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iWatch – Make Us Fun Again
.fusion-fullwidth-14 { padding-left: px !important; padding-right: px !important; }The iPhone is cool and very capable. But it has created cultural problems that we can do without. I’ve enjoyed...
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iWatch + Health + $55 Billion in Venture Capital
.fusion-fullwidth-13 { padding-left: px !important; padding-right: px !important; } Apple’s Craig Federighi tries to keep a straight face as he shows the new Health platform residing on an iPad. “Just...
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iWatch – Release the Designers
.fusion-fullwidth-12 { padding-left: px !important; padding-right: px !important; }iTunes and the iPod released the musicians. iPhone released a new generation of software developers and game makers....
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Hello Apple Watch. Goodbye Fossil. Well done Shinola.
.fusion-fullwidth-11 { padding-left: px !important; padding-right: px !important; }Apple releases the most sexy smart watch on the market. Now the wristwatch industry has to rethink itself in a brave...
View ArticleInternships: Computer Science, Marketing, Graphic and Web Design
.fusion-fullwidth-10 { padding-left: px !important; padding-right: px !important; }smithHOUSE is a young Phoenix-based creative agency that focuses on branding, web, and mobile. We enjoy the sweet spot...
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4 Concepts That Every Project Manager Should Know
.fusion-fullwidth-9 { padding-left: px !important; padding-right: px !important; }Most of your job will be defined by projects. How well you run those projects will define your career. I’m obsessed...
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8 Logos that Should Have Been Better
.fusion-fullwidth-7 { padding-left: px !important; padding-right: px !important; }How did this happen? How can otherwise successful companies have such bad logos?I am obsessed with logos. Most people...
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6 Reasons Why LinkedIn Sucks. As Told Through Memes.
.fusion-fullwidth-5 { padding-left: px !important; padding-right: px !important; }1. Creeping is okay once you put a tie on. I never thought about this until I talked to my female intern. She told me...
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Reinventing an Icon: 3 Lessons Learned from the New Converse Chuck Taylor II
.fusion-fullwidth-1 { padding-left: px !important; padding-right: px !important; }Listen to Matt talk about this blog on the Bad Business Podcast. Chuck Taylors are the most iconic shoe that nobody...
View ArticleModels for Predicting the Future: Geoffrey Moore’s “Crossing the Chasm”
Ok so I’m writing this blog series about models for predicting the future. Now that I’m here in Part III, I’m fully aware that the series theme of predicting the future is a bit sensational. But it’s...
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The Problem of Hindsight Bias
There was an irresistible TV mini-series on VH1 called “I love the 1980s” that debuted late in 2002. Over the course of ten episodes, VH1 showcased each year of the 80s and all the stuff that defined...
View ArticleThe Last Blog You Should Ever Read about Millennials
Discussion about the “Millennials at Work” has become an obsession within our culture. This could be casual talk at the coffee shop, at your water cooler, or in elaborate articles from well respected...
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The Problem of Blame
It’s easy to blame others for your problems. This is true in your personal life, and in your professional life too. However convenient it is to blame others for you problems in the short term, there...
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4 Signs of a Dysfunctional Workplace
I’m really embarrassed when I stumble into the dysfunctional parts of adulthood. Particularly, dysfunctional teams at companies. I wish there were a better word than “embarrassed,” but it’s the best...
View ArticleRule Number 1: No Mind Reading
We all know that “mind reading” doesn’t work. Life is hard enough as it is, so it’s silly to take on the additional burden of having to decipher one another’s emotions and actions to pick up clues on...
View ArticleEcosystems and Business Strategy
There’s a cool story about how the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in 1985 had a significant impacted the entire ecosystem. Wolves actually changed rivers. Here’s how… With no...
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Be Brave: Ask the Hard Questions
I am afraid that in most meetings, even in high-level meetings, people spend too much time posturing themselves to look cool. It’s different than “looking cool” that we all practiced in high school,...
View ArticleBold Decisions are Rarely Met with Encouragement. Make Bold Decisions Anyway.
When I look at the richest stories of the people I know best, and the grand stories of people who I wish I knew, there is an undeniable pattern–their life stories are defined by bold decisions....
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Bold People Need Encouragement Too
Today’s singular American Tale goes something like this: be bold, step out and be you, and your reward is glory and success. It may be the last inspiring story that our culture knows how to tell....
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The Problem of Inspiration
Inspiration has never been more accessible. With Instagram and Pinterest, we are flooded with inspirational quotes juxtaposed with a selfie or an epic sunset . This trend spilled over into YouTube,...
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