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“In order for brands to recapture their spirit, they almost always go back to their core,” he says.
Debbie Millman • Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits
Yohji Yamamoto is living on his own terms
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"The thing that set Ralph apart was his single-mindedness of purpose. Everybody else moved from place to place, from trend to trend. He wasn't trendy. He stayed with it. It's the single most important thing about him. To this day there are people walking around saying Ralph Lauren isn't that special, I could have done it. It's the weirdest thing. T
... See moreChanges in retail are often a result of larger societal changes. Fashion insiders also have a responsibility to mitigate a growing problem. But until those larger changes occur, circular fashion (and sustainability as a whole) is just window dressing. As organic fabrics begin to adopt many of the technical capabilities of their new-aged counterpart... See more
PM • No. 348: An Open Letter On Sustainability
At such firms (in contrast to many competitors), high growth is not a declared goal. Rather, such firms aim for controlled growth. The approach is one of, “We’ll grow as fast as we can train our people.” As Ron Daniel of McKinsey phrases it: “We neither shun growth nor idolize it. We view it as a by-product of achieving our other goals.”
David H. Maister • Managing The Professional Service Firm
Why does design need to be in the boardroom when it can occasionally run the boardroom? Why aren’t there at least a few more designers running Fortune 500 companies? I don’t have an answer for that, but I do know a couple things: I think of myself maybe as a designer, but I’m not a designer the way most of you are, but I designed our business model... See more
