The Good Corporation Aug 13, 2015 Humanomics & Quote John Key in FT: The profit-making corporation is, should be and will remain the central institution of the modern economy. But that does not mean Differences Make Us Better Jul 15, 2015 Humanomics & Quote Apple HR chief: He’s lived it,” she says which makes him particularly supportive of “people who have differences. The thing about Tim is, he Setting Targets to Save Lives Jul 4, 2015 Humanomics & Quote If someone told me they had a better idea for improving the world, I would ask: “Can you beat a nine-fold return on investment, saving more than 61 What If the Best Way to Be Innovative Is Not to Try? Jun 29, 2015 Humanomics & Quote So if I’m looking to be ‘more innovative’ maybe I’m looking in the wrong place. Innovation is a by-product of the process of collaborative Why Innovation Starts With Empathy - Gary Hamel Jun 25, 2015 Humanomics & Quote There was a wicked commotion in the hall, and two security officers suddenly found themselves facing a husband in complete emotional melt down. He Patagonia’s Anti-Growth Strategy Jun 20, 2015 Humanomics & Quote A balanced story on the challenges of stopping growth in a business that appeals to customers. “Their growth now is only positive in my eyes. The Listening to Customers Sep 28, 2014 Humanomics & Quote Seth Godin if you’re about to lose a $10,000 customer, put the cell phone number of the regional manager on the receipt. That’s what you and I Daniel Dennett on Mistakes Sep 20, 2014 Humanomics & Quote Mistakes are not just opportunities for learning; they are, in an important sense, the only opportunity for learning or making something truly new. On Ideas Jun 2, 2014 Humanomics & Quote From Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World (Walter Kiechel): What these four thinkers [Oliver Wendell Every Company Is a Tech Company May 21, 2014 Linkblog & Quote The concept of a “tech sector” is out of date, and we should stop talking about it. That doesn’t mean the idea it stands for is over — in fact, it’s Welcome to Vox: A Work in Progress Apr 9, 2014 Linkblog & Quote Ezra Klein : We’re launching this fast for one simple reason: there is no better way to figure out the best way to do explanatory journalism on the Cracking the Pottery Apr 7, 2014 Humanomics & Quote From Seth Godin: I find that it’s almost essential to fall in love with an idea to invest the time it takes to make it good and worth sharing. And Left or Right Apr 7, 2014 Humanomics & Quote UPS engineers found that left-hand turns were a major drag on efficiency. Turning against traffic resulted in long waits in left-hand turn lanes Elon Musk’s Determination Apr 6, 2014 Humanomics & Quote After failing putting the rocket to orbit 3 times, this is his reply. Musk: Optimism, pessimism, fuck that; we’re going to make it happen. As God America’s Greatest Inventors Don’t Dream up Novel Ideas — They Execute on Old Ones - Forbes Mar 31, 2014 Linkblog & Quote From Forbes.com View Inc. CEO Rao Mulpuri, who sells a smarter pane of glass, has a similar story. His product adjusts to the amount of sun hitting “Tactics, Tactics, Tactics” Mar 24, 2014 Humanomics & Quote Sasha Dichter Changing you intentions, changing your mental model, these are the things that alter how you process information, the opportunities Innovation Time for Microsoft Feb 24, 2014 Humanomics & Quote The new CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, in is his maiden interview: Culturally, I think we have operated as if we had the formula figured out, and Strategy Is Non-Linear Jan 5, 2014 Quote & Value Creation When I discuss strategy it is not always easy to present the idea. An analogy is always useful. Here is a good one by Nino Lancette in Medium. By Michigan State in the Us Starts Social Impact Bonds Sep 11, 2013 Finance & Quote Michigan plans to enlist private investors to finance a public social program, becoming the latest state government to try an experimental Creativity in a Context Sep 10, 2013 Humanomics & Quote Dan Pallotta in HBR: The unspoken assumption is that our goal is to gain competitive advantage, to crush the competition, to win. But I believe Marketing Is About Values - Lessons From Steve Jobs Aug 25, 2013 Marketing and Sales & Quote In FastCompany (H/T: M G Siegler) “It’s a complicated and noisy world,” muses a younger Steve Jobs, “and we’re not going to get a chance to get An Idea Is Not Aug 24, 2013 Humanomics & Quote An idea is not a design A design is not a prototype A prototype is not a program A program is not a product A product is not a business A business Experiments for Innovation Aug 21, 2013 Quote & Value Creation Here is what Bezos says: “We’ve tried to create tools to reduce the cost of doing experiments so that we can do more of them. If you can increase Entrepreneurship Is Like a Martial Art Aug 21, 2013 People & Quote Entrepreneurship is like a martial art. ⁰You have to practice it. Rigorously. — Ash Maurya (@ashmaurya) August 21, 2013 Community Contribution Company Jul 31, 2013 Humanomics & Quote The province of British Columbia has legislated a new type of organisation. Companies now can register to become a Community Contribution Company Failure and the Culture of Silicon Valley Jun 27, 2013 Quote & Value Creation Cushman at Hacker News on the thinking behind the people working in silicon valley This applies to Silicon Valley in general, I think. We take