Original article published on Microsoft for Work on March 17, 2014. Leaders in every industry must pay attention to disruptions. Professor Michio Kaku, the co-founder of string field theory and one of America’s foremost physicists, predicts disruptions in education, healthcare, psychology, criminal justice, manufacturing, and entertainment. To ensure your business …more
It’s always thought-provoking to see what happens when content catches on and becomes viral. What makes an idea or product so interesting or captivating that people want to share it? Or taking it a step further, so compelling that people want to create their own versions of the same content …more
Originally published on Microsoft for Work on March 18, 2014. In his new book, Absolute Value, Stanford Professor Itamar Simonson sets up the question: what does it mean when the traditional notions of marketing don’t stand up in 21st century? In doing so, he reveals what really influences customers today …more
On this episode of The Downshift, they take a look back at one of the most interesting chapters in automotive history: the birth and death of the DeLorean Motor Company. When John DeLorean left GM to start his own line of eponymous cars no one had any idea the real-life …more
My friend and former business partner (dotedu/OpenCola), Cory Doctorow has an audiobook in the latest Humble Ebook Bundle, which includes a collection of great name-your-price e-books, including Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies, Steve Gould’s Jumper, and Holly Black’s Tithe. Also included in the bundle is an exclusive audiobook of Cory’s novel Homeland, read …more
Microsoft Research originally published this article on March 18, 2014: Link Leslie Lamport first began dabbling in computers while he was still in high school. Nothing too unusual about that—until you consider that this was in the mid-1950s. Lamport was attending the Bronx High School of Science in New York, and …more
I’m excited to be able to experience the Magic of TED at the TED2014 Executive Briefing tomorrow in Vancouver, Canada. WHEN: Thursday, March 20th, 2014 LOCATION: The Vancouver Convention Centre (VCC), 1055 Canada Pl, Vancouver I’d love to connect, so if you’re attending TED2014 in Vancouver tomorrow and would like …more
Referral Candy recently published a story on their blog entitled, “How Referrals Built the Dropbox Empire” detailing the incredible results Dropbox has experienced through the awesome power of referrals. This is a must read for marketers. In its latest round of fundraising, Dropbox raised between $250 to $400 million dollars, which put the …more
From BoingBoing – Mary Blair is my favorite artist of all time, in a gorgeous retrospective at the amazing The Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio in SF: San Francisco’s Walt Disney Family Museum is running an exhibition on the art of Mary Blair, one of the all-time greats …more
I had a GREAT time on Saturday in the Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Seattle. An army of Irish-made DeLoreans rolled along the parade route with their doors open as part of the Pacific Northwest DeLorean Club float. Here’s a photo from the Seattle Times — I’m second from the front on …more
Here we are after our presentation at the SharePoint Conference 2014 in Las Vegas last week. It was a great event for …more
We had fun at the SharePoint Conference 2014 in Las Vegas last week, talking to customers and partners who are doing some …more
As a car fanatic, I love this story and the sophistication of what it takes to be a winning team. This story …more
An interesting story was published today on the Harvard Business Review Blog, called The Irresistible Power of Storytelling as a Strategic Business …more
Today, we are seeing four megatrends in the industry: Mobility, Cloud, Social, and Big Data. They are driving what we are doing at …more
It’s almost time for our session to begin at the SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas. Please join us for what we think …more
Originally published on MSFT for Work on February 28, 2014: Link Pop quiz: what does the 2014 Seahawks-49ers playoff game have in …more
Got Imagination? At Imagine Cup, we believe in the power of students to change the world. And we don’t have to look …more
Got Content? The forecast for content marketing in 2014 includes higher quality of content, multiscreen marketing, and bigger budgets, according to the …more
I’m excited to be presenting at the SharePoint 2014 Conference in Las Vegas this week. In my session, titled: Working Smarter: Automating …more
