Critical to any organization that is attempting to grow is a flow of ideas through that organization. This first hit me when I was reading “One Up on Wall Street” by Peter Lynch several years ago. Somewhere in there he describes that if he made 1000 investments, ten would break…
Often overlooked when putting people together, the ability of individuals to communicate and cooperate often times determines the success of a venture more than their work experience. In many environments ‘teams’ of people are assembled with the assumption that ‘team work’ will carry the day and something useful will come…
And sometimes not. In 2008 I was at Caeser’s in Vegas, sitting at one of the roulette tables. I sat down just before 10AM and had the entire table to myself. For the next three hours, whenever we’d hit red, red, red, the fourth spin would always be black. I’d…
I’m not sure who at Cobb Theaters put “dinner” and a “movie” together but I freakin’ love Cinebistro! The service program is a little awkward and you don’t have a lot of time to get seated and order, but I appreciate the convenience of the overall concept. The theater in…
Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want (Strategyzer) by Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur, Gregory Bernarda, Alan Smith
Beyond the Obvious: Killer Questions That Spark Game-Changing Innovation by Phil McKinney