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Eat This: Food Trends For 2010.

21, Dec 2009

DISH
Front Burner: Fried Chicken Back Burner: Burgers
DESSERT
Front Burner: Mini Whoopie Pies Back Burner: Mini cupcakes
INGREDIENT
Front Burner: Lamb Back Burner: Pork
HEALTH TREND
Front Burner: immunity-building diet Chef MD’s Big Book of Culinary Medicine
Back Burner: Dining on Omega 3s
PROFESSION
Front Burner: Butcher (Hipsters have moved from farming to butchery),
Back Burner: Mixologist

Think Big: Marketing as Social Experience.

5, Oct 2009

This past week, I had the chance to speak at the University of Texas, McComb’s School of Business “Marketing Fellows” Customer Strategy program.   About what?  … social media of course.  It seems you can’t have a marketing, business or media conversation without social being front and center.
And while I’m very much a participant and [...]

Become a Futurist in 5 Easy Steps

24, Sep 2009

1. Address a specific question.
2. Scan the world for “drivers.”
3. Map the possibilities.
4. Ask questions about the possibilities.
5. Think things through from the present to the future.
(more at fastcompany.. via http://holykaw.alltop.com)
Posted via web from experiencefreak

Rethinking Motivation in 21st Century: Dan Pink

24, Aug 2009

Speaking at TED, Dan Pink presents interesting thoughts regarding business, incentives and the systems that businesses work within to motivate and reward people for productivity.
Taking notes from highly regarded social science, Dan highlights surprising historical facts that lead him to believe that 21st century businesses are fixated on the wrong rewards.  And he adds that [...]

Objectified Mathematics: The Nature of Fractals

18, Aug 2009

Stumbled into this Nova documentary that chronicles the theory and practice of fractal geometry.  If you love design, technology and the elemental nature of visual communication you’ll find this really interesting.  It will strike a chord with data visualization and special fx fans too.

[full full sized image and others here]
It’s also an interesting parable in [...]

Pentatonic Audience Participation

3, Aug 2009

Bobby channels TED at the World Science Festival..proving a lo-fi experience can be just as interactive as a digitally crafted one: (..imagine what you could do when combining the two into one brand spectacle)?

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

Transmedia Genius or Personal Intrusion? Prototype’s Facebook Connect.

3, Jun 2009

In a creative spark of genius for movie/gaming biz, the launch for Activision’s new game “Prototype” includes a really interesting Facebook Connect integration that weaves you (or in this case me) into the story line.
You’ll have to experience it yourself here to really get it (pictures, family photos, words and profiles within are all me).
Check [...]

Memorial Day Futurist Buffet: “Did You Know?” and Futurelab Slideshare.

25, May 2009

..if you’re steering clear of Futureshock this Memorial Day, skip to the next post. However, if you’re looking for a little brainfood to feed your head before wading back into the work-day weeds here’s several good reads and views, courtesy of Kakoii Berlin :
First some factoids to numb your brain:

Second, enjoy a full archive [...]

The Future of Music w/ the Mentalists

18, Mar 2009

You don’t need roadies and you may not need instruments (as we know them). Check out UK band The Mentalists as they perform quite well, using iPods and iPhones:

tip off by jasonoke.

Thinking Like an Insurgent. Market Rebels.

7, Feb 2009

Hayagreeva Rao (Stanford Graduate School of Business professor) provides great thinking into innovation with a look at the past and peek into the future.  A must read for any entreprenuer, technologist or strategic planner.  Though I’ve yet  to read his book “Market Rebels” a recent article in Mckinsey Quarterly provides a summary view of his [...]


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