Monthly Archives: August 2011

Not just an IT thing

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

Derek Sivers says we shouldn’t share our goals, or make them public, that the act of sharing our goals makes us less likely to achieve them. However, our experience with the teams we’ve worked with is that making public commitments … Continue reading →

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Luna Quote

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving” – Albert Einstein

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What the hell is Luna Tractor? Ask Wordle.com

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

As a tool to uncover sentiment and themes about a brand, topic or organisation, Wordle is a powerful and fun toy that generates “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more … Continue reading →

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The Lockheed Martin Skunkwork

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

A group within an organization given a high degree of autonomy, unhampered by bureaucracy, tasked with working on advanced or secret projects, is now commonly referred to as a skunkworks. The term comes from Kelly Johnson’s team at Lockheed Martin … Continue reading →

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Better or just Different ?

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

This visualisation of Crayola Crayon colours over the last century got me thinking.  If I were a kid, drawing things with my Crayolas, I’m not sure I’d need all those colours.  In fact maybe I’d be pretty happy drawing stuff with … Continue reading →

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