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How to affect corporate culture in a meaningful way
[Untitled drawing from 2003 etc.] [N.B. Harold has a new book out, “Seeking Perpetual Beta”.] So I wrote a wee note to one of my …
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Why "Culture" is not just another business fad
This was a rather flippant cartoon I drew yesterday in my notebook, that actually makes a serious point about our business model, namely: 1. Now …
The Genesis Of The gapingvoid Business Model
1. THE VALUE CURVE For those of you new to gapingvoid, I thought I’d tell you what the gapingvoid business model is all about, from …
The Antidote Economy: "Authentic" living needs lots of "fake" people i …
[Orignally posted at The Marfa Project etc.] This cartoon represents the great #firstworldproblem of our age. We’re all just trying to do too much, and …
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[Note: “Real Feelings” was originally drawn for Sayers, a dynamic company based outside Chicago that offers personalized IT solutions. Their culture is centered around four little words: to …
An e-mail to cartoonist, Austin Kleon
Dear Austin, I’m graduating from college next year, so after seeing your book mentioned online (I haven’t bought it yet, but I really am thinking about …
"Secular Prayers": What ancient Japanese scrolls and motivational posters have i …
[© National Gallery of Victoria] Using old Japanese “Zen” scrolls as an example, The Philosopher’s Mail inadvertently does a fabulous job of explaining the philosophy …
The Internet has made geography irrelevant? Since when?
Back in the 1990’s, “The Internet has made geography irrelevant” meme became huge amongst the cool kids. Fast forward a decade or two, and here …
Who Are The Happiest Artists?
Who Are The Happiest Artists? When I was ten years old, I was having a nice chat with my mother about what I should be …
Innovation is Mindset
From today’s newsletter: We get this a lot: big companies bringing us in to shake things up, because they want to be more creative, because …
Innovation begins here
[Buy the print and/or the acrylic block here etc.] Innovation is hard enough, even when you’re truly, madly, deeply in love with your work. But …
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