Posts Tagged ‘HBR.org’

Hindsight Links for Mar 4, 6:00 am

// March 4th, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Hindsight

  • Sleep is More Important than Food, Tony Schwartz @ HBR.org:
    Let’s cut to the chase. Say you decide to go on a fast, and so you effectively starve yourself for…
  • The Three Networks You Need, Team @ HBR.org:
    We all know how important networks are in all the different parts of our lives: medical and health, financial and…
  • Should You Hire an Overqualified Candidate?, Team @ HBR.org:
    As politicians and economists puzzle over America’s jobless recovery, managers who have started to hire again face another problem: how…
  • Draplin Design Company, Adrienne So @ Cool Hunting:
    Portland, OR-based designer Aaron Draplin is the upshot of a stubborn dedication to chasing dreams. A role model for anyone with uncompromising passion who refuses to let social norms interfere with their goals, Draplin started his current career path from very humble beginnings—with a single graphic for the company…
  • The Four Personas of the Next-Generation CIO, R “Ray” Wang @ HBR.org:
    Five years ago, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) were on top of the world. These executives played mission-critical roles in driving…

Hindsight Links for Feb 18, 6:00 am

// February 18th, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Hindsight

  • Super Priority Inbox, Fred Wilson @ A VC:
    I love gmail priority inbox. I can’t imagine doing email in an email client that doesn’t have this feature. For those who are not familiar with priority inbox, it’s a feature that splits the gmail inbox into three sections. The…
  • The Essence of a Great Presentation, Team @ HBR.org:
    [For more, visit the Communication Insight Center.] Last week, I played the piano for my friend Macy Robison’s cabaret-style recital…
  • Help Employees Listen When They Don’t Want to Hear, Team @ HBR.org:
    [For more, visit the Communication Insight Center.] When change initiatives fail, the culprit is often a lack of good communication…
  • Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure, Team @ Cool Hunting:
    Among the many new exciting games and oddities at the 2011 Toy Fair, Activision’s latest gaming experience for the Nintendo Wii stood out for its fresh take on role-playing games. Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure is action-packed entertainment that lets player interaction cross between the game and real worlds. The game…
  • Solowheel, Karen Day @ Cool Hunting:
    Like a stripped-down Segway, Inventist’s new Solowheel is geared for the mobile urbanite. The “self-balancing electric unicycle” operates through gyroscopic technology, which a 1000-watt rechargeable lithium-ion battery powers. On a full charge (which takes about 45 minutes), the Solowheel lasts two hours—but the battery actually recaptures energy when going…

Hindsight Links for Feb 11, 6:00 am

// February 11th, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Hindsight

  • Wonderwall Archives 01, Team @ Cool Hunting:
    From A.P.C.’s bungalow-style boutique in Tokyo to Hong Kong’s freezer-like Ice Cream store, Wonderwall, the interior design firm founded in 2000 by Masamichi Katayama, has made its name by creating a diverse range of spaces throughout Asia, the U.S….
  • Welcome to the Age of Dilemma, Umair Haque @ HBR.org:
    Another week, another potentially destabilizing global mini-crisis. This time, it’s (yet another) global food crisis: food prices are set to…
  • Ask Customers to Use Less of Your Product: The Big Heresy, Team @ HBR.org:
    Last week I attended an Executive Sustainability Summit hosted by Xerox, Waste Management (WM), and Arizona State University. The short…
  • The Power of the Right Question, Team @ HBR.org:
    I recently spent a couple days inside a large financial services company with a team that had been tasked with…
  • Matt Shlian, Team @ Cool Hunting:
    As teacher, paper engineer and artist Matt Shlian explains on his site, “researchers see paper engineering as a metaphor for scientific principals; I see their inquiry as basis for artistic inspiration.” His geometric sculptures elegantly reflect this strong connection to the education and scientific communities, exploring the physicality of…

Hindsight Links for Feb 4, 6:00 am

// February 4th, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Hindsight

  • Procter & Gamble and Innovation in Asia, Scott Anthony @ HBR.org:
    “Asia Fueling Global Innovation.” That was the theme of the 2-hour panel discussion I moderated as part of a full-day…
  • Yoga-Paws, Team @ Cool Hunting:
    While shooting a yoga video at a cattle ranch in the Southwest, Jamie Getzwiller realized her colleagues were unable to maintain proper posture on the Navajo rugs they were using. The upshot was Yoga-Paws, fingerless gloves that allow you to get your downward dog on anywhere, on any surface….
  • To Be a Better Boss, Know Your Default Settings, Team @ HBR.org:
    Every day as managers and leaders, we bring ourselves to the job. We bring who we are as people, our…
  • Companies Can Help Customers Harvest Low-Hanging Fruit, Andrew McAfee @ HBR.org:
    I travel a lot, baseball season starts soon, and the Red Sox are going to be fun to watch this…
  • Laura Ashley for People Tree, Laura Neilson @ Cool Hunting:
    Led by ’90s revivalism, a particular floral trend has proliferated on runways these past few seasons, many directly inspired by the fabrics of heritage brand Laura Ashley and its English garden-feeling flower prints. Thanks to a collaboration with fellow U.K. clothing label People Tree, the 57-year-old label is undergoing…

Hindsight Links for Jan 28, 6:00 am

// January 28th, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Hindsight

  • Failure, Fred Wilson @ A VC:
    Given the amount of startup activity we’ve been witnessing the past couple years in the web space, we are in for a bunch of strikeouts this year. We should not avoid talking about failure. Words like roadkill and deadpool should…
  • Why I don’t sell Kimchi, Seth Godin @ Seth’s Blog:
    Years ago, I put together a really cool plan to get into the artisinal kimchi business (with a tofu sideline, of course). What, you didn’t know there was an artisinal kimchi business? Here’s the first draft of our packaging (click…
  • So It Turns Out Technology Really Does Empower Us, Team @ HBR.org:
    It started with a car ride in Munich on Monday night. I was leaving a big party put on by…
  • Is Obama Gaining Power with Every Speech? (Are You?), Jeffrey Pfeffer @ HBR.org:
    Everyone thinks President Obama is a great orator. I think he has moments of greatness but often misses important opportunities…
  • Case Study: A Rush to Failure?, Team @ HBR.org:
    Editors’ Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from…

Hindsight Links for Jan 21, 6:00 am

// January 21st, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Hindsight

  • Have a Question for Procter & Gamble CTO Bruce Brown?, Scott Anthony @ HBR.org:
    Next Monday I am going to be facilitating a panel discussion in Singapore on “Asia Fuelling Global Innovation.” After sharing…
  • Obama Must Push for a Higher Yuan, Team @ HBR.org:
    President Obama is now meeting with China’s President Hu Jintao over a number of tough issues, among them the value…
  • Why Wal-Mart Is Making Our Health Its Problem, Team @ HBR.org:
    The health problems caused by the consumption of salty and transfat-laden foods are the ultimate externality. That’s the economist’s term…
  • Freecity Supershop Supermät, Team @ Cool Hunting:
    A shop known as much for its free organic OJ as its silk-screen printed tees, Nina Garduno recently moved her westside mainstay Freecity from Malibu to Hollywood. While the new home is 3,000 square feet, the “supermät” will keep a neighborhood feeling with its locally-sourced goods and welcoming vibe….
  • Are You Wasting Money On Useless Knowledge Management?, Team @ HBR.org:
    Is your company investing in expensive knowledge management systems that are useless for making big, strategy decisions? Most companies recognize…

Hindsight Links for Jan 14, 6:00 am

// January 14th, 2011 // Comments Off // Digests, Hindsight

  • Skip The Water, Fred Wilson @ A VC:
    I told this story to an entrepreneur last weekend and she loved it. So I figured I should tell it to everyone here at AVC. I was a mechanical engineering major (course 2) at MIT. One of the best classes…
  • When Did the Invisible Hand Lose Its Grip?, Team @ HBR.org:
    We aren’t the first to see that the world has changed and free market competition no longer produces benefits as…
  • Are You the Boss You Need To Be?, Team @ HBR.org:
    How are you doing as a boss? As a leader and manager, someone responsible for the results obtained by others,…
  • How I Learned the Hard Way That Aging Technology Is Expensive, Team @ HBR.org:
    Companies love to stretch out their investments in existing technology as long as possible, a policy whose faulty logic I…
  • MoMA Spring/Summer 2011 Preview, Part I, Ami Kealoha @ Cool Hunting:
    While the MoMA store’s product preview always has us excited for the shopping year ahead, a few designs stood out for their “faux” ingenuity. Below are nine objects cleverly designed to resemble other objects, making for a new way to enjoy an old favorite. Check the MoMA store site this…
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