I was handed this card while strolling through the market of Ottawa, Ontario. It got my goat a little because the statement “Your IQ, personality and aptitude determine your future” is a little bit feeble in my opinion. It’s clear they’re trolling for people who have this fault in their thinking. They may be...
Memes obviously find their way around but what does it take to be viral? According to this excellent TED video with Derek Sivers, there are a few important features of a “Movement”. 1) The meme must be easy to replicate. The less time it takes to copy or learn the meme, the more prone...
A Cathedral conjures an image of a top down control of a business or people. Or a top down flow of information. Many people think it’s how things should work in business and in other organizations. A Bazaar on the other hand conjures an image of being disorganized. There have been some notable examples...
Brian Gamble and his family of the Barrhaven section of Ottawa lost his house on December 18 due to a fire. You can read about it on CTV or the Citizen. I wonder how much support the family received directly due publication in traditional media. It so happens that I am a member of...
Here’s an experiment where they removed traffic lights. What do you think? In this experiment they removed some traffic lights and found that traffic moved much more efficiently. I think it’s hard to make up rules for a system. Often the rules that emerge organically from the crowd can work better. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious...
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