Posts Tagged ‘HBR.org’

Hindsight Links for Jun 24, 6:00 am

// June 24th, 2011 // No Comments » // 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 Apr 29, 6:00 am

// April 29th, 2011 // No Comments » // 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 // No Comments » // 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 // No Comments » // 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 1, 6:00 am

// April 1st, 2011 // No Comments » // 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…

Hindsight Links for Mar 25, 6:00 am

// March 25th, 2011 // No Comments » // Digests, Hindsight

  • In Singapore, a Failure to Fail, Scott Anthony @ HBR.org:
    Singapore, although far from Silicon Valley, has a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem, and I’ve been impressed by passion and talent of…
  • The Tempting of Rajat Gupta, Walter Kiechel @ HBR.org:
    As anyone with the slightest interest in the consulting business knows by now, the SEC has brought civil charges against…
  • Fable, Karen Day @ Cool Hunting:
    Set against monochrome backgrounds, painter Edward del Rosario’s fairytale-like scenes depict people counterposed with nature in charmingly unsettling ways. The Brooklyn-based artist has been exploring the subject for the past eight years, each piece adding to a larger meta-narrative that explores the “aftermath of a post-colonial world.” His latest…
  • On the New York Times Paywall, Eh, Team @ HBR.org:
    Being an online media consumer in Canada is a lot like living your life with your nose pressed up against…
  • Histoire du Soldat, Team @ Cool Hunting:
    Meant to be “played, danced and read,” one of Igor Stravinsky’s most ambitious pieces, “Histoire du Soldat”—penned in the frenzy of post-World War I reconstruction—delves into themes of chaos and absurdity. Tackling the powerful message and Stravinsky’s dissonant, pastiched style, director and choreographer Yara Travieso and illustrator Ryan Hartley…

Hindsight Links for Mar 18, 6:00 am

// March 18th, 2011 // No Comments » // Digests, Hindsight

  • Three Questions that Will Kill Innovation, Team @ HBR.org:
    A big insurance company I know of wants to design a radical new future, so they have committed significant resources…
  • Open thread: What data do you want to see visualized?, Nathan Yau @ FlowingData:
    There is so much data available and new data released every day, but not all of it is that interesting. Some is spotty and some doesn’t make sense. However, there is also a lot of exciting data to play with. Have you come across any datasets or sources that you …
  • Colé, Paolo Ferrarini @ Cool Hunting:
    With strong roots in the Milanese tradition of furniture-making, the new design firm Colé will debut at the coming 2011 Design Week, bringing with it a modern take on usefulness in design. The thinking behind the brand draws on the industry experience of Matteo De Ponti (brand manager of…
  • Twitter Locks Down, Ending Its Reign as the Next Big Thing, Team @ HBR.org:
    When we started building online communities six years ago, we told our early clients that they had a limited window…
  • Why I’m Glad I Got Fired, Team @ HBR.org:
    I came to be an expert on collaboration because Carol Bartz both hired me and fired me — within 18…
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