Adrian Trenholm reflects on how a combination of email blogs, LinkedIn and phone led four people who’d never met before to have an animated conversation.
Beyond marshmallow motorbikes
Improv can still be powerful when it’s mundane
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Fierce collaboration
Finding space for stronger feelings in collaboration
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.
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
The joy of conversation
I’ve just had a delightful meeting with Emma Cahill co-founder of publishing house Snowbooks. They describe their approach thus: We publish far fewer titles than
Just Undo It?
The AntiBrand: blackSpot sneakers, a project by Adbusters attacks Nike directly. In doing so they take on what has become one of the great icons
Trust and NGOs
My friend Olaf Brugman has invited me to take part in a workshop in Brussels on October 29th. It looks set to be an interesting
David Bowie says IP is in for a bashing
The Church of the Customer blog quotes an NY Times interview with David Bowie who says: I’m fully confident that copyright for instance, will no
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No more heroes any more
Ok, a small additional riff on the theme of my earlier post. Katherine Stone wrote an interesting response giving some examples of personal experiences and stories having more power than
18 March 2005
Prosper: another eBay for money
A few days ago James and I chatted over Skype with Chris Larsen and John Witchel of Prosper. They are, like Zopa (to whom we spoke in February), a new
18 April 2006
The art of conversation
I’ve really enjoyed Keith de la Rue’s article: The art of conversation. He weaves together several studies and theories to suggest that the apparently simple process of good conversation has
25 April 2012
Hierarchy, innovation, disruption
This HBR article is about championing innovation: Get the corporate antibodies on your side. I think it highlights the paradox organisations face when they try to organise innovation – they’re
18 May 2012
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