May 2005
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Green tipping point: celebrity cool
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – February 18, 2005 – Joining the ranks of celebrities choosing to bring an environmental conscience to the Oscars, Leonardo DiCaprio, Charlize Theron, Robin Williams, Orlando Bloom, Salma Hayek, Penelope Cruz, Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins are among those arriving at the 2005 Academy Awards in high-mileage, low emission, Prius hybrids as…
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Green tipping point: business green
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GE pledges to invest billions in being green: “Ecomagination is GE’s commitment to address challenges such as the need for cleaner, more efficient sources of energy, reduced emissions and abundant sources of clean water,” Immelt said. “And we plan to make money doing it. Increasingly for business, ‘green’ is green.”
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Mad Hot Ballroom
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NYC school kids learn ballroom dancing, wonderful.
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Google buys Dodgeball (yay!)
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Google has acquired Dodgeball, a neato mobile social networking app. It was co-founded and developed by my friend and former mentee Alex, so I’m thrilled for him. Congratulations Alex!
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Aromatherapy tipping point
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I knew scented candles are incredibly popular because I have trouble finding the unscented variety, but it turns out scented pencils are also quite popular, based on some sales data I’ve seen. I wonder if the flower trade is worried?
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Manufacturing crisis
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Innovation sometimes springs from crisis: a company sees a dire threat and takes drastic steps to recover. But what if one person perceives this threat before it becomes obvious to the organization? Can this person manufacturer crisis to initiate change? It seems that’s what Thomas Friedman is doing with his book The World is Flat,…
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Simplicity and discipline
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“We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works. How do you recognize something that is still technology? A good clue is if it comes with a manual.” — Douglas Adams It’s ironic that making simple products is difficult, but it is. It requires discipline to design simple products,…