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Mon, 20 May 2013 12:57:49 -0400

"The solution suggested by this research, as well as my own, is as simple as it is startling: Do..."

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:00:05 -0400

“The solution suggested by this research, as well as my own, is as simple as it is startling: Do less. But do what you do with complete and hard focus. Then when you’re done be done, and go enjoy the rest of the day.”

- If You’re Busy, You’re Doing Something Wrong: The Surprisingly Relaxed Lives of Elite Achievers (via msg)

Re-Hatting Retail

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:53:00 -0500

There’s a disturbing monkey trend in retail. Recently, IKEA Monkey got a hashtag. And this monkey at Wal-Mart got some well-deserved press. But where are the hats!?

I’m not a marketing expert, but monkeys without hats are like ham without burger — a big, freakin’ letdown. Take the following as an example:

Want to buy this monkey? Of course you don’t. You want that stupid ass parrot. It’s not because you want a parrot…it’s because the MONKEY is not wearing a HAT. And you know you aren’t leaving that pet store unless you bring something messy, stinky, expensive, and irrational home for your spoiled ass kid. Simple as that.

So here’s the plan, guy who tries to sell everything with puppies, kids, and sexy women: monkeys in hats sell. And gal who brings her monkey to IKEA? You clearly know the value of an amazing hat…why deprive your pet? Selling yourself means selling your monkey. You failed. And people of Wal-Mart: anything less than a monkey with a hat is unsophisticated. Look it up.

Photo source: http://www.erfurt.com/cms/en/company/companymain/downloads.html

"A woman starved to death after embarking on a spiritual diet that required her to stop eating or..."

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:47:51 -0400

“A woman starved to death after embarking on a spiritual diet that required her to stop eating or drinking and live off sunlight alone.”

- Swiss woman starves to death on ‘sunlight’ diet

Could Game Mechanics Turn Work Into Play? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:26:08 -0400

Could Game Mechanics Turn Work Into Play? [INFOGRAPHIC]:

Somewhere between FarmVille and Office Space, there’s a key to improving how we think about work and how we perform on the job. Think about it: Game mechanics have made some really mundane tasks (farming virtual crops, killing virtual pigs, etc.) absolutely addictive to a huge population. …

Design Outside the Box Carnegie Mellon University Professor,...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:41:00 -0500

Design Outside the Box

Carnegie Mellon University Professor, Jesse Schell, dives into a world of game development which will emerge from the popular “Facebook Games” era.

Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:37:07 -0500

Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world

Why the Future of Work is Play

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:21:36 -0500

Aaron Dignan: Why The Future Of Work Is Play from Piers Fawkes on Vimeo.

Fans and Gaming

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:20:54 -0500

Fans and gamification for business and marketing

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The Page Turner

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:19:44 -0500

The Page Turner

"Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do..."

Mon, 09 May 2011 08:20:13 -0400

“Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.”

- Kurt Vonnegut, Hocus Pocus

"You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one..."

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:58:55 -0400

“You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.”

- Adrian Rogers, 1931

"Joining a group that meets just once a month produces the same increase in happiness as doubling..."

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:41:07 -0500

““Joining a group that meets just once a month produces the same increase in happiness as doubling your income. According to research by Daniel Kahneman, Alan B. Krueger, and others, the daily activities most closely associated with happiness are social—having sex, socializing after work, and having dinner with friends. Many of the professions that correlate most closely with happiness are also social—a corporate manager, a hairdresser.””

- http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/01/17/110117fa_fact_brooks#ixzz1BaQj9Soe

How to Run a Brainstorming Session

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:22:11 -0500

How to Run a Brainstorming Session

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Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:14:20 -0400

Disruptive Demographics & the Future of Financial Services

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:21:22 -0400

Disruptive Demographics & the Future of Financial Services

Card 2.0 Dynamics

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:09:12 -0400

Card 2.0 Dynamics

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Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:18:49 -0400

Who Needs University? The Best Nettuts+ Screencast Training Courses

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:59:19 -0400

Who Needs University? The Best Nettuts+ Screencast Training Courses

Ten Laws to Design By

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:51:55 -0400

Ten Laws to Design By