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I had to copy the text below because it’s so incredibly well-written, transmitting the infinite appetite of the consumer for a better bite. There’s a market out there, man! Link: TRENDWATCHING.COM Newsletter | Global Consumer and Marketing Trends | January 2005. Repeat after us: there is NO information overload. Sure, Google indexes 8 billion documents,…

I’ve been reading through a back issue of Business Week called The Innovation Economy (Oct. 11, 2004). The writers did a good job of assembling a lot of statistics about how America’s competitive position is changing, but it’s not clear if we’re on the right track. Floyd Norris of the NY Times, famous for ‘insight…

Engines of our Ingenuity: No. 1700: Lost Agents. To innovate literally means to add something new to what has already been invented. And that brings us to invention. Is invention too grand, or too personal, to be voiced? Two thoughts here: First, I cannot think of any invention that was made purely ab initio. We…

We have no cat-blogging to look at this Friday morning, but we found some wonderful eye candy thanks to Tim Manners of www.Reveries.com. Check out this slide show of the new Seattle Cental Libray. It’s architecture as adventure.

Link: The New York Times > Technology > Changing Course, Apple Offers Low-Priced Mac for the Home. (free registration required, but article on available for free a few days after publishing) In the NY Times, John Markoff and Saul Hansell observe the conflicting analysis of Apple’s launch of new low end products. It looks a…

Link: S H O P I N T U I T I O N – Heart Chakra. Heart Chakra brings compassion, emotional balance and universal consciousness. By Dogeared. This is only $28, but look at the other fun jewelry for the classy way to fund relief.

Recently I noted that you could get an MBA with spirituality in London. Now more business schools are getting in on the band wagon, including my alma mater Columbia Business School. Link: WSJ.com – M.B.A.s Get Lessons In Spirituality, Too. (Subscription required) "Work hours are so grueling these days that if you don’t love what…

Over in his column at the Wall St. Journal, David Wessel is worrying about risk, and why people aren’t better at evaluating it. Myself, I think poor risk evaluation and management is one of the chief challenges we face in becoming more innovative. Link: WSJ.com – Capital (paid subscription required) "Human beings would not have…

So there’s this old Pogo comics strip where Ol’ Bun Rab keeps following around the crew with a fire hose. When asked, he says, "I carry the hose," until Albert, exasperated, yells "Whuffo?! What for do you carry the hose?" Then Bun Rab turns the hose on Albert…"that’s whuffo." Link: This Blog Sits at the:…

In the January issue of Inc., Bo Peabody has a very entertaining article adapted from this new book. Anybody who’s interested in creating or finding a place to work where "good things happen," will enjoy reading this! Link: Inc.com | Lucky or Smart. You can create a company that gets lucky more often than the…