Thursday, February 9, 2012
Find Your Next $140 Million by Andrea Kates @BusinessGenome
I LOVE this idea. Create a movie trailer for your company that captures the culture, the strategy, and the WHY.
http://www.fastcompany.com/1814681/how-to-find-your-next-140-million
Monday, November 7, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Best of Hallopallooza
For the last 7 years, we have celebrated Hallopallooza on October 31st. This year’s theme is El Dia de Los Muertos. Past themes have been Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Addams Family, Michael Jackson Thriller, and Alice in Wonderland. Special thanks to our family and friends for participating and making it a memorable event for years to come
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Aspen Ideas Festival: Where do ideas come from?
NPR recently interviewed a keynote speaker from the Aspen Ideas Festival on where ideas come from. Following are my Top 20 Take Aways
1. It's a process of connecting people, understanding their needs, and getting inspiration from what they care about
2. How do we know if our ideas are relevant to others? Just ask them
3. There are three types of ideas: (a) Painkiller; (b) Vitamin; (c) Product
4. Passion + Sweat Equity (99%) = Execution
5. Feedback is the breakfast of champions. Try it out with a prototype first
6. Failures are the core of innovation. Passion => Brick Wall => Resilence => Fail Faster
7. Face-to-face conversations allow dialogue and idea exchange
8. Space allows one to nourish the mind, body, and soul
9. Create a collaborative environment
10. Ideas frequently come from accidents or mistakes (like 3M sticky notes)
11. See the problem in a different light to allow it to float/bubble to the surface (subconsciously)
12. Eureka moments happen when using our intuition to listen on a different level to see the pattern more consistently
13. Eureka ideas are only the beginning, the rest is just hard work
14. You have to have a prepared mind, a structured kind of mind to process
15. The 3 most important things that matter in building a great idea...TEAM, TEAM, TEAM. Teams must have a cross-disciplinary and have different experiences or frames of references
16. The discovery process...Where is it that we want to go, what do we want to create?
17. Create a problem statement for the team to solve
18. Stillness vs. activity (combination of stimulation and relaxation)
19. Ask the question. Depending on how you frame it, you will come up with a different answer.
20. Constraints (like time and money) actually help us know what to bounce off of. Too few constraints make it difficult to generate new ways of thinking. You need parameters and time deadlines
Who are your Top 10 Thought Leaders? Who are your Top 10 Advisors? Are you surrounding yourself with the right people to generate the next great idea?
1. It's a process of connecting people, understanding their needs, and getting inspiration from what they care about
2. How do we know if our ideas are relevant to others? Just ask them
3. There are three types of ideas: (a) Painkiller; (b) Vitamin; (c) Product
4. Passion + Sweat Equity (99%) = Execution
5. Feedback is the breakfast of champions. Try it out with a prototype first
6. Failures are the core of innovation. Passion => Brick Wall => Resilence => Fail Faster
7. Face-to-face conversations allow dialogue and idea exchange
8. Space allows one to nourish the mind, body, and soul
9. Create a collaborative environment
10. Ideas frequently come from accidents or mistakes (like 3M sticky notes)
11. See the problem in a different light to allow it to float/bubble to the surface (subconsciously)
12. Eureka moments happen when using our intuition to listen on a different level to see the pattern more consistently
13. Eureka ideas are only the beginning, the rest is just hard work
14. You have to have a prepared mind, a structured kind of mind to process
15. The 3 most important things that matter in building a great idea...TEAM, TEAM, TEAM. Teams must have a cross-disciplinary and have different experiences or frames of references
16. The discovery process...Where is it that we want to go, what do we want to create?
17. Create a problem statement for the team to solve
18. Stillness vs. activity (combination of stimulation and relaxation)
19. Ask the question. Depending on how you frame it, you will come up with a different answer.
20. Constraints (like time and money) actually help us know what to bounce off of. Too few constraints make it difficult to generate new ways of thinking. You need parameters and time deadlines
Who are your Top 10 Thought Leaders? Who are your Top 10 Advisors? Are you surrounding yourself with the right people to generate the next great idea?
Top 10 Books That Changed The Way You Think
Recently asked the question, "What are the Top 10 Books that Changed The Way You Think?" Here's a list of responses I got
1. Ghadavad Gita: A New Translation - Stephen Mitchell
2. Orbiting Giant Hairball - Gordon McKenzie
3. Complexity Crisis - John Mariotti
4. A Million Miles in 1000 Years - Donald Miller
5. Pour Your Heart into It - Howard Schultz
6. Where are all the Customers' Yachts? - Fred Schwed
7. Good to Great - Jim Collins
8. Blue Ocean Strategy - W. Chan Kim & Renee Mauborgne
9. The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch
10. The Next 100 Years - George Friedman
1. Ghadavad Gita: A New Translation - Stephen Mitchell
2. Orbiting Giant Hairball - Gordon McKenzie
3. Complexity Crisis - John Mariotti
4. A Million Miles in 1000 Years - Donald Miller
5. Pour Your Heart into It - Howard Schultz
6. Where are all the Customers' Yachts? - Fred Schwed
7. Good to Great - Jim Collins
8. Blue Ocean Strategy - W. Chan Kim & Renee Mauborgne
9. The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch
10. The Next 100 Years - George Friedman
Saturday, April 9, 2011
StoneFish Announces Intergalatic Reunion Tour
And just when you thought you'd seen it all...StoneFish Announces Intergalatic Reunion Tour.
Monday, February 14, 2011
New GMC Website Launched!
New GMC website launched for the 7th Annual Grillmasters' Challenge on May 28th.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Now Playing on WUTR 108.8 FM - Nigel McNyhus' Deadset for the Faithful
I was listening to another great GD show with David Lemieux on XM radio channel 57 and decided to make my very own playlist of great cuts from some great shows. Enjoy!
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Rico's Top 50 Picks for 2010
My music library is constantly expanding. I've been following the lead of cousin Timoteo and started listening to more funky jam bands, soulful groove, surf punk, & southern fried blues. Here's my most recent Top 50 in no particular order.
1. JJ Grey & Mofro
2. Radiohead
3. Page McConnell
4. Michael Franti & Spearhead
5. Arkells
6. The Beautiful Girls
7. Belle & Sebastian
8. Death Cab for Cutie
9. The Decemberists
10. Zach Gill & ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra)
11. Bag of Toys
12. Cake
13. Xavier Rudd
14. My Morning Jacket
15. Umphrey McGee
16. John Butler Trio
17. Keller Williams
18. Tokoyo Police Club
19. The Dispatch
20. Yonder Mountain String Band (YMSB)
21. Railroad Earth
22. G. Love & Special Sauce
23. Wiser Time
24. Ulu
25. Porter Batiste Stoltz
26. Grayson Capps
27. North Mississippi Allstarts
28. The Hold Steady
29. Most Serene Republic
30. Sufjan Stevens
31. Moe
32. Mumford Sons
33. Current Swell
34. Perpetual Groove
35. Widespread Panic
36. Phish Live
37. Sugarman 3
38. Bill Withers
39. Finley Quaye & William Orbit
40. Two Hours Traffic
41. Down with Webster
42. Peter Tosh
43. Wolfmother
44. Imogen Heap
45. Neil Halstead
46. Bag of Toys
47. The Thermals
48. Arcade Fire
49. The Stills
50. Trey Anastasio Band (TAB)
1. JJ Grey & Mofro
2. Radiohead
3. Page McConnell
4. Michael Franti & Spearhead
5. Arkells
6. The Beautiful Girls
7. Belle & Sebastian
8. Death Cab for Cutie
9. The Decemberists
10. Zach Gill & ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra)
11. Bag of Toys
12. Cake
13. Xavier Rudd
14. My Morning Jacket
15. Umphrey McGee
16. John Butler Trio
17. Keller Williams
18. Tokoyo Police Club
19. The Dispatch
20. Yonder Mountain String Band (YMSB)
21. Railroad Earth
22. G. Love & Special Sauce
23. Wiser Time
24. Ulu
25. Porter Batiste Stoltz
26. Grayson Capps
27. North Mississippi Allstarts
28. The Hold Steady
29. Most Serene Republic
30. Sufjan Stevens
31. Moe
32. Mumford Sons
33. Current Swell
34. Perpetual Groove
35. Widespread Panic
36. Phish Live
37. Sugarman 3
38. Bill Withers
39. Finley Quaye & William Orbit
40. Two Hours Traffic
41. Down with Webster
42. Peter Tosh
43. Wolfmother
44. Imogen Heap
45. Neil Halstead
46. Bag of Toys
47. The Thermals
48. Arcade Fire
49. The Stills
50. Trey Anastasio Band (TAB)
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