How Collective Intelligence Outperforms Individual Expertise How many jelly beans are in this jar? The crowd might know better than you do. I haven't had a chance to read Wisdom of Crowds yet by James Surowiecki, but an article in Building43.com was very interesting. It shows that collectively, a crowd/group's mind is better than your own when trying to solve a problem or answer a question. Check this out... So, although individually everyone was woefully...
How two Stanford students revolutionized the internet and built one of the most influential companies in the world The Googleplex in Mountain View, California, headquarters of one of the world's most valuable companies It's hard to imagine the internet without Google. From searching for recipes to navigating unfamiliar streets, from managing our emails to watching videos, Google's products have become so deeply integrated into our daily lives that they've fundamentally changed how we interact with...
Time Distribution in Life 25 Years Learning 40 Years Working 15 Years in Retirement Career Definitions Job Done for money, 9-5 Career Advancement and promotion Calling Intrinsically fulfilling Sagmeister is obviously brilliant at design as demonstrated in the video below. Look at what he was able to do with his book titled "Things I have Learned In My Life". Simply amazing... Key Takeaway "Don't wait for retirement to live your calling. Distribute periods of rejuvenation...
Stromberg Consulting Presentation Target and Best Buy are using Stromberg Consulting to help with their branding strategy Brand + Reputation + Perception = Today's Reality Employees, customers, and stakeholders are all seeking much more transparency in the relationships that they have with companies. Branding Good brand = promise Great brand = promise kept From the moment we are born we are all in networks. Some of us even find love through our networks. Stories travel...
I have been “cameraless” for a few weeks so expect to get inundated with pictures and videos for a while until I can get it out of my system again, OK? I am so thrilled with the new Canon PowerShot SD1100 8 megapixel camera. It was only $150 on Amazon, and I picked up an 8 GB SD card for $17. The old camera was a 4 Megapixel Sony and had 128 MB memory sticks...
Free, Digital, and Accessible to All My First Long Form Blog I've been writing down a few topics in draft form and adding to them as I have time. That may be good news or bad news, depending on if you like to read long posts. Please know with all blog posts that my ideas are just that, ideas. Society tends to want to think the way it has always been taught, but change is...