Archives: August 2007

Redesign The Health System--Or How I Spent A Really Bad Summer Vacation.

Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on August 31

Sorry for the long silence but I've been dealing with a serious family medical problem. It highlights the desperate need for design and innovation in the medical space. If you...

The Financial Sky Is Falling--So I'm Taking Off To Read Fiction.

Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on August 10

Well, the financial house of cards built on "securitization" of debt appears to be coming down and no one really knows how bad it will get so I'm going to...

What Nardelli Should Do At Chrysler.

Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on August 09

Stop what you are doing and jump to Jessie Scanlon's Q&A with Doblin's innovation consultant Larry Keeley on how Robert Nardelli should remake Chrysler. It is the very best insight...

Nardelli At Chrysler--Doesn't Make Sense.

Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on August 08

Check out this Winding Road comment on the appointment of Robert Nardelli to head Chrysler. Winding Road is one of the best auto sites. David E. Davis's criticism of Nardelli...

An iGoogle Gadget Gets You Directly To Harley-Davidson's Sturgis Rally.

Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on August 07

I used to ride a motorcycle in the Peace Corps in the Philippines, something small as I recall, and dreamed, of course, of riding a Harley. Now, thanks to a...

Is The Pricing Paralysis In The Debt Markets Hurting Innovation And Design?

Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on August 07

The freeze-up in the credit markets is causing some companies to put their innovation and design projects in the deep freezer, I hear. Not good. In fact, it's terrible. The...

Best Blogs For Marketing and Media.

Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on August 06

Ad Age has a new list out on the top 150 best blogs for media and marketing. I like the way it measures them--listing and averaging Google Page Rank, Bloglines...

Picking Robert Nardelli to Save Chrysler Is The Most Bone-Headed Idea Of 2007.

Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on August 06

The private equity guys at Cerberus Capital Managerment who bought Chrysler from Daimler think that Six Sigma can bring Chrysler back from the dead but they are dead wrong. Ex-GE,...

Is There A Backlash Brewing Against Online Advertising?

Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on August 02

Online ad growth is slowing to about 19% for 2007, down sharply from the 30% plus of the last three years, according to eMarketer. Why? I mean, WHY? This is...

TED's Africa Conference Videos.

Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on August 01

TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) held its first conference in Africa this summer. I couldn't get to it but here are some insightful videos of the people who spoke in Tanzania....

Wildly Funny Viral Videos From Nokia--The Biting Laptop.

Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on August 01

In case you haven't seen these yet (allowing me not be think that I am the very last one to view it), check out these wonderful viral videos from Nokia....

Who Did The Great Nike+ Social Networking Site?

Posted by: Bruce Nussbaum on August 01

Thanks to Jack Cheng and David Armano for telling me that digital agency R/GA did the great Nike+ site which creates a wonderful experience for the runner population (or not--check...