links for 2009-01-12
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Cam Beck chimes in with my favorite post of the day – this an argument for the boldness, if not the correctness, of Christopher Columbus from a historical context. Fascinating stuff.
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A great slide presentation from John Moore, filled with salient points on innovation from Scott Berkun. This nugget bears repeating: “An idea is not innovation until it reaches people.”
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Further proof of the power of social networks – in this case a public effort to save JPG magazine. It’s too bad that Twitter came too late to save Nest, says I.
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Another thoughtful post from John Gerzema, this one on a series of recent decisions inside McDonalds that has the brand listening to (gasp) its own consumers once again, and driving the brand forward through recession. Great reading.
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Two organizations with a very top-down view of the artists they claim to represent. The list of their errors is long (and well-documented), but this particular post raises (again) the question: what are the benefits you enjoy from membership?
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Tim Brown asks for instances in which innovation has been successful in a turbulent economy. I’m making my own list, but you should take it upon yourself to visit and add in your own $0.02.
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- links for 2009-01-14
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