Moment Change at the White House – Kodak moment! Why the shutters fell on Kodak offers lessons for Covid survival: base strategy on users, not current product (film) or service (brand, distribution network). Hoping the gloomy threat will vanish? Kodak didn’t foresee digital images replacing paper prints, & memory-capture morphing into experience-sharing. React to what’s…
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Myth Debunk the myth that Covid-19 will make people abandon cities. Expect a short exodus to the countryside, then the city will lure the best back. Past plagues prove 2 things: we have short memories & cities are tenacious. 2018: 55% of the world’s population lived in cities. Expected to rise to 68% by 2050. …
Mourn Covid-19 casualty: The Office, whose loss we now mourn. Provider of work, workplace, routine, structure, amusement, purpose, refuge, friends & partners. Enabler of sanity, escape from home chaos & ways to pass the time. Separator of work & home lives. Driver of higher standards of behaviour, dress & language. Situations vacant: Office Spouse, Jokers…
Music chart Moment that changed music forever: 1936 Billboard mag’s Chart Line lists most popular songs on 3 US major radio stations. 1940 best-selling records chart launch. 1958 sales + airplay combined to create Hot 100 Singles Chart, which now includes downloads & streaming data. Play on Guessed the Word? Series…
Marriage Wedding season soon, but marriage is declining all over the world. UK marriages peaked in 1972: 80 out of 1,000 men, & 60 out of 1,000 women, got wed. Corresponding 2016 figures: 23 men & 21 women. Tax relief for married couples, not based on need nor ability to pay, rewards a lifestyle/ moral choice. …
Micro-library Micro-library shows enterprises can thrive in non-traditional structuresElements for success: convenient, long opening hours, self-sustaining, cheap, foster community spirit, capture imaginations, help people connect & make serendipitous discoveries. No registration, fees nor proof of address. Book exchanges are the most popular use of old phone boxes Guessed the Word? Series 36 (6/7) …
Memory Human short-term memory only holds 7 items at a time. So stick to ‘7 or less’ rule when it comes to categories – on websites, talks, instructions, slides. Naming of categories is also important – shouldn’t have to click/ read more to know what’s in there. Category page on e-commerce websites harks back to…
Marijuana Alcohol & tobacco kill far more people than weed. UK: cannabis illegal since 1928. USA: Denver’s “green rush” marijuana retailers outnumber Starbucks cafes 2:1. Canada: has largest herd of “cannabis unicorn” companies. Australia: New South Wales cut red tape so patients get medical marijuana fast Guessed the Word? Series 25 (1/5) …
Maasai Red-check togas, fine beadwork & warrior history. Maasai imagery to be trademarked. Guarding /monetising this cultural heritage will help the tribe. 1,000+ firms have used it free in the past Guessed the Word? Series 18 (1/5) [pic: pawan sharma]
Merry Business is the engine that powers progress. Be merry! Trade, technology and liberty have led to better health & homes, longer lives and less war. And things will be even better in the future Guessed the Word? Series 14 (2/4) [photo: geralt]