Community Service: further pondering
Update: I’ve been thinking more about the funny experience my son had with the soccer camp. The British coach really thought this mandated community service idea was…
Community service? You must be daft!
My fifteen-year-old just spent a week as a volunteer assistant in a local kids’ soccer camp. Why? He loves the sport and he needs 40 hours…
Netvibes: a new tool for the Web’s most socially networked
The first person who showed me Netvibes about a year ago was my former boss, Meg Whitman. I paid attention. Recently, my techie pal Jane Childs…
Startup founders who “get” design
In my last post I whined about business people not understanding what industrial designers do. The corollary is that design is undervalued as a strategic tool.…
People still think we design factories?
As a young industrial designer, my colleagues and I were used to explaining what we did–to our friends, siblings, parents, and virtually everyone we met. “Well…
Sitting on the dock of a lake; books worthy of a summer vacation
Here are my favorites (so far) from this year’s summer reading marathon: Business: Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston. The book features a wide range of…
Tree mugged by plastic bags
Shortly after moving there, I commented on the appalling litter in Dublin to a Canadian friend. She replied, “You should have seen it when I first…
Seductive power of the Apple iPhone
Way back when we were both managing energetic and headstrong toddlers, my college roommate Anne revealed her most prized parenting secret. She whispered, “Never underestimate the…
Men are from Mars, Women are from Business
As a woman in business, there is one topic I avoid addressing. Namely, women in business. Crazy, I know. Cowardly, too. But I’d rather focus on…
Google and eBay spat–yikes!
Really fascinated by the eBay decision to pull its search advertising off of Google, in retaliation for Google’s holding a “Freedom Party” to promote its Google…
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