Monthly Archives: July 2011

Innovation Finds a Way

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

If there is one thing the history of evolution has taught us, it’s that life will not be contained. Life breaks free, expands to new territory, and crashes through barriers, painfully, maybe even dangerously.  — Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), … Continue reading →

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On Polarization

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

In my last post I suggested that a good product development process was not democratic, it was the product of clear leadership, shared vision, teamwork, and consensus building.  Given the unacceptable performance of our elected leaders currently chewing up news headlines, … Continue reading →

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Product Development is Not Democratic

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

Following up my last post on the scarcity of successful internet brand turnarounds, I had a number of interesting discussions with colleagues in search of the answer why.  While it would be impossible for me to boil that down to a single … Continue reading →

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Fleeting Moments in iHistory

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

Why don’t internet brands make comebacks? With the recent attention on onetime market leaders AOL, Yahoo, and MySpace to inject new creativity into their platforms, I have been talking with a number of people about why this isn’t just the notion … Continue reading →

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