I have this quote (picture above) by Bruce Nussbaum on my wall. I put it up about a year and a half ago and I still believe it’s true. This isn’t a post on a radical new idea, but rather recalling it as a reminder. Here’s the quote: Social media is upending relationships between customers [...]
I ran across this excellent video yesterday while checking out some post designthinking.ideo.com IDEO’s blog. The video is of Tim Brown, CEO IDEO answering 5 Questions at BusinessWeek. He talks a bit about IDEO and then shifts to talk about design thinking. He breaks design thinking down into 3 1/2 keys which I’ve listed below. [...]
The blogosphere (or at least my blogosphere, i.e. the blogs that I read that focus on business, design, marketing, etc.) is on fire with the word design. Chopped, sauteed, blended, and baked everyone is talking about design in every possible context. For good reason, design is important, and great design (which could be argued is [...]
This past weekend a friend and I went to downtown Knoxville for a concert. On our way we decided we’d have dinner downtown; I’m becoming a lover of sushi, so we headed to a great little place called nama. Excellent atmosphere, great food, great service, overall a wonderful time. I’d highly recommend it. When you [...]