To be successful is a lot more work than people think, and often, the juice may not be with the squeeze. Is being successful really …
The battle of hearts is what wins wars
The Roman Civil war came to a climax when Julius Caesar defeated Pompey The Great at The Battle of Pharsalus. On paper, Pompey should’ve won the …
Why you shouldn’t be afraid to pivot
It’s a funny thing about the tech press. Whenever a company “pivots”, they see it as a sign of failure. You’re now a …
The Rise of Digital Feudalism; Chances are, You’re a Serf – By Jeremiah Owyang
Technology has fulfilled many promises from connecting the world, enabling transparency to increase the speed of otherwise slow processes. While we can and …
Love your moments of doubt: they drive breakthroughs
Ideo CEO Sandy Speicher talks about “Constructivism” in order to solve problems. “Constructivism” is a theory of learning, where the brain creates new mental models in …
WAIT… YOU MEAN THERE ISN’T A TOOTH FAIRY?
Some of the best career advice we’ve ever seen was from our collaborator Seth Godin: “There is no Tooth Fairy.” Your movie will never be bought by …
Scared of Success?
Out of fear may come comfort, but also out of fear often comes a sense of unfulfillment. You spend your whole life being scared, …
Marketing and Shakespeare – A Pretentious Metaphor – by David Brain
The battle between free-will and determinism is not one that is customarily associated with the marketing or communications industry. Thankfully, it’s more often …
The secret to culture
In the early 1980s, British pop music was fairly stagnant. Real emotion, real feeling, was out. Pretense, posturing, pouting, attitude and escapism was in. …
The best chance of making innovation actually work
We live in a society that mostly rewards innovation over everything else. Certainly, the stock market would concur. So if you’re smart, you’re building …
Nothing Is Forever
Some of the biggest news in creative circles this year has been that Jony Ive is leaving Apple, after a quarter-century of reaching the highest heights …
We all know gratitude IS the mother of virtues. Here’s why.
Life is harder now because our world is designed to distract us. Our world is more confusing than ever. This is no secret. Depression …