Dept of straws-in-the wind.
Hugh is now working for Microsoft an organisation he’s been teasing, challenging and generally joshing for months now.
Flattery is starting to look so twentieth-century, don’t you think?
(And judging by this from Lloyd, they do need Hugh’s help)
I linked to this paper on wicked problems the other day and Chris Corrigan commented “there’s a lot in that paper eh?”. Which is true.
I’m experimenting with marketing less and listening more
Welcome to the Ourhouse Weblog. Blogging is something I’ve become increasingly interested in. Earlier this month I set up the Beyond Branding Blog which is
The competitive streak in me means I need to keep with Tony Goodson’s blog. The struggles of learning to speak “Movable Type” and thoughts on the nature of blogging.
Earlier today I was writing about passion brands and the power of community. I got a small but interesting example of this principle in action when I visited Ton Zijltra’s blog to find that he’s opened a separate blog on his planned abandonment of Microsoft.
Passion brands bring people together based on common interests and excitements. I’m particularly interested in ones created from the bottom up, as opposed to driven by producers concerned mainly with profit.
Just back from another extraordinary gathering at Medinge where the community that has produced Beyond Branding meets each summer. I was planning to keep this
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking – and worrying – about collaboration. I think the ability to collaborate effectively is becoming ever more essential
Interesting research from Stanford suggests that exciting brands get more trusted after making mistakes and putting them right whilst more “sincere” brands start with more trust but lose it more easily. Perhaps the sensible interpretation is that second-guessing customers can be a waste of time!
Michael Hammer’s new book, The Agenda, is about the rise of customer power. But is customer-centricity really such a good model for business and society?
I wanted to plug my friend Sue Glasser’s upcoming workshop, Coaching to Connect. It’s in London on November 18th. Sue has done pretty much a lifetime of work exploring how
A British artist sneaked into four New York galleries and covertly hung his own art. Brilliant. And the art itself matches the audacity of the hanging. [Via Steve Rubel]
Tom Guarriello has a nice post on doing just enough facilitation. Just enough = elegant = the sweet spot. That’s what I’m looking for whenever I design anything: a meeting
Ian Fitpatrick’s Five Provocations is a good read. This bit really leapt out at me: Ben Durrell who’s now with Artists for Humanity but spent years heading up exhibit and experience
