Commentary on the proposed telescreens

You may have read something about the Samsung 7500 and 8000 series televisions, the ones with a camera installed in them, over the past few days. The tl;dr summary: “For Samsung’s 7500 and 8000 series TVs, all you have to do is say “Hi, TV,” when you walk into a room for the TV to [...]

Jan

15

Of Whiteboards and Powerpoint

I tend to leave a trail of giant whiteboards wherever I go. The giant whiteboard is one of the most important instruments in an information firm. Whiteboards are colorful and communicative. They’re democratic. Anybody can really get up, grab a marker, and really go at it. They’re raw. They’re just awesome. I use them to [...]

Jul

28

Eat:Strategy, Recap and Reflections

Duane Brown‘s launch of Eat:Strategy was a success. Speakers included Brian Cugelman, Jon Lax, and Cheesan Chew among many others. It was the first time, to my knowledge, that marketing strategists and design thinkers got into the same room and talked to each other. Duane’s format was effective. Speakers got 20 minutes to present, had [...]

Jul

21

Forecasting, Scenarios, and Targets

A Forecast uses a statistical method and historical data to make a statement about what is likely to occur in the future. A Scenario uses a generalized model, in the absence of contextual historical data, to make a statement about what is likely to occur in the future. A Target is a statement about what [...]

Mar

22

The definition of insight

An insight is: New information Executable Causes action Profitable Or, more detailed, an insight is: A piece of information that you didn’t know before, which – Can feasibly executed, culturally acceptable and of a scale relevant to the firm, and – Causes a decision to be made that wouldn’t have been made otherwise, and – [...]

Dec

29

The NCDM

The NCDM was a pretty good show by most criterion. I got to meet a whole new set of people. I wasn’t treated horribly for not knowing their language. I learned a lot. I really enjoyed so many of the people I met – including a 12 hour stay in the airport with two people [...]

Dec

17

WAW Toronto, July 28

The next WAW Toronto will be on July 28. It’s being held on the second floor of Bar Wellington. It’s free to attend and You can sign up to attend here. The invite: “Developers make it possible to measure anything, statisticians and dataminers work models, IAs finesse interfaces, analysts mash and managers action. Effective Analytics [...]

Jul

13