Daniel H. Pink's Blog, page 36
June 19, 2009
Idea of the day: Eco-friendly pizza box
Watch this 45-second video. Then smack yourself on the forehead for not thinking of it first.
(HT: Doug Flather)
June 17, 2009
Quote of the day: Beware the planners
“In all the briefing papers prepared for the famous Clinton Little Rock [economic:] summit in late 1992, the word Internet never appeared.” (HT: Steve Case)
– Daniel Gross, Newsweek
Dome of the day
Here’s a 24-foot Buckminster Fuller dome in the lobby of NeoCon 09. This is the first time I’ve seen one of Bucky’s domes in person. It’s pretty cool and a bit wacky — much like the man himself.
June 14, 2009
Avoiding bad habits the Eames way
In preparing for a visit to NeoCon 2009, I’ve been doing a fair bit of research on the utterly fascinating lives of Charles and Ray Eames.
The Eameses, as most of you know, created, well, everything. Furniture. Graphics. Sculptures. Medical equipment. Films.
In the 1930s, Charles, at the time somewhat frustrated with his architectural practice, picked up and left for Mexico. There, wandering and scraping for money, he made a decision. He vowed not to
“take any . . . job — the objective of which yo
June 9, 2009
Free teleconference: Thursday June 11
Join me, Pam Slim, and John Jantsch for a conversation with Keith Ferrazzi, author of Never Eat Alone, about his new book … Who’s Got Your Back. WHEN: Thursday June 11 at 3pm (EDT).
Sign up here. It’s free!
June 7, 2009
Johnny Bunko at the Olive Garden
Darden Restaurants CEO Clarence Otis, Jr., inadvertently offers a version of Bunko Lesson One to the New York Times:
“One of the guys I worked for very early on said: ‘As you think about career, it’s not about planning it. Things are too dynamic; there’s too much going on; there are too many things that’ll pop up, good and bad. It’s not about planning and career planning; it’s about preparation and building skills. And if you do that, then you’ll recover from the mishaps, and you’ll be able to ta
June 4, 2009
Book recommendation: Mannahatta
A couple of weeks ago, I got a copy of Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City
— a cool new book by Eric Sanderson. Today I finally had a chance to look at it carefully. Wow.
If you ever wondered what Manhattan was like in 1609, when Henry Hudson first sailed into New York Harbor, Mannahatta offers a startling and powerful glimpse. You’ll be amazed at what the city looked like before it even existed.
This is definitely a book for both sides of your brain. Sanderson, a landscape ecologist, h
June 3, 2009
Factoid of the day: In ‘97, you weren’t reading this
The U.S. Census Bureau issued new data today showing “that 62 percent of households reported using Internet access in the home in 2007, an increase from 18 percent in 1997.” Also, “Among households using the Internet in 2007, 82 percent reported using a high-speed connection.”
May 29, 2009
Breakfast with Alan Webber
If you’re in D.C., please consider coming to a great event sponsored by the Washington Board of Trade: A conversation with Alan Webber about his terrific new book, Rules of Thumb.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
8am to 10am
The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner
1700 Tysons BlvdMcLean, VA
Register here
