EXTREME e-Mail

[RE.FRESH: actionable insights video] from Extreme e-Mail session with Amy Siffer of the ENS Group. Read More...

Does an Entrepreneur Need a College Degree?

This HBR Blog post "Does an Entrepreneur Need a College Degree?" caught my eye this morning. I would argue that entrepreneurs display a high willingness to take risk, taking a different path for education is often one of those risks.  A failed start up is only a speed bump, a powerful learning method – most entrepreneurs will fail multiple times, it ... Read More...

Differentiate or Die: Standing out in a World Full of Vanilla

Guest Columnist: David Goldsmith How are you differentiating your organization and its offerings from your competition? If you had to list the five reasons why people buy from (or join) your organization, would your reasons be much different than your competitors’? “Superior quality,” “exceptional service,” and “competitive pricing” might keep you in the game, but they’ll never differentiate you enough to ... Read More...

Design Thinking, an Interview with Roger Martin

What a fantastic mind, Roger is leading thought on how to reinvent education (from within). Also, I've become friends with the interviewer (Chris Taylor) through Twitter and then in NYC at a Linchpin workshop -- his company (Goose Educational Media) is doing a great job of making business books actionable -- sign up for his "In-Flight" book reviews today! From the Horse's ... Read More...

Social Media in the Corporate Environment

Great session today by @HSchoegler, @BeTheLink & @craigdcrook Here are the slides for you to share with others, as well of a list of tools that people have been tweeting in to us... Corporate Social Media View more presentations from sharetogain. Thanks to the speakers and others (@KMullet, @ScLoHo) for the resource list: mashable.com oneforty.com namechk.com social media today.com co tweet.com tweet funnel.com hoot suite.com kazle.com dandydid.org hellotxt.com hi.im twiping.com tweet about this #TQMSM Read More...

Revolution or Evolution?

(Design as an iterative process) Our culture loves the idea of revolutionary movements -- perhaps because it was the foundation of our country?  Revolutions are powerful and from time to time necessary... but it is disruptive to everyday life as it shakes foundations.  Consider an alternative -- "fast evolution", "rapid proto-typing" or "iterative design" for designing new products, services and processes.  ... Read More...