“It’s said ‘If you’re being run out of town, you should jump in front and call it a parade’; sure, you get to carry the biggest stick, but you’ve made it easier for your enemies to stab you in the back.”
Tactical Laziness
Posted on June 18, 2009 Written by 2 Comments
The End of the Ostrich
Posted on June 17, 2009 Written by 3 Comments
Open Heart Purgery
Posted on June 8, 2009 Written by 2 Comments
More Juxtapositions
Posted on June 5, 2009 Written by 7 Comments
The other day, a bunch of people were linking to this really cool cartoon that showed the differences between the varied Dystopian visions of George Orwell (1984) and Aldous Huxley (Brave New World). It highlighted how Orwell feared we’d become prodded by fear, versus Huxley’s alarm we’d be led by pleasure to our own enslavement. For the life of me, I can’t figure out why this same idea popped back into my head…
Attitude Math
Posted on June 4, 2009 Written by 3 Comments
Have you checked your water?
Posted on June 2, 2009 Written by 2 Comments
I read an interesting post by Terry Heaton, about how broadcasters are complaining that they couldn’t see the disruptions they are now experiencing.
My question is, have they checked their water?
- When the pool gets shallow, people are less likely to dive in.
- As water gets more murky, people are less likely to drink.
- The more stagnant the water, the more likely to breed mosquitoes.
It’s applicable to broadcasters and to automakers, industries that ignored decades of trends and advances that changed their markets under them. Instead of measuring the change to understand it, they measured the change as a means to make excuses. Instead of adapting and innovating, those companies are now scrambling and possibly ceasing to be.
Have you checked your water? Are you measuring the right things? Are you prepared to act on those measurements, even if it means straying from your comfort zone?
