(not polished, but something…) Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, _Blink_, had a lot to live up to. After an incredible debut with _The Tipping Point_, Gladwell has been criticized for a schizophrenic approach that contradicts itself in places. Certainly it is a different type of subject–the individual unconscious and emotion as opposed to social networking and…more
Wonderful Wizardry of %u2018Woz%u2019 – 10 Zen Monkeys (a webzine) – “If you look through history, a lot of geniuses and people of this ilk have also been pranksters. I couldn’t get Steve to stop telling me about pranks. In fact, most of the time, I wanted to get all this Apple stuff, and he…more
Wonderful Wizardry of %u2018Woz%u2019 – 10 Zen Monkeys (a webzine) – interview about the Steve Wozniak book: “WILL BLOCK: What comes across in the bio is an incredible purity, innocence and delight in learning how the world works. GS: That’s what the tapes of my interviews with Steve sound like. It’s all, “Wow! And then…more
In some cases, nothing succeeds like failure – The Boston Globe – idea of “innovation labs” for big companies…could it be outsourced? “She said some companies, such as mutual funds giant Fidelity Investments, have more success setting up “innovation labs” specifically charged with churning out new product or service concepts within 90 days to six…more