raw...
View ArticleDesign Thinking Versus Product Development
Out with product managers; in with design thinkers. Time for some corporate creativity. Think user journeys and empathy roadmaps. A different corporate mantra is beginning to take hold at some large...
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MondayMap: National Business Emotional Intelligence
A recent article in the Harvard Business Review (HBR) gives would-be business negotiators some general tips on how best to deal with counterparts from other regions of the world. After all, getting to...
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Sharing the Wealth: Chobani-Style
OK, so I am thoroughly addicted to yogurt (or yoghurt, for my non-US readers). My favorite is the greek yogurt Fage, followed by an Aussie concoction called Noosa. Chobani doesn’t even make my top 5....
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Farm in a Box
If you’ve read my blog for a while you undoubtedly know that I have a rather jaded view of tech startup culture — particularly with Silicon Valley’s myopic obsession for discovering the next...
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