Joe F. is a high school teacher in New York who emailed recently with a pair of interesting questions. In fact, they were so intriguing that I asked Joe if I could present them to Pink Blog readers for their responses. Here is Joe’s explanation, followed by his questions: Our school holds an annual holiday […]
One of the ideas in Drive that has spread the fastest and the widest is the FedEx Day. Invented by the folks at the Australian software company Atlassian, these one-day bursts of autonomy allow people to work on anything they want (as long as it’s not part of their regular job) — provided they show
For most of us, the answer is never. For Gillian McCarthy of Los Angeles, the answer is last Thursday. Back in 2001, McCarthy bought a green Honda Civic Ex from a local dealership. She’s taken good care of it — but perhaps not good enough. So last week, in the mail, she received this: Emotionally
Sports week continues here at the Pink Blog . . . Last night, two of the Pinklettes and I were sitting in the stands as the Washington Nationals found themselves down 5-1 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. Then, over the next 10 minutes, the Nats made an astonishing comeback, won
Keeping with our (inadvertent) sports theme this week, here’s a nice piece of emotionally intelligent signage that a few folks on Twitter sent our way:
Back in my misspent youth, when I wasn’t watching sitcoms or walking to the library, I spent a big chunk of my time playing teams sports — baseball and basketball especially. I had coaches, of course, but none of their exhortations, encouragements, or demands made much of a difference or left an impression on my
A few weeks ago, we launched our newest project – an experiment in broadcasting and community-building called Office Hours. About once a month, I’ll open the phone lines for an hour. Then — accompanied by a special guest — I’ll take questions from listeners around the world about work, life, and everything else. As we like
If you’re one of those people who tosses your extra coins into the tip jar after you’ve purchased an overpriced cup of coffee, how do you make that decision? Two photos that arrived here at Pink, Inc., world headquarters this week suggest that counter workers are deploying a variety of sign-based strategies to wangle your
Taking a page from the civic-minded folk in Needham, Massachusetts, city officials in Bayside, Wisconsin, are enlisting emotionally intelligent signage to encourage drivers to slow down. Reader Scott Ehlke hipped us to this video:
The Big Apple is hauling out the Big Skeleton. The NY Times City Room blog reported last week that Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Transportation Department seems to be taking a page from the emotionally intelligent signage playbook in an effort to reduce speeding. As the official city press release explains, “This month, a new series of
