Posted in Uncategorized on June 25, 2008 | No Comments »
This is a zen Buddhist koan shared by Robyn Waters at the Jump@10 mini conference last week.
She’s the former VP of Trend & Design at Target Corp, current rock star at inspiring people and companies to think smartly, inspirationally, and honestly about their growth. I think she’s an excellent example of where combining your work passions [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 13, 2008 | No Comments »
The final piece of advice that the Heaths have for folks looking to help their ideas stick is to tell more stories. This can be challenging in a business context where we’re more used to people weaving statistics into their presentations than compelling narratives. But the human brain is wired to recall and retain stories. It [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been spending a lot of time over the past few weeks working on my presentation for the In Store Marketing Summit on April 17. Good thing, too because they’re hyping it.
Imagine my surprise when a friend in Chicago emailed me this picture. For those of you who don’t know that’s me there on the [...]
Posted in Decision Making, Uncategorized, tagged experiments, failure, learning, prototyping on February 14, 2008 | No Comments »
My husband and I are experimenting with new ways of handling childcare for the two monkeys and household responsibilities in lieu of a nanny. We’re trying longer days in school, and adding a day, plus hiring a dog walker for when I’m out of town, and asking my mother-in-law for some mid-week help.
It feels like [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on October 31, 2007 | No Comments »
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