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 (“digital is distracting”) I …
Cut
Recent 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 the time poor …
Pinteresting Brands
Earlier 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 organise and display ideas …
Must Watch: Eva Cox, TEDxBrisbane 2011 Talk
I 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! You can read more about Eva Cox here. Yours in …
TEDxYouth Brisbane
Yesterday 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 Saragossi, a local photographer …
Green School – Monday TED Talk
The 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 Bali to give students …
Monday TED Talk: The rise of personal robots
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: “Robots touch something deeply …
TEDspiration: Clay Shirky
The Brio team started Monday with this talk by Clay Shirky on Cognitive Surplus. [briotube]http://www.youtube.com/v/qu7ZpWecIS8?[/briotube]
Monday TED-spiration: Nurturing Creativity
I 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 rate for me. While I …
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