Special thanks go out to the Sunday New York Times and especially writer Amy Wallace for introducing me to the Daily Grommet. It is a Web site that promotes innovation by endorsing what they call “nice companies,” ones with well-made products and impeccable service. If those products preserve a craft… more »
What Whiteboards Can Do for You…
August 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Here are a couple of good whiteboard examples: ###
Famous Typewriters for 200…
August 3, 2010 by Leave a Comment
A post on “ancient” typewriters (typewriters that were used by 9 famous writers), caught my eye. It included a picture of the gold plated portable that Ian Flemming (the creator of the James Bond series), Hemingway’s Royal Arrow, Steinbeck’s Hermes Baby, and the typewriter used by Apple Mac user, Douglas… more »
Motivating the 21st Century Employee…
August 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Wired Magazine had a story in their June 2010 issue (Cognitive Surplus: The Great Spare-Time Revolution) that delved into the most effective ways to motivate workers in the 21st century. They rounded up Daniel Pink, a Wired contributing editor and author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us… more »
Interesting Man, Uninteresting (or Memorable) Beer…
August 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I just revisited a story by Barbara Lippert, an advertising critic for AdWeek, that talked about male-themed potential award winners at the Cannes ad festival. She pointed to: “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” for Old Spice, “The Most Interesting Man in the World” for Dos Equis and “The… more »
