Google Glass = Half Full?

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Google has received a bit of press for it's announcement that its product, Glass, will be manufactured in the US (at least early runs). Google held a competition called #IfIHadGlass to identify eager early adopters. Winners will get the "chance" to pay $1,500 to get their hands on the product before the general public does. There are several reasons Google probably wants to … [Read more...]

Big Data: Does Size Really Matter?

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"Big Data" is one of those terms that gets thrown around my workplace with reckless abandon these days. So much so, that it begins to lose it's flavor. What does Big Data really mean? Certainly, we've seen a lot of lip-service paid to the sheer volume of information being generated on a daily basis (the Taming The Torrent video is a couple years old, but captures the gist of … [Read more...]

The Internet Of You

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I just read an intriguing article (I used Google Glass: the future, but with monthly updates) that discussed the benefits and drawbacks of the Google Glass project in its current state. I, for one, am ready to be a cyborg. The promise of Google Glass is that it will give us a heads-up display at every moment of our life. While scanning your environment for clues, Glass provides … [Read more...]

Shrodinger’s Cat And Strategy

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My wife and I are coming to terms with the fact that we are staring down the barrel of the end of a two year tour of duty for work that has taken us from Chicago to Southern California. We don't have to go back, but there are compelling reasons for us to do so (finances, friends, family, educational system, etc.). We don't have to stay, but there are compelling reasons to do so … [Read more...]

People Who Like Bacon & Guitars: Graph Search

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I signed up for the Facebook Graph Search beta a couple weeks ago. The invite came the other day and I eagerly clicked through to activate it. Immediately, a new search box appeared at the top of my newsfeed. I started typing right away, and... There it was! Page after gridded page of people who were just like me - they liked Bacon and Parker Guitars! If I wanted to, I could … [Read more...]

Brilliant Machines: It’s The Little Bits That Matter

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A while back, I saw the fantastic GE Brilliant Machines, "Robots On The Move" ad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7DNYocXvR0&height=315&width=560   After seeing it, I sent a tweet confessing my love of the spot. I was pleased to see that GE responded with a note of thanks. I was surprised that they offered to send a token of their appreciation. I responded … [Read more...]

Breaking Down Barriers: Clearing The Innovation Brush

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Recently, I was involved in an innovation initiative which was a crowdsourcing initiative to identify efficiencies within a company. The challenge was open to all employees and voting and commenting were permitted. After the challenge was closed, the most popular (by votes and comment counts) were presented to leadership. Their reaction, to say the least, was less than … [Read more...]

Pity Parti – A Designer On A Soapbox

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Back in the day, there was a partner who would send me PowerPoint presentations and ask me to add some "sizzle." He knew I'd been to design school and had worked with me on a number of web development projects, so he figured I could add some lipstick to content we were going to share with clients. The problem was that in many cases, the flaws with the decks were structural and … [Read more...]