Casual Fridays

Michael Wagner has written a powerful piece for Logic+Emotion called Draw a Picture.
‘Look at her. That’s so sad. Our little girl was born without creativity!’
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If you follow the concepts of the Wisdom of Crowds, the Generous Web, Mosh Pit Innovation, or Harvesting Collective Genius… you believe in the power of ideas “bubbling up.”
Yet, few companies create an environment conducive to idea sharing. In fact, most companies, bosses, and even employees TRAIN individuals NOT to share ideas by shooting [...]

If you haven’t noticed, Kevin Carroll is blogging.
How’s that for asking and receiving?
If you’re not familiar with Kevin, he’s the author of Rules of the Red Rubber Ball. It’s a great book which Kevin appropriately dubs “the little brother to Orbiting the Giant Hairball.” Kevin also founded the Katalyst Consultancy after a varied [...]

The guys at Eepybird.com have put together an extreme demonstration of what happens when you mix Diet Coke and Mentos.
Clever.
Entertaining.
Worthy of my attention.
Everything that so many products and advertisements fail to be.

If Blast! comes to your area… DON’T MISS IT!
Yes, I was a bit of a band nerd in junior high. So, I guess this would qualify as Revenge of the Band Nerds.
The show is a spectacle to be seen. The music and choreography are breathtaking. We enjoyed it MUCH more than Stomp [...]

$1 a month to save someone’s life? Blogidarity thinks so.
Sometimes, the simple ideas are the most powerful. If you agree, you can donate on their homepage.

In 6 quick minutes, this short film reminds me of Orbiting the Giant Hairball in stop-motion animation.
I saw this years ago and recently thought to search for an online version.
It is compelling.

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johnmoore of Brand Autopsy referred to a NY Times article in his post, Harvesting Collective Genius. The article outlines how Rite-Solutions uses an internal stock exchange for the submission of ideas in which employees invest part of their allocated $10k fantasy funds. johnmoore also quotes from the book, Ideas are Free, mentioning the [...]

If you haven’t checked out Squidoo, well it is worth a visit. By searching Seth Godin’s brainchild, I’ve found some great information on HR and ideas for a professional organization to which I belong.
Check out my lens when you have a moment. I haven’t really figured out what I want it to do, [...]

In response to John Moore of Brand Autopsy and Tom Peters of Tom Peters!, here is my stack of books I’m reading. OK, maybe I’m not reading all of them at once. I used to read 6-7 books at a time. Right now, I focus on one at a time… sometimes two. [...]