The Island at the Center of the World
Title: The Island at the Center of the World Author: Russell Shorto Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Doubleday; 1st edition (March 16, 2004) ISBN: 0385503490 This book was recommended to me by a friend on a project while working in Amsterdam. He was right – this is a book you’ll really enjoy I think; I certainly […]
February 15th, 2005 by alephnaught
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Fading Liberal Dream Tears Dutch Apart
An article from the Observer International about the rise of racial tensions in The Netherlands.
February 12th, 2005 by alephnaught
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Blogging Policies
A Forrester report on corporate blogging policies
February 5th, 2005 by alephnaught
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FreeMind
FreeMind is a tool to do mind mapping – a way to organize information over time
January 27th, 2005 by alephnaught
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I’m back!
After two weeks I’m back from Amsterdam
January 27th, 2005 by alephnaught
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Support of the future (today?)
While working on a large outsourcing effort, I got this link – it is simply hilarious!
January 26th, 2005 by alephnaught
Amsterdam and The Hague
I left for Amsterdam on January 11 for work. I didn’t know exactly when I’d return. One of my friends, Hans de Jong Luneau, from a project last summer took me to Media Markt to look for an inexpensive pocket digital camera since I forgot my larger but nice Sony. Media Markt reminded me of […]
January 8th, 2005 by alephnaught
Crossing the Chasm
Title: Crossing the Chasm Author: Geoffrey A Moore Softcover: 256 Pages Publisher: HarperBusiness; Revised edition (August, 2002) ISBN: 006051712 I keep coming back to this book whenever I need to build a product or new service; between this book, Under Pressure and On Time and The Innovator’s Dilemma, you have a good beginning marketing reading […]
January 8th, 2005 by alephnaught
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The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America’s Leading Design Firm
Title: The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America’s Leading Design Firm Authors:Tom Kelley and Jonathan Littman Hardcover: 320 Pages Publisher: Currency (January 16, 2001) ISBN: 0385499841 This book is about IDEO, a very cool west-coast company that specializes in designing creative products. Creativity requires a proper environment. This includes room for fun, […]
January 8th, 2005 by alephnaught
On Death and Dying
Title: On Death and Dying Author: Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Softcover: 288 Publisher: Scribner; Reprint edition (June 9, 1997) ISBN: 068483938 I read this book for two reasons. First, the company I work for is going through significant changes – I fear these changes will cause intense reactions not unlike the five stages of dying popularized by […]
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February 19th, 2005 by alephnaught
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