Exploring creativity and technology with Tyler Maker Faire Videos I pushed Tyler in an umbrella stroller which he is borderline too big for but asking a six-year-old (as of today) to walk that much would have been tough on him. He stayed in the stroller most of the time until he saw the Steampunk inspired former airplane mover he had to go in. We stood in line for about an hour in the sun for...
How rejecting conformity can transform your work from ordinary to extraordinary Mini Cooper's "Not Normal" campaign celebrates the power of breaking free from convention Last week, during a meeting about our 2013 initiatives, I found myself expressing frustration with the tendency to do things "the way they've always been done." This led me to share a Mini Cooper advertisement I'd recently discovered—a video that has since become something of an inspiration for our team. In...
The Visionary Strategies of Jeff Bezos Inside Amazon's massive warehouse operations For the future of retail, I'm sure you are looking at Amazon like everyone else is. I'm convinced the Internet will continue to disrupt traditional retail. Bezos is one of the most brilliant minds of our time, some say the next Jobs. I have tremendous respect for Bezos. Just a few of the things he's done... I'm sure I missed lots of things. I...
How automation and globalization are transforming our working lives At one point or another, most of us have to work. Some volunteer their labor, but most of us are working for our wages. I might have blogged about this in the past, but when I was in kindergarten, I rode the school bus to and from school like most kids. I remember sitting on the bus one morning going to school thinking, “wow, this is...
Rekindling our collective passion for innovation and space exploration in an age of distraction Powerful perspectives on our collective journey of space exploration There's something captivating about watching someone speak with genuine passion about space exploration. When you find yourself at 11pm, half-asleep, yet suddenly wide awake and fully engaged within the first minute of a video about our cosmic potential - that's when you know you've encountered something truly special. The videos above represent...
Unlocking the creative potential that exists within all of us through design thinking and guided mastery David Kelley's influential TED Talk on building creative confidence has inspired millions to rediscover their innate creativity We've all heard the familiar refrain: "I'm not the creative type." It's a self-imposed limitation that David Kelley, founder of the global design firm IDEO and Stanford University's d.school, has spent his career dismantling. According to Kelley, this division between "creative types"...