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Open source software development models are proof that large-scale, collaborative creative cultures drive powerful competitive advantage. As open source moves beyond the world of software development, messaging must move from evangelical models and must begin to focus more on the practice of open so
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Hopefully, many of you are aware of a project Matthew Munoz and I have undertaken with Leslie Boney— www.changepapers.org. In a recent post, one of our readers posted this quote from Machiavelli:
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I thought I would share a sample of the best quotes from Harvard Business Review's JULY/AUG 2009 edition. While these thoughts and research-based ideas may be new to the business world, they are not to the design world.
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In the July/August issue of the Harvard Business Review, there’s an interesting article identifying “The 10 Trends You Have To Watch.” Honestly, I love the HBR, but these ‘trends’ do make me smile a bit.
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John Shook's new book, Managing To Learn, offers these important principles every innovative organization should learn from... 1. Almost always, the problem you face is different from the one you thought you were facing. 2. Most of us are so eager to find (and deliver) the solution to a problem that
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What we should not underemphasize is Dr. Martin's call to the business leaders: Think. Become more like designers. In a world where innovative is truly strategic, creativity is an imperiative.
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Old kinds of marketing are expensive and generate little real value. New kinds of marketing reduce costs. New kinds of marketing create innovative solutions while minimizing risk. They create authentic customer experiences. They build brand. New kinds of marketing kicks ass.
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A few years ago while returning home from a trip to San Francisco I had a short lay over in the Salt Lake City airport. I browsed through the airport book store and picked up a copy of "Made To Stick." I had read some very positive reviews
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"You can observe a lot by looking," Yogi Berra once said. You can look at Matt's work at http://www.designheals.com.
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It's been a busy week here in Lake Woebegone, my home town. Last Friday I gave a keynote address at High Point University for its conference on design, arts and technology. I was impressed by the campus and the activity I found there. This year's theme
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The opportunity for the design profession to redefine its own value is now. We will lose out again if we defend old models of ownership that are increasingly irrelevant.
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Bush was our first MBA president. I think it's fair to claim Obama as the first, modern 'design thinking' president.