Where there’s craft, there’s loyalty
In the city in which I grew up, there was a two-block downtown strip with a bakery, shoe store, drug store, sport shop, bookstore, and clothes store. Everyone who owned and worked at those stores knew...
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Camp Innovation
For every time someone has said, “There’s got to be a better way,” someone else has said, “I’ve got an idea…” With that tirelessly optimistic perspective, we’ll be featuring new ideas on this blog for...
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"Cheap" is not a good story
I saw this sign on a recent visit to New York City. Haven’t been back since so I don’t know if the $1 pizza store opened up. I loved the idea because new ideas that help products become more...
View ArticleOne day you’ll find out you’re no longer good
Listening to sports radio one day recently I was struck by callers talking about a pro basketball player. “Bob from Berwyn” and others like him were savaging the player, ranting about what a waste of...
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Turning a hot dog stand into an entertainment complex
The basketball stadium at the University of Michigan was called Crisler Arena for 44 years, from the time it was built until last year. That’s when they added more goodies for fans and players, like a...
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The case for unbridled, uncontained, unassailable, joyful passion, in life...
Even though it ended after 10:30 PM, I needed a nap after watching the NCAA Men’s basketball semifinals over the weekend. I was that stressed out and exhausted. As a University of Michigan Alum (and...
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Wine not?
A funny thing happened when we went to Napa Valley last week to celebrate my birthday. We drank some wine.Not so unusual, you say? We drank wine in the airport.Still not so unusual. Especially for...
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Confidence = Generosity (Part 2)
“Six months into the business, we got one of those Starbucks coffee machines here in the office. If I had realized the morale boost that would come from having a free coffee machine in the office, I...
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Curiosity = Innovation
Why is innovation important?Because people are curious.Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone’s (empty) vault in 1986. Millions tune in (and a career is launched).27 years after the first season of The Real...
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