How To Tell A Story – nice concise tips. Most everything is a story in one way or another…so useful for most work.
Hopefully a running list…words to watch out for in creative discussions. * “[Insert mythical project name] will fix that” – deferring the hard work to another team or project * “Everyone” or “no one” does something – a clear sign that there’s no data behind a claim. (via [37signals](http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/1144-watch-out-for-everyone-or-no-one))
How an art museum visit inspired the design of the Air Max 1 – “Had I not seen the building, I might not have suggested we expose the air bag in the shoe”
From [an interesting article in the The Sunday Times](http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article4022091.ece?print=yes&randnum=1212475411171)…most of these agree with even my experience. 1. Scepticism is effortful and costly. It is better to be sceptical about matters of large consequences, and be imperfect, foolish and human in the small and the aesthetic. 2. Go to parties. You can’t even start to know…more
Visual thinker – except for the Spanish, this could have been one of my exams…
Enduring ideas – interesting timeline of business strategy and operational frameworks. I wish more of them were described and annotated (only 2 are)…but perhaps they will be in the future.
“‘I just don’t know what to do next,’ [said] the choreographer…Gower [Champion, famous director] replies ‘Well do something, so we can change it!’.” – Michael Johnson Talk Report – Upcoming Pixar
Conversation with Michael B. Johnson of Pixar – Part 1 – really great insight into Pixar’s process, through talking about their tools.
“Too much debate about scriptural authority has had the form of people hitting one another with locked suitcases.” – N.T. Wright
Nintendo Wii MotionPlus – the Wii gets another motion controller for more accurate pointing…