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The end of asking simple questions

by Dirk January 30, 2012

At least once a week, in a conversation or email, something is mentioned that I’ve never heard of. A name, a fact, a movement, a programming language…something that I am not familiar with. Still, today, as someone whose coming of age preceded the ubiquity of the Internet, my instinct is to immediately ask, in the [...]

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The cautionary tale of Russell Hantz

by Dirk December 21, 2009

One of my guilty pleasures is the television program Survivor. This was a fascinating season, as easily the strongest player in the history of that game – Russell Hantz – employed his unique brand of ruthless manipulation, pragmatic dogmatism and unchecked ego for the entire 39 days of the show’s duration. Last night he concluded [...]

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Group behaviour

by Dirk March 12, 2009

My buddy Lou tweeted into the ether a few minutes ago, trying to get an impromptu little meet-up of people who happen to be on the same flight as he, heading down to the South by Southwest conference. Assuming there is modest response, I can envision half a dozen or so design industry-related souls happily [...]

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Twitter: early returns

by Dirk February 27, 2009

I’m not a big fan, at least yet. There’s certainly potential: some of the people I’m following post interesting, thoughtful things. Some post the right amount of relevance and interest about their daily lives that I like it and don’t think its Spammy. Other people use it as this weird business/marketing megaphone – in a [...]

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“It is what it is”: the “stuff” of a new generation

by Dirk May 16, 2008

When I was a boy, the word “stuff” really bothered me. It was used frequently, and it didn’t really “say” anything. A typical exchange would be something like: A: “Hi B, what have you been doing today?” B: “Oh, you know, work and stuff.” Or… A: “So B, what sort of things are you interested [...]

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A few lessons for business in the world of sports

by Dirk December 12, 2006

Three things caught my attention in the sports world over the last 24 hours that also hold lessons for the world of business: 1. While working out yesterday (Stairmaster, baby!) I saw a story on how the National Basketball Association (NBA) is changing back from a new basketball they introduced this year to the old [...]

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Upping the Ante: understanding business & design through casino poker (part 3)

by Dirk February 7, 2006

Originally published at Core77 STAKES: It’s All In The Motivation “In order to be one of the best poker players in the world, it’s very important to be able to put it all on the line and be able to take chances. You can’t be tight with money because you’re always gambling for big amounts [...]

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Do URL’s give corporations control of ideas?

by Dirk December 15, 2005

An ever-increasing trend with big companies is buying clever little marketing URLs that tie their initiatives and ideas into a short-and-clever “catch” that enables people to easily remember the URL while reinforcing their underlying marketing objectives. Just now, I saw an ad that urged me to visit “willyoujoinus.com”, with a very Green and environmentally-friendly message. [...]

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Clearing the idea box

by Dirk November 17, 2005

So rather than just saying “I’m too busy to write!” I’m going to empty my burgeoning idea box. Some of these go back 6 months. I’d love to develop each of them into a longer post if not an essay or article, but to get some traction here and clear my head, I’m just dumping [...]

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Re-framing our questions to reshape innovation

by Dirk September 12, 2005

Have you ever asked yourself why digital innovations occur? The basic answer is that they are in response to a need or desire in the world, an opportunity that either someone visions or that others request. The more specific – and complicated – answer depends on the specific context. Most of my interesting ideas happen [...]

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