Last night, I heard Adam Lashinsky, author of the just released book, Inside Apple, at TEDxBayArea. He started his talk by saying that Apple breaks all the rules taught in business school. I would add- it also breaks the rules of creating a culture of innovation. When working with clients on creating an organization that Read the full article…
In my previous post, I mentioned traveling to Stockholm in January (which is definitely not tourist season there). I had been invited to speak at the Forest Beyond conference sponsored by Innventia, KTH, & Vinnova. The theme was creating new businesses based on forest products. My particular talk was on creating a culture of innovation. Read the full article…
First of all- Happy New Year! I hope 2012 is filled with positive surprises for everyone. I started the year with my first trip to Stockholm. Why, you ask- did I go in January? Because that’s when I had been invited to deliver a talk on creating a culture of innovation at Innventia. More about Read the full article…
The September issue of Fast Company has an article titled, “They Have Hacked Your Brain“. “They” refers not to aliens but to companies hoping to design products, services, and/or marketing materials that will grab your attention and lead you to buy- by studying your brain. NeuroFocus is providing an alternative to focus groups using its Read the full article…
Some information about 2 of the Singularity team projects that I liked best: Matternet and Ignisolar.
Last Friday I had the opportunity to attend the closing session for Singularity University‘s 2011 Graduate School Program. Speakers included Ray Kurzweil and Peter Diamandis (co-founders of Singularity U), Reid Hoffman, and Vinod Khosla along with overviews of the student’s projects. For now, I’ll highlight some of the comments made by Hoffman and Khosla. In my next post, Read the full article…
Having heard about the raw food movement, I went to learn about and sample it. Better than expected.
A couple of teenage sisters have developed a new energy bar that feeds the brain as well as the body. Their award winning product has already been flown into space – they have a patent pending.
In my last post, I wrote about Sandra de Castro Buffington who heads Hollywood, Health & Society. I promised a piece where Sandra described things in greater detail. In this audio clip, Sandra provides some detailed examples of how TV has been used to increase awareness of health and safety issues: Sandra–de-Castro-Buffinton_WF2011_ The results have Read the full article…
As anyone who’s ever tried to lose weight, quit smoking, or stop procrastinating knows- our best intentions often go astray. But according to some research, lack of willpower may not be the reason.