I recently read this post by Ogilvy’s David Long, espousing the creative benefits of using a pen and notebook over purely digital means. Call me an old fuddy duddy, but I’ve always felt my best work comes from putting pen to paper. Reading David’s first point...
Continue ReadingRecent findings from a number of large scale studies of consumers and their habits suggest that less choice equals more sales. Interestingly, secondary conclusions for this hypothesis suggest that less choice converted to quicker decision processing and therefore greater sale conversion. Could these findings be due to...
Continue ReadingEarlier this year I came across Pinterest - an online 'scrap book' that lets you organise and share images (and now videos) you find on the web. It instantly appealed to me as a 'digital hoarder / collector / curator' as a way to visually...
Continue ReadingI know, I know another TED talk. However, this talk which was part of TEDxBrisbane 2011 really is one of those talks you must watch. It was a highlight of my day at TEDxBrisbane and certainly makes you think. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66YKiGYwoUY&feature=related You can read more about Eva...
Continue ReadingYesterday I had the pleasure of attending TEDxYouthBrisbane at The Edge. The speakers were diverse and I loved the revised 10min talk format. It kept the pace of the day just right and you never felt like your attention was drifting. A firm favourite was Harrison...
Continue ReadingThe story of John Hardy and tbe Green School in Bali is an inspriring one. Having recently come back from a business course in Bali where we had the opportunity to visit the Green School and be personally shown around by John. John started The Green School in...
Continue Readinghttp://youtu.be/eAnHjuTQF3M The Brio team started the week with this TED Talk by Cynthia Breazeal on the rise of personal robots. The Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) founded the Media Lab's Personal Robots Group. She says in her talk:...
Continue ReadingThe Brio team started Monday with this talk by Clay Shirky on Cognitive Surplus. [briotube]http://www.youtube.com/v/qu7ZpWecIS8?[/briotube]...
Continue ReadingI have a confession. I've never read Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat,Pray, Love. I've never had any urge to read her story of finding herself following the breakdown of her marriage. I will confess, I begrudgingly sat through the movie adaptation of the book and it didn't...
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