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• The urge to smear

  Tuesday, June 10, 2008 4:43 PM

  Catching up on reading, I came across this story in BusinessWeek about the unrealized potential of microfiber as a way to clean and remove germs. Why aren't we using these? I actually am pretty sure I have a few of these miracle cloths somewhere around Read More... 0 Comments Tags: communications, marketing, micro fiber

• Why tech is all about touch and touch is all about tech...

  Monday, April 28, 2008 3:48 PM

  Have to agree with Bruce Nussbaum's posting that Apple's innovation these days is even more about its understanding of its consumer, than its engineering--as he puts it, more about sociology than technology. Not that they're mutually exclusive. The technology Read More... 0 Comments Tags: communications, Emotion, Apple, Sociology, Technology

• When good ideas (and best intentions) go awry

  Friday, April 18, 2008 8:50 AM

  My friend Gregg Zachary (pen name G. Pascal Zachary) came to our offices this week to talk about what he's learned from covering sub-Saharan Africa over the past 8 years.  Gregg is also known for his Innovation column, Ping , which appears in the Read More... 0 Comments Tags: Innovation, sub-Saharan Africa, communications, Innovation Strategy

• When innovation reigns...

  Monday, April 14, 2008 8:51 AM

  It pours. Just in, news about a new blog from InformationWeek folks. I've not perused it extensively yet, but one thing interesting is that it's tied so explicitly (as in, even has the same name as...) the new book by Prahalad and Krishnan. And if the Read More... 0 Comments Tags: Information, communications, trust, Design, NYTimes Magazine

• Innovation and beauty

  Friday, March 28, 2008 11:16 AM

  I've been pretty inspired after attending an internal Digital Bootcamp this week, that drilled down into the topics of search, social media, digital storytelling and branded web experiences.  As Chief Innovation Officer, it excites me on two levels:  Read More... 0 Comments Tags: communications, Konica, Minolta, Social Media, Digital