September 2007 - Posts
Hovering above the chaos
09/25/2007
Get ready to ride
While I was working on this report: I was also reading Ray Kurzweil's book, The Singularity is Near. While you may disagree with Kurzweil's conclusions about the future of artificial intelligence, one thing you can't disagree with is his primary point
09/25/2007
Iterating your way to success
Everyone should have a chance to sit across the table from Allen Blue. Allen is a co-founder of LinkedIn. And if you haven’t noticed it, LinkedIn is growing faster than the weeds in your garden. About 200,000 people per week. Allen has an erudite style.
09/20/2007
Skunk works that work
While researching innovation and the media for Northwestern University's Media Management Center, I was impressed by a guy named Rob Curley . Rob is VP Development and runs a skunk works organization for the Washington Post. What's great is the ability
09/14/2007
One hand in the present and two feet in the future
I spent the better part of the summer interviewing 36 leaders in the news media on their strategies for innovation. Northwestern University's Media Management Center commissioned my firm to conduct the research study and formulate recommendations for
09/13/2007