Monthly Archives: April 2012

What I didn’t need to worry about

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Last Saturday morning I had the chance to give the opening keynote address at Unite for Sight’s Global Health and Innovation Conference at Yale University.  The energy in this conference is just amazing, and my hat goes off to Jennifer … Continue reading →

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Stories, Facts and Synthesis

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

Break down any presentation and you’ve got three building blocks: stories, facts and synthesis. Since we’re generally not comfortable as storytellers, and since it feels safe to report on the facts, lots of presentations divide up the pie like this … Continue reading →

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The Lean Nonprofit

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

I think of Eric Reis’ book, The Lean Startup, as an innovation handbook.  Eric, a software engineer turned successful entrepreneur, sets out to dispel myths around innovation and entrepreneurship.  He unpacks what it actually takes to innovate in the real … Continue reading →

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It’s not personal, it’s business

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

Really? Feels to me like that’s a big part of the problem.

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Scarcity

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

A student at a nonprofit school of management told me that they are learning a lot about how to operate under conditions of scarcity – because that’s what the nonprofit sector is like. The catch is that if you start … Continue reading →

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Friction

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

Reflecting on the last two days’ posts – one on the long, hard, stupid way and one on mobile gift giving, I’m left with the notion that if we’re going to bring on serious partners to solve serious problems, then … Continue reading →

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Good Karma?

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

It used to be that remembering someone’s birthday was a big deal.  If you called someone up, sent them a nice card or an email, it meant something.  That’s because remembering someone’s birthday used to rely either on your memory … Continue reading →

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The long, hard, stupid way

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Later this month I’m speaking at the DO Lectures, and as part of my preparation I wanted to see a few of the lectures to get a flavor for the event and the talks. From the DO site I randomly … Continue reading →

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