Waterfalls and chaos
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.
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Unhurried marketing
I’m experimenting with marketing less and listening more
Blogging for Ourhouse
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
Keeping up with Tony Goodson
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.
The power of community
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 branding
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.
Medinge Moments
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
Customer-centricity: is it the answer?
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?
What brand are you?
Thanks to Matt Tucker at Smith Associates for telling me about What Brand Are You. It strikes me that lots of companies waste money on
Collaboration
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking – and worrying – about collaboration. I think the ability to collaborate effectively is becoming ever more essential
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The management myth
I enjoyed Matthew Stewart’s polemic against management education in The Atlantic. He recounts his success in management based on a mixture of philosphy and… winging it. After I left the
1 June 2009
Ending bonuses
Henry Mintzberg one of my favourite business thinkers lets rip in the WSJ: No More Executive Bonuses! Conventional wisdom seems to take it for granted that finanical incentives are the
3 December 2009
Millie the 80-year-old videoblogger
Good post by Jackie Huba about an 80-year-old videoblogger. Market researchers pay handsomely for this kind of research, yet it’s unclear how many companies scan the web for free Millie
29 November 2005
Whose authenticity ?
Tony down in Melbourne asks a good question today. Why do we praise and worship false beauty but not false athletic achievement? How come it’s abhorrent for an athlete to
1 March 2004
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