Research in the Journal of Consumer Research found a correlation between how heavy the shopping bag you're carrying is with your stress level. The heavier the bag, the more we tend to feel stressed.“We found that carrying a heavy load leads consumers to feel that an unrelated event is more … [Read more...] about Stress levels related to the weight of your shopping bag
The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: An Introvert's 6 Step Guide to Networking
This month's Rock.Paper.Scissors e-newsletter focuses on networking. Missed the newsletter? Check it out. (Not on my monthly e-newsletter mailing list? Whatsamatter you? Sign up for free here.) Have any of these ever happened to you?You find yourself standing alone amidst a sea of interesting … [Read more...] about The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: An Introvert's 6 Step Guide to Networking
The truth about bees & elephants
Dominique Thoenes is an environmental artist & creative director (that's her work above). She had an art show at the UN recently which stopped me in my tracks.Besides her gorgeous art was information about Dr. Lucy King, who get this, found a very strategic connection between bees & … [Read more...] about The truth about bees & elephants
Is it the end of knowing? Here's 13 Google Search Tricks That Make Life A Whole Lot Easier
While listening to a recent TED talk via NPR on Unstoppable Learning (do yourself a favour & listen, it's terrific) Sugatra Mitra talks about how we may be heading into the age of not needing to 'know' things. He recommends we use what he calls S.O.L.E.'s (self-organized learning environments) … [Read more...] about Is it the end of knowing? Here's 13 Google Search Tricks That Make Life A Whole Lot Easier
Perspective truly is everything
Perspective is truly everything. What do you see above? A mansion? An idyllic, huge pool? What about from this view? A little smaller? A little more contained?Here's 'reality' (from Shaun McLane's facebook page).~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my … [Read more...] about Perspective truly is everything
2000 years of cultural migration mapped in just over a minute
How cool is this - 2000 years of culture mapped in just over a minute. Take a peak & marvel at the innovative way cultural movement is portrayed. Northeastern University researchers map 2,000 years of cultural migration:[The researchers] tracked the birth and death locations of more than … [Read more...] about 2000 years of cultural migration mapped in just over a minute
How do you get guerrillas to demobilize? By appealing to their human side
Jose Miguel's Wired article 'How I Tamed Guerrillas with Guerilla Marketing' speaks for itself, in its quest to turn perspective on its head. The setting? Deep in the Columbian jungle. The problem? Getting Guerrillas to demobilize. The answer? Appealing to the guerrillas human side. In our … [Read more...] about How do you get guerrillas to demobilize? By appealing to their human side
Dr. Seuss meets push pins – "The Best Use of Office Supplies We've Ever Seen"
Need some quick comic relief with a touch (okay buckets full) of creativity?Check out this short video, about an adventurous girl named Elastika which I found on The Muse & is from Guillaume Blanchet I Filmmaker.Who knew there were so many creative ways to use push pins & elastics?!A … [Read more...] about Dr. Seuss meets push pins – "The Best Use of Office Supplies We've Ever Seen"
The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: 6 free resources for Value Innovation via Blue Ocean Strategy
This month's Rock.Paper.Scissors e-newsletter focuses on Value Innovation (e.g. how to create something valuable and innovative) I learned from reading the book Blue Ocean Strategy. Missed the article? Check it out. (Not on my monthly e-newsletter mailing list? Sign up for free here.) After a … [Read more...] about The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: 6 free resources for Value Innovation via Blue Ocean Strategy
Dementia Quiz – test yourself with these 4 funny questions
Here are 4 questions to test for dementia (with tongue planted firmly in cheek). (Answers appear below.)1. You are a participant in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in? 2. If you overtake the last person, then you are in what place? 3. Very tricky … [Read more...] about Dementia Quiz – test yourself with these 4 funny questions
How Mark Zuckerberg & Facebook Gave New Life To An Old Management Style (from Fast Company)
The following are excerpts from a Fast Company article by Katerina Walter (read the whole article here) - great examples of two very different perspectives working well together, each complimenting & filling in, the other's shadows without diminishing their own bright spots.The first example … [Read more...] about How Mark Zuckerberg & Facebook Gave New Life To An Old Management Style (from Fast Company)
The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: Value Innovation via Blue Ocean Strategy
This month's Rock.Paper.Scissors e-newsletter focuses on Value Innovation (e.g. how to create something valuable and innovative) I learned from reading the book Blue Ocean Strategy. Missed the article? Check it out. (Not on my monthly e-newsletter mailing list? Sign up for free here.) I'm … [Read more...] about The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: Value Innovation via Blue Ocean Strategy
