Friday, June 24, 2005

The Work of Edward Tufte and Graphics Press
My buddy Dave turned me on to this - art + science = visual delight. There is a sample of photos, sculpture and visual representations of nature and the mechanical world.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2005

I can hear you now...

I received an effective cold call yesterday and the sales rep went the x-tra mile on price, service and style. I gave him a copy of Seth Godin's new book All Marketers Are Liars after he asked about the book I had in my hand.
He loved the bottled water story on the back of the book and said he planned to visit Seth's blog

props to the company for attracting great talent with real storytelling skill.
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The New Heroes PBS
This T. V. series hosted by Robert Redford on social entrepreneurship looks dynamite. I am reminded of Redford in the movie The Electric Horseman with a theme song--"now my heroes have always been cowboys..."

Click on the title to see details and great content on changing the world
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Tuesday, June 21, 2005

The Empathy Economy

Article from BusinessWeek online via Mr. Dan Pink's website. Suggestions:(a) check the article out, (b) buy A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink (c) give someone a complement or share your time--there are many hours in each day.
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Monday, June 20, 2005

How to Save the World

Click on Mr Dave Pollard's How To Save the World to open up a quality page on effectivly communicating with human beings. Since it is what we do for work and sport it is a skill that few master though we rely on it just after air, water, and food.
There are a handful of great books on the topic such as Crucial Conversations or The Way we Talk is the Way We Are. See what Dave has to add and then go ahead "tawlk amounst yourselves"
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