http://thinktopia.com Better thoughts through thinking™ Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:14:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en July 29 in New York City. Met at Advertising Research Foundation to take 20+ leaders through a Primal Dig to help examine research role as a brand with leaders from J&J, Unilever, CBS, IBM, Colgate, Hasbro, Meredith, Coca-Cola, Y&R... http://thinktopia.com/2009/08/02/research-as-brand-with-advertising-research-foundation/ Michael Perman and I are giving a storytelling conference at the ARF in New York City today. As the world's brain is turning right, storytelling is a way to turn boring facts and figures into compelling ideas. Certainly, stories of polar bears losing their icebergs and swimming for miles into the ... http://thinktopia.com/2009/06/22/storytelling-conference-at-advertising-research-foundation-sold-out/ Friend Jonathan Littman alerts me that his latest business book (written with writing partner Marc Hershon) I Hate People has just been released. Jonathan, known for bestsellers such as the Ten Faces of Innovation and articles in Playboy, teams up with co-author Marc Hershon, a comedian who writes with Dana ... http://thinktopia.com/2009/06/03/i-hate-people-launches/ Check out my interview with Advertising Research Foundation how to create gr8 brands http://bit.ly/eZofb http://thinktopia.com/2009/05/20/interview-with-advertising-research-foundation/ South Korean scientists have genetically engineered four dogs to glow in the dark. The cloned beagles (all named Ruppy) glow red under ultraviolet light. The important point, claims Seoul National University professor Lee Byeong-chun, is that the fluorescent genes were planted. In related fluorescence news, Nobel prize-winning chemist Roger Tsien ... http://thinktopia.com/2009/05/01/546/ Internet services company mStoner in Chicago attended a Primal Dig session last week. See the blog about their experience here: http://www.mstonerblog.com/ http://thinktopia.com/2009/04/21/mstoner-attends-primal-dig/ Tried one of Lettuce Entertain You’s latest concepts in Chicago—WOW BAO. Bao are those sticky buns—think of them as an Asian wrap—filled with anything you have in mind. WOW BAO pus thai curry, teriyaki chicken, bbq pork or Mongolian beef in the center. Breakfast Bao gets egg, bacon and cheddar. ... http://thinktopia.com/2009/04/21/542/ Tried one of Lettuce Entertain You’s latest concepts in Chicago—WOW BAO. Bao are those sticky buns—think of them as an Asian wrap—filled with anything you have in mind. WOW BAO pus thai curry, teriyaki chicken, bbq pork or Mongolian beef in the center. Breakfast Bao gets egg, bacon and cheddar. ... http://thinktopia.com/2009/04/21/wow-bao-wow/ Everyone is getting spanked these days. Forget the headline meltdowns like Circuit City, General Motors, Borders, and XM Sirius. Many smaller chips along the byways, retail strips and mall aisles of America—and the companies who supply them, are getting knocked around or knocked out. The Great Recession as not just a ... http://thinktopia.com/2009/04/10/brand-spanking/ Our THINKTOPIA® poster created by designer Mike Perry was featured in YOUNG GRAPHIC DESIGNERS AMERICAS. http://thinktopia.com/2009/03/26/mike-perry-poster-feature/