The most effective brands commuciate with stories that are emotional. They aim at the heart. Five ways to aim at the heart are: Humor Engage Animals Reveal Tearjerker HUMOR Cube Pillow uses humor to simultaneously entertain and inform in this…
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The Power of Telling Stories
“He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.” Did you recognize the last line of Harper Lee’s classic story, “To Kill a Mockingbird?” To speak about story telling, what better…
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Design and Deliver a Delightful User Journey
It is a journey that we have all been on as we attempt to solve a problem. We seek answers, consider options, and make decisions about the best solution. When we succeed and discover a product or service that meets…
Tagged with: business, customer experience, user journey
Posted in Ideas That Work, information management
Posted in Ideas That Work, information management
Kanban with Keep
I’ve tried many ways of managing projects, but recently became interested in the kanban method. I wanted to experiment with it, but did not wish to download a new app to try, and I wasn’t sold on the idea of…
Data Visualization: Modern Approaches
This is a very cool look at different ways of making data visual.
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Marketing U: four steps to Discover, Define, Design, and Deliver a personal brand
When networking, interviewing for a job, or pitching an idea to a supervisor or investor, it’s important to communicate the benefit you provide. A personal brand needs to be: Compelling, Clear, Creative, and Consistent. Marketing is about creating interest in…
Information and Findability
Like talents that are never found or expressed, like ideas that languish and are lost, “Information that’s hard to find is information you can’t use.” -Peter Morville, author of “Ambient Findability.” This is something that fascinates me about productivity and…
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Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath
Want to know how to communicate ideas effectively? In “Made to Stick” authors Chip and Dan Heath practice what they preach by providing concrete examples of successful messages that are understood, remembered and have a lasting impact. To design one,…
To the point of no return(s)
Interruptions and Distractions Over at Creating Passionate Users, Kathy Sierra talks about Is Twitter Too Good? There’s a great illustration about how the newfangled ability to be constantly connected interrupted and distracted has shot dramatically up. How can we focus…
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