Archive for August, 2009
Back in 2005 General Motors Co. decided to have the GM corporate logo on every brand they own at that time. GM decided recently that it’s enough and they will gradually remove GM logo from each brand they own. Goal is to have individual brands prominent face. So now GMC, Chevrolet, Cadillac, and Buick will retain [ READ MORE ]
Dan Pink at TED makes a case about what motivates us based on type of work. For a routine well defined work incentives such as cash, bonus etc works however for creative work same incentives don’t work. In fact Dan shares more than one research studies which indicates offering monetary incentives for creative work deteriorates [ READ MORE ]
Providing great customer service is easier said than done. I do think that in typical operation there is always something we can do to make a difference. Last week my wife went to Valvoline service store for oil change. Valvoline folks changed the oil, did regular inspection like windshield washer fluid, battery, tire pressure etc. [ READ MORE ]
We can see glimpse of what “Objectified a documentary film by Gary Hustwit” is in a video clip below. Towards 3 minutes in to the video Andrew Blauvelt reveals story of Japanese toothpick design. Design is everywhere, yes even in an object like toothpick. Seriously I never thought there is much design involved in toothpick. [ READ MORE ]
Dan Roam is brilliant when it comes to explaining any topic/problem visually. This time Dan simplified mystery surrounding health care reform on his blog. In his first post on this topic Dan explained what is missing in health care reform discussions. The complexity involved in communicating what is in the reform is the problem. Dan [ READ MORE ]
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