Matthew Garcia
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Matthew Garcia
In 2003 LEGO was $800m in debt. But by 2015 they had $1billion+ in sales. What was at the heart of such a crazy comeback?
Patterns.
LEGO did a mountain of research... and found patterns in how children play.
As their then-CEO said - "If you want to understand how animals live, you don’t go to the zoo, you go to the jungle."
So they talked to Lego fans.... See more
Patterns.
LEGO did a mountain of research... and found patterns in how children play.
As their then-CEO said - "If you want to understand how animals live, you don’t go to the zoo, you go to the jungle."
So they talked to Lego fans.... See more
Paul Venuto • feed updates
First-level thinking is about immediate gratification.
That's the little voice inside of you that says you should do what feels good in the moment — eat the cake, skip the workout, and stay up late.
While one of these decisions won't hurt you, they pull you away from your destination. Progress becomes slower and harder. Think of it like a road trip... See more
That's the little voice inside of you that says you should do what feels good in the moment — eat the cake, skip the workout, and stay up late.
While one of these decisions won't hurt you, they pull you away from your destination. Progress becomes slower and harder. Think of it like a road trip... See more
Paul Venuto • feed updates
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Curators Are the New Creators. The Business Model of Good Taste | by Gaby Goldberg | Medium
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focused reflection creates useful reality
“But the span of time between when new technology emerges and when standards and norms are hardened is often short. The Wild West, in other words, only lasts for so long. Eventually, the railroads standardize time; incandescent bulbs beat out arc lamps; the dream of the open web dies.”
“What defines this next phase of human history must begin with the individual.”
