The other day I was reading the New York Times online which was reporting on the financial crisis a year after the crash. They created the most fantastic time-line to organize events, articles, and videos across a year — all having to do with...
This post is co-authored with Chris Curran Information technology is the only part of the business which is both a line and a staff function. IT not only supports the entire business, but also helps to “make the donuts”. For example, at a retail...
There are many books that I have read over the years that had a profound influence on me, and are almost unknown. I don’t know exactly what that says about me, but in any event, I’ve decided to blog about them and to let...
Did you ever have the experience of rereading something that you read a long time ago and say to yourself, “Wow — this is so much better than I realized!”? I’m preparing for a speech later today and I just had that experience with...
Starbucks has announced that they are fielding two applications, in test, that help users find their stores, explore the menu and nutritional information. They are have an application which allows customers to recharge their Starbucks card, and enables the phone to display a bar...
There are a couple of key lessons every business can glean from the Netflix Prize. The first is that if you have a data driven problem it is possible to tap into a vast market for talent to improve your results. The internet makes...
Intuit just bought Mint.com for $170,000,000. Mint is a simple, web and phone based tool with a great design interface that helps people manage their finances in an integrated way across all their credit cards and asset accounts — helping individuals get on top...
Well, the more I stare at this poster by Milton Glazer, created to announce his own work, the more I think of the phrase: the eternal lightness of being…
I think the most underrated thinker of the 20th century may be Frederick Taylor. Ironically, Taylor’s influence on people’s day to day existence is wider than the existentialism of Sarte. Taylor’s basic notion of bringing science to bear in the workplace is the basis...
Google’s new fastflip technology which has launched with three dozen publishers — including Slate, Cosmopolitan and the New York Times — implements an idea that has been around for a long time: visual search. I think their implementation is slick, and their mobile application...