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"Look, I don’t want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you’re alive you’ve..."

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:31:28 -0500

““Look, I don’t want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you’re alive...

"Risk is the only the activity that continually produces reward."

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:16:41 -0500

“Risk is the only the activity that continually produces reward.” - A turtle can find...

Seven ways to kill an idea. By Scott Campbell. More great...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:12:54 -0500

Seven ways to kill an idea. By Scott Campbell. More great illustrations on his flickr page.

"We believe there are only two significant brands in the film industry—”Disney” and..."

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:41:45 -0500

“We believe there are only two significant brands in the film industry—”Disney”...

Coopetition in action: Ellen on the cover of O. Which of your...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:46:30 -0500

Coopetition in action: Ellen on the cover of O. Which of your competitors should you be collaborating with?

What the hell is PowerPoint Karaoke? You have to deliver a...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:24:15 -0500

What the hell is PowerPoint Karaoke? You have to deliver a PowerPoint presentation about an unfamiliar topic, with slides you’ve never seen, to an audience eager to heckle and laugh at you.

The PowerPoint Karaoke 2009 World Tour (also known as Battle Decks) recently visited Lansing, Michigan. Click over to YouTube to watch 10 seasoned pr and marketing pros battle slidemaster Ari Badler.

"There are two ways of competing in this business: you can nickel and dime the competition to death,..."

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:49:00 -0500

“There are two ways of competing in this business: you can nickel and dime the competition to...

"I'm waiting for ______."

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:26:00 -0500

It’s a phrase we hear or say several times a day. “I’m waiting for...

In order to be successful long-term, every company needs to...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:33:00 -0500

In order to be successful long-term, every company needs to develop a culture of innovation. Make creative destruction part of your DNA. Fabienne Münch is the Director of the Ideation Office at Herman Miller, a design driven company that has the culture and DNA down in spades.

After a thousand years of going around and around in circles,...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:15:00 -0500

After a thousand years of going around and around in circles, Dawn White pursued a new direction to harvest wind energy. It’s one of the best examples of orthogonal thinking and leap frog innovation. Dawn’s team didn’t try to improve the existing technology. They blew it up and started with a blank sheet.

You’ll be hearing more from Accio Energy.
Accio Energy is making distributed wind energy systems scalable, reliable, and affordable with Aerovoltaic energy systems that directly convert wind energy to electricity without any moving parts. On the web at http://accioenergy.com

“Time is our currency” A great story teller with an...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:20:59 -0500

“Time is our currency” A great story teller with an important message, Dr. Gary Gabel was our first speaker at TEDxDetroit.

A short intro for session one at TEDxDetroit on powering the...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:42:00 -0500

A short intro for session one at TEDxDetroit on powering the world’s economy and telling Detroit’s next great story.

You know breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but do...

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:42:59 -0400

You know breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but do you know how to make it even better?

It’s hard to video blog while walking and laughing. I tried to squeeze this message in while waiting for an old client at a restaurant. He walked up as I started filming and we both had a good chuckle.

Getting stuck in traffic could be the best thing to ever happen...

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Getting stuck in traffic could be the best thing to ever happen to you. Use this unexpected free time to feed your brain, learn a new skill or escape into your favorite novel.

Never waste another commute.

Resources:
simplyaudiobooks.com
audible.com
itunes
itunes U
harvard business review

We live in a short attention span culture. Can you deliver your...

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:38:03 -0400

We live in a short attention span culture. Can you deliver your company’s brand promise in a sound bite? Can your employees?

What can we learn from WalMart, Goethe and taking the long way...

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:59:04 -0400

What can we learn from WalMart, Goethe and taking the long way home?

Focus on being an expert _____ who uses social media rather than...

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:54:29 -0400

Focus on being an expert _____ who uses social media rather than a social media expert. Updating your Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube is now just a part of essential business communication. Learn to do it yourself. Learn to do it right. This is your conversation.

CharlieCurve and his little sidekick Lanagan are back for a...

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

CharlieCurve and his little sidekick Lanagan are back for a quick overview of Hello Hello

Mickey gets superpowers. Marvel get $4 Billion worth of mouse...

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:24:00 -0400

Mickey gets superpowers. Marvel get $4 Billion worth of mouse ears.

Walt Disney Co. agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment Inc., the creator of Spider-Man and thousands of other characters, for about $4 billion. WSJ: http://bacn.me/beq

Change your focus. Change your fortune. Change the world. Join...

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:15:00 -0400

Change your focus. Change your fortune. Change the world.

Join me next week at Blood, Sweat & Gear in Detroit. I’ll be attending all of the featured events. Please stop by and say “Hello” or even “Hello Hello”.

Give blood in your area: http://www.givelife.org

See the recap from our last BlightBusters service project: http://bacn.me/9d3

Learn more about Operation Kid Equip: http://www.operationkidequip.org