by Alan | Oct 29, 2012 | Big Ideas, Unlocking Genius
Greetings. It's Monday here in Washington and most of us along the east coast of the U.S. have spent the past weekend preparing for the major storm that began as Hurricane Sandy. It is a storm that has already caused significant damage in the...
by Alan | Oct 22, 2012 | Are We Idiots?, Big Ideas, Compelling Value, Just for Fun, Unlocking Genius
Greetings. We live in a world filled with disclaimers. A world of little fine print in which very few things are as awesome as they initially appear to be. That's why companies like outdoor outfitter L. L. Bean, cookware maker Le Creuset,...
by Alan | Oct 18, 2012 | Big Ideas, Compelling Value, Marketing and Sales, Unlocking Genius
Greetings. In the past week an Israeli entrepreneur named Izhar Gafni has been getting a lot of attention for an invention that could quite literally move the world forward. His cardboard bicycle, build from 95% recycled cardboard (and other recycled...
by Alan | Oct 15, 2012 | Big Ideas, Customer Experience, Just for Fun
Greetings. Have you ever noticed that there are special days and weeks each year to honor different professions? There's "World Teacher's Day," "National Nurse's Day," "International Fire Fighter's Day,"...
by Alan | Oct 11, 2012 | Big Ideas, Compelling Value, Customer Experience, Just for Fun, Marketing and Sales, Unlocking Genius
Greetings. I'm in the process of buying my car off of its lease with U.S. Bank–a large banking company based in the beautiful city of Minneapolis with more than 62,500 employees. And, according to a recent letter I received from the bank,...
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