 Despite the ease of high-tech production processes, many of the world’s finest products are still made by hand, mostly by anonymous artisans, using methods often perfected generations ago. From watches to pens to Oriental rugs, many of the world’s classic luxury items are created with time-honored techniques. According to Edward Tufte, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer no longer allows internal pitches in PowerPoint. Given the rise of concise communication and mobile/social trends, could a move toward “one-pagers” really be a surprise? Recently I worked alongside a technology executive who prefers that his reports brief him in the form of a single-sided Word document. [...]  UPDATED: Wood’s 2011 turned out to be a career microcosm — sound enough, until shortened by yet another injury. – SW Kid K Returns Reclaiming an icon, the Cubs regain leadership at a critical time. © 2011 • TimeOut Chicago & Stuart Wade • all rights reserved  UPDATED: What more can be said about the train wreck that was Adam Dunn’s 2011? Perhaps this: the man who boasted of having no postseason conditioning regimen is now working out. Expect a different result in ’12. – SW Adam Dunn Gets On, And That’s the Point Big bat, bigger personality will fit right in [...]  // < ![CDATA[ var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); // ]]> // < ![CDATA[ try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-13210419-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} // ]]> The Client will drive the conversation in 2010. And the message remains critical. © 2009 • Stuart Wade [...]  I’m delighted to report that my clients/colleagues/pals at FG2 have relaunched the company site — a project many months in the making, and a site I helped to devise and write.  Back in the early 1960s, legions of product managers in skinny ties and shirtsleeves would put workers into teams using the cutting-edge technologies of the day: the switchboard gal, the IBM Selectric and the memorandum. Forty years later, the wireless age makes connecting people who work in the same organization far quicker and more efficient, right?  The Hotel Yearbook 2009 is a forum where the world’s leading industry experts will share their views and insights on the trends, events and people that they expect will shape the year to come.  Trek Bicycle Corporation’s president John Burke believes the bicycle is the solution to a number of the world’s pressing concerns—if leaders in his industry are willing to shift their focus toward advocacy.  “Think of all the hats we wear in a single day: parent, executive, coach, personal financier. What if organizations knew enough to target us in a way that was relevant to our persona at any given time?” |
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