My Week With Google Glass

Just over a week ago I got an offer I couldn't refuse. A friend and colleague, Bill Evans, had been accepted into the explorer program and was offering me the…

Continue reading
It’s A Kind Of Magic

There's no big secret to magic outside of the magician's ability to understand how a person thinks.  As magicians they've taught themselves to push the limits of our faith in our ability to comprehend and…

Continue reading
Keeping Up With The [Technical-Marketing] Joneses

In 1913 the term "keeping up with the Joneses" first entered pop-culture as an idiom for social caste. For the next 100 years neighbors spent their time peering over fences…

Continue reading
Technology as a Creative Discipline

A few years back, while working on the "before & after" gallery for Chrysaliz Design, I got to thinking about the artistry that went into decorating the homes in the…

Continue reading
The Future of Social Media and Marketing

The other day someone asked me where I think the future of social media in marketing is for 2010 and the future beyond that.  What an interesting question.  Here's my…

Continue reading
The Bazerman Auction And Innovation

At Harvard Business School Max Bazerman is a professor of negotiation.  He starts each semester off the same way  -- by auctioning off a $20 bill.  There are two rules…

Continue reading
Fun Theory

What does a piano staircase, an arcade recycling bin, and the worlds deepest trash can have in common?  People use them. (more…)

Continue reading
Failing to Succeed

Difficult and impossible are not the same thing, though they're often treated that way.  For instance, I was called to join a meeting because the lead engineer told the user…

Continue reading