Accueil « Business Model Fab 10 things about trying | Life. Then strategy Life | Comments | Last built on 29 May, 2009 I recently got put on a list. Always feels a bit weird, but deep down I dig it. It was for the inaugural Creative Sydney – 100 Creative Catalysts. Doing cultural stuff – entrepreneurial cultural stuff – can feel like a lonely pursuit. So, this bit of recognition – I dig it. I was going to talk at the Epic Fail event for Creative Sydney. 1. Lesson: Blind faith and commitment are incredibly powerful 2. Lesson: Take a stance for what you’re about now and act 3. Lesson: Build it and people will help – you don’t have to be lonely 4. Lesson: It’s OK to be imperfect because others don’t judge what you do like you do 5. Lesson: Stop obsessing – your tomorrow will be happier for it 6. Lesson: Keep healthy ties with people completely unrelated to your idea 7. Lesson: Make a plan – on one page if you can 8. Lesson: Keep it simple and realistic, don’t over-commit, and don’t beat yourself up 9. Lesson: Solo is tough; take a risk on good people 10.
Blog A few days ago I put out this new Quirkology video. If you haven’t seen it yet, take a look. Hope you enjoyed that. At the moment it has had about 1.2 million views. Caroline Watt and I worked together on the piece, and I thought it might be interesting to take a look at some of the thinking behind it. So here we go….. The initial shot The first scene is designed to convince people that the painting is on the wall. The illusion This was a really tricky shot because the painting is obviously key to the illusion, but I have to make it look completely incidental to the scene. The bottle My first thought was to produce a banana because they always feel unexpected and funny. I went around lots of shops and eventually found a mini-wine bottle that was 8 inches long. The tube My original thought was to use a long box, but an hour of quality time with a Jaffa Cake box revealed that the heavy bottle often rolled around in the box and made it really difficult to handle. The painting The explanation
Global beverage / drinks industry business news, information, insight and market research services Social Media / E-marketing / Marketing viral / Search marketing / E-commerce Quarante centimes awkward-puking-unicorn a demandé: Hello! I hope someone still comes around here and will see this message. What happened to 40cents? Hi. Actually, there’s no team. Pauline Rosen, Sid Lee Toronto Pauline’s background includes experiences such as executive at Publicis Singapore and strategist at Sid Lee Canada. Now, Pauline is strategist in Sid Lee Toronto office, one of the most multipurpose network in the world, enjoying a work basically paid to learn and get a point of view! Pauline Rosen, Sid Lee from 40centimes on Vimeo. Isabelle Chrun, Sid Lee Montréal In addition to having been brought up in Montréal, a city defined as a thriving multicultural hub, Isabelle has spent multiple semesters abroad in Guangzhou (2005), Tianjin (2007) and Hong Kong (2011) in China. Isabelle also gave a TED talk where she expressed her point of view on social media. Isabelle Chrun, Sid Lee Montréal from 40centimes on Vimeo. What if we were the bullshit generation? Via Umarg Andréa Fortin, Taxi Montréal
Reused Tires Make a Squid-Like Playground for Refugee Children All images courtesy of AnneMarie van Splunter When Go Play! announced a competition to design an innovative playground for 1,000 refugee children along the border of Thailand and Burma, Dutch designer AnneMarie van Splunter thought of old car tires. Though in my opinion it looks more like a squid, and has some practical problems, the design won the contest's Honorable Mention for Innovation. Although van Splunter and her advising artist Peter Verhaar wanted to avoid the use of metal (thus the bamboo frame), their environmental leanings were trumped by physics -- it turns out that a steel frame would be preferable for safety and durability reasons. The second issue is the durability of the tires themselves -- after a lifetime of supporting cars the tropical heat is cause for concern that they would have to be replaced at some point. But those concerns aside, the RubberTree is commendable for its creative upcycling of old tires, and for the eye-catching originality of the playground.
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