Be an opportunity maker – for and with others. Become invaluable in this time-starved, information-glutted and transient world by speaking to the sweet spot of mutual opportunity. If you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area, consider attending a morning seminar I am leading for the San Francisco chapter of IABC, thanks to the remarkable transplanted Brit, Alison Harrison. (It was such fun at [...]
That question sparked the start of an image-based, international social network that millions use yet, unlike Facebook, few people know about. The peculiarly-named name PerfSpot started by co-hosting small events with photographers who took pictures of the partygoers. Attendees get cards at the gatherings, inviting them to
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In art class we were asked to draw a familiar object. I picked something simple. A tire. No one could recognize it. And yet, after reading The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures I was able to draw a description of SmartPartnering and another on storyboarding.
Let people literally see your [...]
• “Bank fees are like financial wedgies.”• “One of the founding fathers of rock and roll has left the building he helped construct.”• “Eat food, not too much, mostly vegetables.”Guess which of those colorful one-liners you’re most likely to remember – and repeat to others?
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Imagine creating a short video of your suggestion or related story in advance of your reunion, employee or professional meeting or celebration? Suppose you could also add comments on a group blog? Then see what’s on others’ minds before you get together. To see the power of such an approach, visit the site created [...]
Work-at-home customer service reps who take calls for companies like Vermont Teddy Bear, 1-800-Flowers and Office Depot now have a fresh way to trade ideas and to socialize. The reps’ employer, Alpine Access made it happen. It is a start-up serving smallish businesses. Adapting the social networking phenomenon to their [...]
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