Posts in chronological order

 
Brand tip: call a duck a duck, and a giraffe…uh… Giraffey?
by Chris Grams (April 25, 2012)
How do you collaborate without leaving introverts behind?
by Chris Grams (April 22, 2012)
Elizabeth Atkins joins New Kind
by Tom Rabon (March 29, 2012)
A new point of view on why (brand) nations fail
by Chris Grams (March 19, 2012)
Creating Green, Smart, and Just Cities
by Matthew Muñoz (March 19, 2012)
Innovate Raleigh Report
by Matthew Muñoz (March 12, 2012)
Introducing the New Kind Board of Advisors
by Tom Rabon (March 8, 2012)
Update from the MIX Management 2.0 Hackathon
by Chris Grams (February 26, 2012)
What ‘default to open’ looks like at New Kind
by Chris Grams (February 23, 2012)
#NCGenZ and Generation Flux
by nation (February 8, 2012)
Susan G. Komen and the Anatomy of a Social Media Wildfire, including a guest appearance by @rachelsklar
by nation (February 8, 2012)
College rankings and the dark matter of reputational precision
by Chris Grams (February 2, 2012)
Social Media Decision Making
by nation (January 25, 2012)
Branding tip: Calling a duck a duck, Bahamas-style
by Chris Grams (January 18, 2012)
Nation Hahn joins New Kind
by Tom Rabon (January 17, 2012)
A Nobel Prize winner takes on Jim Collins and the business book industry
by Chris Grams (January 11, 2012)
HP: How to (accidentally?) launch a new brand identity the right way
by Chris Grams (December 14, 2011)
Some thoughts from the Eisenhower Fellowships event
by Tom Rabon (December 12, 2011)
How to connect to key communities with the help of brand ambassadors
by Chris Grams (December 8, 2011)
Greg DeKoenigsberg’s Law of Institutional Idiocy
by Chris Grams (December 4, 2011)
Sprint #1 of the Management 2.0 Hackathon starts today
by Chris Grams (December 1, 2011)
Hey, oil companies. Stop using advertising to tell us you don’t suck.
by Chris Grams (November 20, 2011)
Designer As Catalyst
by Matthew Muñoz (November 16, 2011)
Closed for Business?
by David Burney (November 15, 2011)
I hate (most) taglines. There, I said it.
by Chris Grams (November 15, 2011)
What is a brand story and why does it matter?
by Chris Grams (November 6, 2011)
Seven great books for people interested in branding their small businesses
by Chris Grams (October 30, 2011)
A review of the new Jim Collins book “Great By Choice”
by Chris Grams (October 26, 2011)
Betrayed by the brand: How Moleskine made enemies of the people who loved it most
by Jonathan Opp (October 25, 2011)
How to test your brand positioning: is it desirable, deliverable, and differentiated?
by Chris Grams (October 24, 2011)
12 design thinking rules from David Burney
by Chris Grams (October 20, 2011)
Google PR team: I salute you for defaulting to open
by Chris Grams (October 19, 2011)
Ally Bank shows there’s a right time for even ad-free brands to advertise
by Chris Grams (October 16, 2011)
Kevin Keller’s five favorite classic brand mantras
by Chris Grams (October 13, 2011)
Netflix, Facebook, Apple and the brand community karma bank
by Chris Grams (October 11, 2011)
How to *really* help the communities your brand interacts with
by Chris Grams (October 7, 2011)
Think Different. Thanks Steve.
by David Burney (October 6, 2011)
Dear CEO—Read this…
by David Burney (October 3, 2011)
Why is Google putting so many ads on TV?
by Chris Grams (October 3, 2011)
Quail Ridge Books and the dark matter of customer experience
by Chris Grams (September 29, 2011)
Where should you focus brand efforts? Community or customer?
by Chris Grams (September 27, 2011)
How is your organization faring in the war of control vs. freedom?
by Chris Grams (September 26, 2011)
To establish brand positioning from the inside out, think like a conductor
by Chris Grams (September 23, 2011)
In Cuba, ad-free brands are the rule, not the exception
by Chris Grams (September 20, 2011)
Mozilla: A study in organizational openness
by Chris Grams (September 15, 2011)
How open and transparent can a public company really be?
by Chris Grams (September 12, 2011)
The Ad-Free Brand tip #3: the community is more than just customers
by Chris Grams (September 8, 2011)
The Ad-Free Brand tip #2: don’t think like Tom Sawyer
by Chris Grams (September 7, 2011)
The Ad-Free Brand tip #1: to get the brand out, get the community in
by Chris Grams (September 6, 2011)
A short video intro to The Ad-Free Brand
by Chris Grams (August 31, 2011)
Can an open, collaborative approach still work when not everyone has opted in?
by Chris Grams (August 30, 2011)
Three approaches to designing brand positioning for ad-free brands
by Chris Grams (August 25, 2011)
Some words of thanks from a new author
by Chris Grams (August 21, 2011)
In a tough job market, your open source experience may be an asset in more ways than one
by Chris Grams (August 16, 2011)
Synthesizing your positioning research
by Chris Grams (August 9, 2011)
Where can you find the data that will inform your brand positioning?
by Chris Grams (August 2, 2011)
Are you looking for a new kind of internship experience?
by Chris Grams (July 25, 2011)
New Kind featured in The News & Observer
by Jonathan Opp (July 21, 2011)
Thoughts from the HCI Engagement and Retention Conference in Chicago
by Chris Grams (July 14, 2011)
The ever-changing tradition of Disney
by David Burney (July 8, 2011)
IBM’s thoughts on how to achieve long-term success
by David Burney (July 5, 2011)
Attracting top creative talent through culture
by Jonathan Opp (June 24, 2011)
Why traditional thinking may be the riskiest strategy of all.
by David Burney (June 23, 2011)
Case story: CAM Raleigh
by Matthew Muñoz (June 23, 2011)
The low-cost, high-value approach to brand positioning research
by Chris Grams (June 21, 2011)
Case story: Cultivating brand positioning for The Redwoods Group
by Chris Grams (June 15, 2011)
Case story: Institute for the Ages
by Chris Grams (June 15, 2011)
Don’t hate us because our office is beautiful
by David Burney (June 15, 2011)
Case story: How we helped the NC Department of Transporation collaborate with citizens
by David Burney (June 15, 2011)
Are the "Best Companies to Work For" really the best companies to work for?
by Chris Grams (June 15, 2011)
Three tired marketing words you should stop using
by Chris Grams (June 13, 2011)
The four questions your brand positioning research must answer
by Chris Grams (June 8, 2011)
Want people to embrace the open source way? Don't talk, do.
by Chris Grams (May 25, 2011)
Thoughts on Long-Wave theory and Mayans: is now the time for new kinds of organizations?
by David Burney (May 20, 2011)
Why does brand positioning matter and what must change?
by Chris Grams (May 12, 2011)
Mitsubishi's gift to the community of people affected by the Japan earthquake
by Chris Grams (May 11, 2011)
The astrophysics of building a brand from the inside out
by Chris Grams (May 3, 2011)
How do you sell a community-based brand strategy to your executive team?
by Chris Grams (April 27, 2011)
Who will be the new face of openness at Google?
by Chris Grams (April 12, 2011)
Some authenticity advice from the Avett Brothers
by Chris Grams (April 5, 2011)
Does your organization think like Ptolemy?
by Chris Grams (March 28, 2011)
When authenticity matters most
by Jonathan Opp (March 25, 2011)
Cost savings in The Netherlands: Now you see it, now you don't
by seavey (March 23, 2011)
B Corps: new advancements in a community advancing our communities
by Chris Grams (March 21, 2011)
Interested in reinventing management? Come help me out.
by Chris Grams (March 11, 2011)
Which one of these is not like the other? Congressional Research Service and Transparency
by seavey (March 10, 2011)
Of the community, not above the community
by Chris Grams (March 7, 2011)
This one goes out to the fence painters
by Chris Grams (March 1, 2011)
Lend some code to your local representative
by seavey (February 28, 2011)
User-led innovation can't create breakthroughs. Really?
by Chris Grams (February 16, 2011)
Five questions about open source and branding with Alina Wheeler
by Chris Grams (February 14, 2011)
Your open source management approach: Red Team or Blue Team?
by Chris Grams (February 7, 2011)
Time to chase a new kind of dream
by Jonathan Opp (February 1, 2011)
What does Google's management change say about the open source way?
by Chris Grams (January 26, 2011)
A State of the Union address delivered the open source way?
by Chris Grams (January 25, 2011)
Is your brand out of control?
by Chris Grams (January 20, 2011)
I'm writing a book
by Chris Grams (January 3, 2011)
Studio H: A real-world experiment in design-based education
by Chris Grams (December 22, 2010)
Rise of the fashion trolls
by seavey (December 21, 2010)
Does WikiLeaks damage the brand image of wikis?
by Chris Grams (December 8, 2010)
De-bucketizing the org chart
by Chris Grams (December 6, 2010)
Avoid the tool trap when building communities
by Chris Grams (November 15, 2010)
Diversifying Saudi Arabia through open source and its university-by-design
by seavey (November 10, 2010)
BetterMeans: a new app for running your organization the open source way
by Chris Grams (November 8, 2010)
Open innovation and open source innovation: what do they share and where do they differ?
by Chris Grams (November 1, 2010)
My newest hobby: hacking management
by Chris Grams (October 26, 2010)
Apple, Google, and the open vs. closed positioning war
by Chris Grams (October 20, 2010)
What open source community?
by seavey (October 18, 2010)
A community-building perspective on the Gap logo controversy
by Chris Grams (October 14, 2010)
Five questions about open innovation, open source, and NASA with Molly Dix of RTI
by Chris Grams (October 6, 2010)
Evaluating TEDx as a brand strategy
by Chris Grams (September 29, 2010)
The open source organization: good in theory or good in reality?
by Chris Grams (September 27, 2010)
Brand positioning tip #13: embedding positioning internally
by Chris Grams (September 22, 2010)
I'll have the oolong, with a splash of open source
by seavey (September 16, 2010)
Are you building a community or a club?
by Chris Grams (September 15, 2010)
Want to reinvent management? Start with the managers.
by Chris Grams (August 30, 2010)
Reflections on Matthew Szulik and closing the 'executive gap'
by David Burney (August 27, 2010)
New Public Spaces 2: Practical Design Guidelines
by seavey (August 26, 2010)
Five questions about open innovation with Stefan Lindegaard
by Chris Grams (August 25, 2010)
Institutional innovation, Mark Twain and John Seely Brown
by David Burney (August 19, 2010)
The official New Kind policy on policies
by David Burney (August 18, 2010)
Does your organization need a "no policy" policy?
by Chris Grams (August 17, 2010)
Ignoring the Law of Ownership gives hope for Alzheimers victims. And all of us.
by David Burney (August 13, 2010)
Planning ahead for a new breed of "public" spaces
by seavey (August 9, 2010)
The King is dead; long live the king.
by David Burney (August 5, 2010)
OpenIDEO: a new experiment in open innovation
by Chris Grams (August 5, 2010)
Is your culture made of gold or fool's gold?
by Chris Grams (August 4, 2010)
Quit marketing now tip #1: default to personal communication
by Chris Grams (August 3, 2010)
Managing clouds and the death of formality in business
by Chris Grams (July 28, 2010)
Brand positioning tip #12: don't get hung up on the words
by Chris Grams (July 23, 2010)
MIX: Gary Hamel's experiment in reinventing management the open source way
by Chris Grams (July 20, 2010)
Yesterday. All my troubles seemed so far away.
by David Burney (July 15, 2010)
The first strategic question
by David Burney (July 14, 2010)
Do you aspire to build a brand community or a community brand?
by Chris Grams (July 13, 2010)
The grasshoppers' revenge
by David Burney (July 12, 2010)
The open source way: designed for managing complexity?
by Chris Grams (July 8, 2010)
BP: the worst brand positioning mistake since the Holy Roman Empire?
by Chris Grams (June 22, 2010)
Two tips for meeting survival in an entrenched bureaucracy
by Chris Grams (June 21, 2010)
How to find a community's cheeseheads when they aren't wearing foam hats
by Chris Grams (June 21, 2010)
Trust: the catalyst of the open source way
by Chris Grams (June 7, 2010)
Brand positioning tip #11: the 1-2 punch
by Chris Grams (June 3, 2010)
Five questions about authenticity and the open source way with Jim Gilmore
by Chris Grams (May 25, 2010)
Blinded by the plan
by David Burney (May 24, 2010)
Who moved my crystal ball?
by David Burney (May 17, 2010)
Facebook breaks the brand permission rules
by Chris Grams (May 13, 2010)
Toyota gives customer-driven design the green light
by Chris Grams (May 3, 2010)
BusinessWeek turns an eye to open source beyond technology
by Chris Grams (April 28, 2010)
Brand positioning tip #10: repetition is the secret ingredient
by Chris Grams (April 27, 2010)
Is the word "community" losing its meaning?
by Chris Grams (April 21, 2010)
Which is better: efficient markets or efficient communities?
by Chris Grams (April 19, 2010)
Why the open source way trumps the crowdsourcing way
by Chris Grams (April 15, 2010)
Community-building tip: surprise is the opposite of engagement
by Chris Grams (April 8, 2010)
Five questions about building community with Chris Blizzard of Mozilla
by Chris Grams (March 30, 2010)
Can truly great design be done the open source way?
by Chris Grams (March 22, 2010)
A modest proposal to save The New York Times
by Chris Grams (March 21, 2010)
Brand positioning tip #9: A brand mantra is not a tagline
by Chris Grams (March 17, 2010)
Is Jaron Lanier just a hater, or should we be paying attention?
by Chris Grams (March 16, 2010)
The Wikimedia Foundation: doing strategic planning the open source way
by Chris Grams (March 11, 2010)
Love, hate, and the Wikipedia contributor culture problem
by Chris Grams (March 8, 2010)
Democracy: a reason for communications and HR folks to party together
by Chris Grams (March 5, 2010)
Five questions about the future of music with David Pakman
by Chris Grams (March 2, 2010)
Three tips for escaping the creativity peloton without giving up on collaboration
by Chris Grams (February 25, 2010)
A handbook for the open source way, written the open source way
by Chris Grams (February 22, 2010)
Google Buzz didn't get permission, but it also didn't get brand permission
by Chris Grams (February 19, 2010)
What if politicians innovated the open source way?
by Chris Grams (February 17, 2010)
Is the traditional business world at war with creativity?
by Chris Grams (February 11, 2010)
Three signs your corporate culture isn't ready for the open source way
by Chris Grams (February 10, 2010)
Reporting live from the front lines of the war on creativity
by Chris Grams (February 9, 2010)
Building a practice out of building communities
by seavey (January 27, 2010)
Design policy presentation and video featured on Slideshare
by Matthew Muñoz (January 27, 2010)
Chris Grams Joins New Kind
by seavey (January 25, 2010)
Open sourcing, crowd sourcing and commodities
by David Burney (January 13, 2010)
Roasted Crow; recipes of the season
by David Burney (December 21, 2009)
Matthew Muñoz selected to participate in 2009 Design Policy Summit
by New Kind (November 24, 2009)
ChangePapers.org partner, Leslie Boney, named to North Carolina Innovation Council
by New Kind (November 18, 2009)
Georgia Tech Launches Center for Innovation in Local Government
by New Kind (November 10, 2009)
Trumping Innovation
by seavey (November 9, 2009)
New Kind partners with the Institute for Emerging Issues
by New Kind (October 30, 2009)
The next challenge for open source.
by David Burney (October 28, 2009)
"Innovators are romantics"
by David Burney (October 20, 2009)
Muñoz 20/20
by New Kind (October 15, 2009)
Machiavelli and Our New Challenge
by David Burney (October 15, 2009)
Burney Recognized As 2009 AIGA Fellow
by New Kind (October 14, 2009)
Putting Humans Back in Economics
by seavey (October 13, 2009)
Look Who's Talking too…
by David Burney (August 26, 2009)
Harvard Business Review and One Trend Designers Knew About
by David Burney (August 26, 2009)
Look who's talking about design thinking and management
by David Burney (August 24, 2009)
Regional design groups like New Kind collaborate, innovate
by New Kind (August 12, 2009)
Dark matters and tribal matters: Grams v Godin
by David Burney (July 24, 2009)
Community building— branding, networked media and open sourcing
by David Burney (July 23, 2009)
Less fear and more determination
by Matthew Muñoz (April 16, 2009)
How to think differently
by David Burney (April 15, 2009)
Kiss it. It'll stick better.
by David Burney (March 11, 2009)
Just who exactly is Matt Muñoz?
by David Burney (March 10, 2009)
Matt Asay, Mozilla and new kinds of competition
by David Burney (March 10, 2009)
With apologies to Garrison Keillor
by David Burney (March 10, 2009)
What would Henry Ford have to say about all this?
by David Burney (March 5, 2009)
Designer Obama
by David Burney (March 3, 2009)
Loyalty, shmloyalty
by David Burney (February 26, 2009)
that word again— mavericks (argh)
by David Burney (February 25, 2009)
"We're not going to take it anymore"
by David Burney (February 24, 2009)