From Singapore comes something new: Emotionally intelligent drain covers. To discourage people from littering and to beautify shared space, the Asian city-state is turning its drain covers into small works of art. “On average 14 tonnes of rubbish enter Singapore’s reservoirs daily,” reports ChannelNewsAsia.com. Much of it comes from stray bits that people think are […]
1990 Number of U.S. births to mothers under 20: 533,000 Number of U.S. births to mothers over 35: 368,000 2008 Number of U.S. births to mothers under 20: 441,000 Number of U.S. births to mothers over 35: 603,000 Yes, according to the Pew Research Center and reported in today’s Washington Post, in the U.S. there
Tom Peters calls it “the pursuit of wow.” Seth Godin calls it being “remarkable.” None of us do it enough — which is why it’s so spectacular when we see it in action. Case in point: Sunday night at the J.W. Marriott in Phoenix. I’ve got a letter to mail, but no stamps. So I go
On Saturday, the first issue of the newly redesigned Bloomberg Businessweek hit the mailbox here at Pink, Inc, world headquarters. The magazine looks great — smart, simple, and forward-looking. Alas, according to today’s Times, the design of some of the magazine’s work practices are almost the mirror opposite — rigid, retrograde, and bizarrely controlling. Here’s
“For the first time, marketers spent more in 2009 on Internet advertising than in magazines, according to a report from ZenithOptimedia, which said online ad spending would rapidly close ground on newspapers.” (Source: NY Times, 4/26/10)
My pal Scott Underwood directed me to a fascinating study that stands at the intersection of two of my obsessions: motivation and signs. Say you need to go from the ground floor of a building to the fourth floor. Climbing stairs is obviously better for your health than standing in an elevator. But how can
