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hope they don’t screw it up completely
Eight years ago, the artist Shepard Fairey designed the famously controversial Obama “Hope” poster that went viral. One of the best pieces of pro bono advertising ever made, …
healthUX – victims of technology
Healthcare is about relationships. Healing was always based upon touch. Humanity. Technology is empowering, but also a wedge that separates us all. We know …
i feel your pain
People often get the two words mixed up. Both have the same “pathos” root (Greek for “suffering”), so it’s not surprising. Sympathy means suffering “with” i.e. …
are you the next google?
Sometimes you aren’t the next anything. Sometimes you’re just you. And that is always okay. It’s when we try too hard to be something we’re …
choosing a president
So here we are again, with the U.S, Presidential Elections heating up. The usual suspects, the pundits, the talking heads, the chattering classes, endlessly droning …
the real world explained
We live in a world where smart, elite students at Yale are having a cow about which Halloween costumes will potentially do them permanent …
make a connection
The great British writer, E.M. Forster had this advice for aspiring writers: “Only connect!” It’s damn good advice for non-writers, as well. Our brains, a vast network …
healthUX – be irreplaceable
The famous 1960’s rock promoter, Bill Graham once said about The Grateful Dead, “They’re not the best at what they do, they’re the only ones …
my secret weapon
I was never that smart or talented at anything, I was never a genius or particularly good at school. But when I was about …
Meaning! Meaning!
“Meaning” is a good thing. Life is pretty useless without it. And if you can find it in your work, even better, because that …
The Four Fatal Flaws
Nobody likes peace and harmony more than me. But you can have too much of a good thing. Too much agreement means we’re all paying …
the first step of change
Change often feels like you’re losing something. Especially when it affects something that you’re very territorial over, like your career. So by creating an image …
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