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Designer As Catalyst
Yesterday, I had the great pleasure of speaking at the Internet Summit in the Raleigh Convention Center downtown. I participated in the session on Content, Design, and Usability, which brought out some very useful perspectives. Sherry Bastion of Lenovo set the … Continue reading
Closed for Business?
There’s a very interesting article in today’s Wall Street Journal titled, “Is It Better for Businesses to Adopt Open or Closed Platforms?” While “open” systems have been seen as driving competitive advantage over the past decade or so, the article … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Frog Design, Harvard Law School, Matthew Szulik, open, open source, openness, Red Hat
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Think Different. Thanks Steve.
One summer about six years ago I had the privilege of attending a week-long AIGA program at the Harvard Business School titled Business Perspectives for Designers. It was a great experience—a week of business school with 50 other designers reviewing … Continue reading
Are you looking for a new kind of internship experience?
Are you looking for a new kind of internship experience? New Kind is currently seeking someone interested in gaining on-the-job experience learning how to build brands and communities in a non-traditional way. Did your marketing, advertising, or public relations classes … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, Brand, communities, community building, editing, internship, New Kind, public relations, writing
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New Kind featured in The News & Observer
We were very excited that New Kind was featured in Sunday’s News & Observer. The article profiled New Kind’s non-traditional approach to branding and strategy. We were especially proud of the very kind words from some wonderful people and organizations … Continue reading
Thoughts from the HCI Engagement and Retention Conference in Chicago
Yesterday I had the privilege of participating in two panel discussions at the Human Capital Institute’s Engagement and Retention Conference in Chicago. I moderated the first panel on behalf of my friends at the Management Innovation Exchange. This panel featured … Continue reading
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The ever-changing tradition of Disney
Iwas the very early 1960s and I was about five years old when I went to see the movie Pinocchio—the classic Carlo Collodi story of the wooden puppet who dreams of being a real boy. It may have been … Continue reading
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IBM’s thoughts on how to achieve long-term success
We can’t say that Orwell didn’t warn us. He did. And today “doublespeak” has created a world where it is often the most “conservative” businesses, industries and business leaders who act with the least concern for long-term business success—risking their … Continue reading
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Attracting top creative talent through culture
Companies need talented, creative people to compete. And more than ever, companies need the right culture, mission, and meaningful work to attract and retain that talent. On Tuesday local business leaders met at the North Carolina Museum of History for … Continue reading
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Why traditional thinking may be the riskiest strategy of all.
While I was preparing to moderate a panel for the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce recently, someone asked me why we named our company New Kind? Perhaps it’s the gray hair. It’s understandable. It’s simple really. At New Kind, we believe … Continue reading
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