A few things we can learn from fashion & Victor Churchill
We can all learn a lot from Fashion. Fashion brands exist based on their ability to connect with consumers emotionally. Fashion has nothing to do with price and more about marketing than product, it has everything to do with the need to associate at an emotional level.
As the saying goes, people “do not buy the soda”, [...]
Foursquare launches new tool for business.
Foursquare, a location-based social network, plans to distribute a free analytics tool and dashboard in the coming weeks that will give business owners access to a range of information and statistics about visitors to their establishments.
Tristan Walker, director of business development at Foursquare, said that the latest features were intended to help local merchants run [...]
Meet Google. A company whose motto is “Don’t be evil”
Meet Google. The noun that became a verb. The world’s favourite search engine, and the company whose motto is “Don’t be evil…”
Hungry Beast has created an interesting and engaging Info-Graphic on their view on Google and the companies mission. A look a their acquisitions, insight into the class action law suits and the issues surrounding [...]
McNally Jackson Books Cafe by Front Studio
There will be winners and losers in the changing publishing industry, the catalyst being the emerging world of, e-books. Books are recognised as big winners if they are large blockbusters. Therefore it is the humble independent bookstores that are precious sanctuaries playing an essential role. Independent bookstores nurturing unique personalities stringing community links are significantly responsible [...]
Dan Ilic on The Future of New Media with Reuters, New York Times & Al Jazeera
Dan Ilic sits down with three executives from some of the world’s biggest media outlets to have a chat about the future of their business. Moeed Ahmad, Head of New Media for Al Jazeera, Chief Scientist at Reuters, Nic Fulton, and the CTO of the New York Times, Marc Frons, were all in Australia talking [...]
FROM THE BULL:: Innovate or Perish
Recently I had the great pleasure of participating in an Innovation Forum (IF) in Melbourne hosted by the charming and charismatic Ben Rennie of Uncluttered White Spaces. It was a brilliant evening with a great panel, an engaged audience and some lively discussions.
Innovation is a curious term that means different things to different people. My [...]
Ecosia:: The worlds greenest search engine.
Every year a rainforest area larger than England is burned or cut down. Therefore the deforestation of the tropical rainforests is the single most important source of CO2 emissions in the world and about 20% of all global CO2 emissions are caused by rainforest deforestation. It is a major contributor to:
• Global warming
• Global climate [...]
A pop up bar made from 420 IKEA boxes
Reverting back to the word of innovation. The Bull often refers to innovation as a new way of viewing something that either exists or does not. Surely this errs-towards an innovative way to use Ikea tubs. Instead of dumping old storage boxes, why not give them a second life as alcohol-slinging pop-up shops? Designers Diogo [...]
IF Melbourne in review:: “Nostalgia, denial & arrogance” – Ben Crowe @ IF 2010
uncluttered white spaces hosted our second Innovation forum (IF Melbourne) on Tuesday night at Denmark House Melbourne.
The night turned out one of the most influential panels and guests list I have been involved in with some amazing contributions across the floor. IF exisits to bring together like minded innovators and thought leaders to share ideas [...]
Fuel-Cell Powered BMW Bike Concept Revealed
First Bloom Energy revealed its much-hyped fuel cell-powered Bloom Energy Server earlier this week, and now a group of design students from the ISD of Valenciennes in France have unveiled a slick concept BMW motorcycle powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. The bike doesn’t physically exist yet, but the students imagine that a lithium polymer [...]
Adidas + Augmented Reality & a few Stormtroopers.
Taking on the now industry standard concept in the games field of augmented reality, adidas has created a virtual 3-D world that can be accessed using a future line of five men’s sneakers. Users need to visit the adidas site and hold up their sneaker to their webcam; the show will feature a code implanted [...]
A reader puts in a request for honest plain english.
I am in the process of travelling from Sydney to Perth of a business trip. Majority of my time has been spent reading business mags and newspaper.
In reading the long list of earnings announcements, I’d like to make a minor change . To make a translation of a sentence I read a number of times [...]
Rick Klotz on the world’s got problems.
As a continuation on our series tracking the devlopments at Freshjive (or formerly known as) in relation to the recent name changes, we found this short documentary intruiging, controversial with plenty of room for interpretation.
If we can take 1 insight from Rick’s approach, it is certainly that he is prepared to put it out there [...]
From the Bull:: What happens when you give more than you take?
Recently, I was chatting with a great friend of mine who runs his own successful business. He’s a fantastic guy who is loved by everyone. His network of friends, business contacts and acquaintances is huge. He is smart, pragmatic and has the best “bull-sh*t detector” on the planet. He can be gruff at times and [...]
White Space TV: Talks with David Gillespie on Twitter and the future of the world as we know it.
uncluttered white spaces caught up with David Gillespie in January 2010 and brought the video camera along for the ride. In an hour long discussion (this interview only goes for 5 minutes for those of you who just sighed), we covered topics as in depth as the link between caveman hand paintings and facebook, twitter and [...]
From the Bull:: The ultimate feedback question.
Remember the old staff suggestion boxes? Staff were encouraged to submit ideas, suggestions, criticisms etc via a suggestion box which once every week or so a manager would open and review. If their suggestion was controversial or personal they could submit it anonymously. In the bad old days this was sometimes the only voice that [...]
Think Thursday: Business Evolution & Leadership
EVENT: THINK THURSDAYS
WHERE: DENMARK HOUSE – Melbourne
GUEST SPEAKER: BEN RENNIE
WHEN: MARCH 4, 2010.
Denmark House hosts Think Thursdays each month. The social events are open for all to attend (members as well as non-members), allowing guests the opportunity to experience the unique designer interior of the Denmark House venue.
Denmark House encourages you to “open your [...]
THE BULL :: Bill Clinton has the X Factor
In the past ten years two of my friends had the pleasure of meeting Bill Clinton. One met him at a speaking function where he was part of a greeting line of probably 200 people. The other met him, by accident, on the wharf at Port Douglas in Queensland. On both occasions the meeting took [...]
Announcing: Sahil Merchant joins IF Melbourne’s panel of experts.
IF Melbourne has recieved confirmation that Sahil Merchant will be joining the panel of experts.
Sahil is the co-founder and Chief Magazineologist of Mag Nation, a chain of retail stores specialising in mainstream and niche magazines, stationery, design books and t-shirts. Mag Nation has built a cult following amongst the creative and urban savvy communities [...]
Fashion that touches the World
Holstee is an Eco-friendly clothing company. Their style is simple, functional, unique and made out of 100% recycled material.
Although there are quite a few Eco-friendly fashions on the market, Holstee captivates through its inimitable concept. The brand founded by brothers Dave and Mike Radparvar was not only created to be fashionable and functional but also [...]