Archive for the 'Visual' Category

We Are All Literally Two-Faced

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

“Your face is my map to your life.” ~ Harry Houdini, magician
We are all literally and unwittingly two-faced. To learn more about how you present yourself to the world and about your underlying, more “private” feelings, you just have to look yourself in the face.
Want to get out a mirror now, before you read further?
You [...]

Craft an Attention-Grabbing Message

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

I am gratified by the 249 comments to this post I wrote for Harvard Business Review and seek your specific tips on quotability, the first step to connecting in this increasingly complex, information-flooded, and connected world:
You can feel the tension in the compressed smiles, quick nods and pointed questions at the annual Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare [...]

Online Communities and Traditional Clubs Can Learn From Each Other

Sunday, June 26th, 2011

Even Michael Skoler who leads Public Radio International’s interactive activities was surprised by the huge turnout for Ira Glass’ live version of his popular radio show, This American Life.
Wrote Gigaom’s Mathew Ingram, “More than 30,000 watched the first digital show at hundreds of theaters across the U.S. and Canada in the spring of 2008. The [...]

Comfortable Way to Learn Faster – Together

Friday, August 7th, 2009

As a kid I spent much of one summer, sitting on the curb in front of my home, watching Mike, the cute boy across the street, riding his bike in daring ramp jumps in his driveway. (My “surprise” bike wouldn’t arrive until my birthday). Then Mike would speed out onto the street, closer to me, [...]

Death by Committee: Funny When Happening to Someone Else

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

Here’s a hilarious yet painfully familiar “how (not) to” video - especially for creative consultants.  You’ve been hired by a team.  Then you discover they have not 

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Co-Create Short Films of Holiday Gatherings

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Some people duct-tape small cameras to their dogs’ collars to see life from another perspective. (Dog is their co-pilot) Yet you can enlist human friends to co-cover the scenes of your lives.  AmericanWinery, for example, sent Flip video cameras to their winery partners, inviting them to record “daily operations, tastings, harvest footage” and other glimpses at the back stories behind wine lovers’ favorite [...]

Picture the Situation. Been There?

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

Discover mini-philosophies of life, expressed as whimsical diagrams. They are addictive when drawn with deadpan humor by Jessica Hagy. Find more at Indexed. Bet you can’t view just one. These seemed to express Me2We-style sentiments.
BTW, she was a 2007 Webby Awards honoree in 2007. The New York Times and

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