Posts Tagged ‘Cool Hunting’

Hindsight Links for Jun 24, 6:00 am

// June 24th, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Hindsight

  • The Happiness Dividend, Shawn Achor @ HBR.org:
    Nearly every company in the world gives lip service to the idea that “our people are our greatest asset.” Yet…
  • The Flipside of Cisco’s Flip Decision, Team @ HBR.org:
    In 2009, I purchased a Flip HD camcorder. Around the same time, Cisco purchased Flip, the company, for about $600…
  • Square, ATMs, and the Pace of Transformation, Scott Anthony @ HBR.org:
    Remember how after Chemical Bank launched the first Automated Teller Machine in the 1960s, waves of bank branches shut down?…
  • Post 9-11, Deborah Herr @ Cool Hunting:
    As its name suggests, OHWOW’s “Post 9-11″ show presents work by nine New York-based artists whose pieces are evocative of the mixed American mood following the attacks on that day in September 2001. While none of the work addresses the pivotal event explicitly, the curators explain that the exhibition…
  • Imagining the future of information graphics, Nathan Yau @ FlowingData:
    While information graphics have been around for decades, their current form is brand new (or kind of old, if you’re counting in Internet years). Just like the Web, information and data graphics will continue to evolve in line with improving technology and growing amounts of data. Sarah Slobin, of The …

Hindsight Links for Jun 17, 6:00 am

// June 17th, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Hindsight

  • Academic e-book usage survey, M Cummins @ Australian Policy Online:
    Creator:  Chan Li Creator (other):  and others In 2008…
  • Maps to Real Life, Brendan Lewis @ One Sock:
    I know a guy that has moved his family to Italy, so his children would grow up with a bit of culture in them. The driver was his increasing belief that his kids were evolving into something he’d like to shoo off his lawn. And no, he’s not o…
  • The last minute (a case against brinksmanship), Seth Godin @ Seth’s Blog:
    Putting your demands on the table at the last minute is traditionally a successful negotiating strategy. It’s at the last minute that people are focused, that the stakes are higher and that you’re the most likely to extract concessions. There…
  • Numabookface, Roman Espejo @ Cool Hunting:
    No offense to bookmobiles, but Numabookface—part installation, part bookstore—ups the ante on mobile libraries. A collaboration between design collective Nam and specialty publisher Numabooks, the whimsical pop-up shop launched earlier this year as part of Nam’s “A Fantasy in Life” solo exhibition at Public/Image 3D in Toyko. Made of…
  • Lights Out, Ami Kealoha @ Cool Hunting:
    Hibernation might be a bear thing, but getting serious shut-eye is key to not just more pleasant and productive days but longterm health benefits too. While I’ve tried a few gadgets designed to help you sleep, nothing quite beats the simplicity of a good mattress and sleep mask. One…

Hindsight Links for Apr 29, 6:00 am

// April 29th, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Hindsight

  • Thaylor, Mike Giles @ Cool Hunting:
    Montreal’s newest online hub connects the creative community with well-designed wares, from sneakers and wallets to speakers and pocketknives. Like so many digital shopping destinations, Thaylor’s web-based shop doubles as an editorial platform, keeping inspiration fresh no matter the season. Updated regularly, “Life” showcases the thoughts of talented athletes,…
  • Paper Weaving Card Set, Karen Day @ Cool Hunting:
    Sending someone special a card may seem gracious enough these days, but Present & Correct’s latest Paper Weaving Card Set really ups the charm with easy tools for constructing a personalized pattern in addition to undoubtedly endearing messages. The four-pack includes two “Happy Birthday” and one each of “Thank…
  • How Stress Can Improve Your Performance, Justin Menkes @ HBR.org:
    Recently, I read an article in which a developmental psychologist cited a mountain of evidence showing that IQ was one…
  • Understand Your Customers With Colored Pencils and Cartoons, Eddie Yoon @ HBR.org:
    This post is part of Creating a Customer-Centered Organization. Some CEOs truly crave direct customer contact. Apple’s Steve Jobs and…
  • Finding And Buying A Domain Name, Fred Wilson @ A VC:
    I believe that a good domain name is an important success factor in building and launching consumer web services. It’s not in my top ten but it could be. It’s certainly something we think about a lot when making investments…

Hindsight Links for Apr 22, 6:00 am

// April 22nd, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Hindsight

  • Customer-Centric Continuous Improvement, Team @ HBR.org:
    [This post is part of Creating a Customer-Centered Organization.] Improving customer value continuously is difficult in almost any organization. That’s…
  • A Walk In Our Shoes, Ami Kealoha @ Cool Hunting:
    Scandinavian label Leifsdottir channels today’s “modern woman” with a mix of avant-garde cuts, gorgeously art-inspired patterns, a bold use of color and an approach to femininity that’s equal parts confident and seductive. So, when asked to participate in a video project documenting a day in the life of their…
  • Cities Are the Answer. What Was the Question?, Douglas Foy @ HBR.org:
    This post is part of a three-week series exploring the re-invention of the social infrastructure of cities, published in partnership…
  • Life captured in data, charts, and graphs, Nathan Yau @ FlowingData:
    Nice piece from NYT on seeing your life in data: “There’s going to continue to be innovation with new, powerful data around the plumbing of the human body,” [Jason] Jacobs said. “What everyone is starting to realize is that it’s great to collect data, but somebody needs to make sense …
  • Pokitt, Graham Hiemstra @ Cool Hunting:
    For most, comfort and convenience come first when choosing daily accessories. A new solution to Costanza-size wallets, Pokitt is a form-fitting little card holder conceived around the idea of simplicity on-the-go. Constructed entirely of a soft flexible polymer material and measuring less than 1/2″ thick, Pokitt is just the…

Hindsight Links for Apr 15,6:00 am

// April 15th, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Hindsight

  • Lessons from my Daughter’s Laptop, Scott Anthony @ HBR.org:
    Over Christmas, my wife and I were shopping for a present for our three-year-old daughter, Holly. “She seems to really…
  • Failure Isn’t Enough, Team @ HBR.org:
    The notion that innovation and failure go hand-in-hand has become popular of late. It begins with the argument that many…
  • Roofer, Paolo Ferrarini @ Cool Hunting:
    Established in 1961, Italian lighting specialist Fabbian has developed a cult following for its technical expertise, constant innovation and in-house manufacturing. Their repertoire of remarkable collaborations (among them Karim Rashid and Marc Sadler) now includes one with young British designer Benjamin Hubert, who just showed their ironic “Roofing” lamp…
  • Cut & Paste Global Championship 2011, Graham Hiemstra @ Cool Hunting:
    The annual Cut & Paste digital design tournament, back for its sixth year, is bigger than ever with 30 reigning champs from ten cities around the world converging on NYC to face-off head-to-head. Under the judge’s watchful eyes (culled from the design community, members include influential figures including graphic…
  • Why you might choose to be in favor of transparency, Seth Godin @ Seth’s Blog:
    Thousands of doctors have signed up for a service that, among other things, they can use to try to prohibit patients from posting reviews. You can read a bit about it here. In Iowa, in a surprisingly similar move, the…

Hindsight Links for Apr 8, 6:00 am

// April 8th, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Hindsight

  • M?ori designed, developed and delivered initiatives to reduce M?ori offending and re-offending, A Zammit @ APO.org:
    Early evaluations of M?ori designed, developed and delivered initiatives to reduce crime have shown promising results. Justice read more
  • Urban water in Australia: future directions, P Aitken @ APO.org:
    Calling Australian governments to consider new directions to reinvigorate the way we manage water in our cities and towns, this report aims to encourage discussion and provide a platform for change. Social Policy read more
  • Perfect vs. interesting, Seth Godin @ Seth’s Blog:
    There are two jobs available to most of us: You can be the person or the organization that’s perfect. The one that always ships on time, without typos, that delivers flawlessly and dots every i. You can be the hosting…
  • 360 Reviews, Fred Wilson @ A VC:
    I’m a fan of 360 reviews for companies of all shapes and sizes. I was talking to the CEO of one of our portfolio companies yesterday about his company and he said “we have about 50 employees. is it time…
  • Godspeed, Team @ Cool Hunting:
    When close friends Casey Diebold and Adam Devarney both graduated from Pratt University their journeys as artists naturally took them to very different places. Devarney returned to the serenity of his native Burlington, VT, while Diebold stayed in Brooklyn to work as a commercial storyboard artist. Their diverging paths…

Hindsight Links for Apr 1, 6:00 am

// April 1st, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Hindsight

  • Pixie, Karen Day @ Cool Hunting:
    For no-fuss espresso, Nespresso’s straightforward operation and effortless cleanup make their machines the maker of choice for many homes and offices. The Swiss company recently made it even easier to get a fresh brew in just seconds with its Pixie machine, a compact version of the CitiZ that comes…
  • How Brainless Technology Cost Me $6.34 at the Supermarket, Team @ HBR.org:
    Why does your supermarket herd you toward those clumsy self-service checkout stations while ignoring the incredible usefulness of the smartphone…
  • “Big Content” Is Strangling American Innovation, Team @ HBR.org:
    Innovation has emerged as a key means by which the US can pull itself out of this lackluster economy. In…
  • Want Innovative Thinking? Hire from the Humanities, Team @ HBR.org:
    How many people in your organization are innovative thinkers who can help with your thorniest strategy problems? How many have…
  • Brooklyn Hard Candy, Team @ Cool Hunting:
    Like millions of good ideas, Brooklyn Hard Candy was dreamed up over several drinks one night. But unlike most booze-fueled enterprises, this one has more than enough cred to back it up. The joint product of Le Cordon Bleu grads Danny Mowles (also the executive chef at NYC’s The…
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