the business of being busy
business becomes a brand when it transcends its category of origin. It takes an existing core equity, or a particular philosophy, and it infuses that idea into everything it does, furthering its reputation or world view one product, service or line extension at a time.”
Meera Kothand • Uncover Your Difference
Why you should make the library a model for your business
Business leaders should strive to build environments where people feel inspired, curious, and connected. The public library can show you how.
Walk into a library and you’ll feel it right away. It’s quiet, but alive. People are reading, learning, applying for jobs, finding shelter, escaping... See more
Business leaders should strive to build environments where people feel inspired, curious, and connected. The public library can show you how.
Walk into a library and you’ll feel it right away. It’s quiet, but alive. People are reading, learning, applying for jobs, finding shelter, escaping... See more
The Case for Investing in Public Imagination
Why We Want Robots at Work but Humans in Art
We hate other people when latency becomes intolerable. As soon as a task is about speed, other humans feel like an irritating inconvenience. The Uber driver’s small talk annoys us. We wish we were in a Waymo. The cashier’s tip screen feels like a micro-ransom when all we want is a bottle of water.... See more
We hate other people when latency becomes intolerable. As soon as a task is about speed, other humans feel like an irritating inconvenience. The Uber driver’s small talk annoys us. We wish we were in a Waymo. The cashier’s tip screen feels like a micro-ransom when all we want is a bottle of water.... See more
Why We Want Robots at Work but Humans in Art
intelligence gains from here on out are nil in effect to the average persons life beyond putting them out of work; the only focus is memory; harnessing the power of it
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This style of one-person business is where you quite literally pursue your goals in public (brand), solve your problems as you are pursuing those goals (content), and create a system to help others do the same (product).
Dan Koe • The Art of Focus: Find Meaning, Reinvent Yourself and Create Your Ideal Future
manufactured meaning
Debbie Millman • WePresent | the Personal Brand Paradox
Fail How To (Not) Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam Or: Why There Is No Audience For What We Make And Why That Truth Will Set Us Free
The text critiques common marketing assumptions, emphasizing that most consumers lack strong relationships with brands and suggesting that marketing efforts should focus on engaging a broader audience rather than nurturing fan loyalty.
LinkWhen a person aspires to be a brand, they forfeit everything that is truly glorious about being human.
Debbie Millman • WePresent | the Personal Brand Paradox
what reason did whatsapp have to exist after kik; then messenger; to snap; telegram; wechat; slack; signal; discord; nothing fundamentally new was introduced, functionally practically all the same thing; the only differentiator being identity to serve a subset, not a whole