Once there was a man obsessed with making complex, highly technical things easy for the common, everyday person to understand. And, in the process, he hoped to change the world. But his well-defined cause, burning passion, elegant design sense and tyrannical obsession with execution were not enough. Then he discovered one thing that changed everything. […]
To The Imperfect Journey
At the end of the dock there is a boat. But in the side of the boat there is a hole. That hole is never going to be fixed. And it’s never going away. So, get a new boat, right? You can’t get a new boat. Because this is your boat. All you can do […]
To Those Who Dance Alone
Bob Fosse was a dancer who didn’t dance very well. His feet turned in instead of out. He hunched. He wasn’t flexible enough. But Bob incorporated his “bad” dancing habits into an original style that demolished the status quo of his industry. And Bob Fosse’s choreography changed the world of dance. So If you want […]
To Insightful Soles
Your fancy-schmancy, revolutionary innovation is going to take you a long way, my friend. But it will be a long way in the wrong direction without one vital component. A peek into people’s souls Fifty years ago there were only two kinds of shoes: street shoes and running shoes. Then a guy by the name […]
To The Trail Less Traveled
It’s a shame, but you won’t find the path to being truly unique in the hallowed and often hollow halls of corporate America. In fact, you’ll find it in the most unlikely places. Places where people see things differently, think differently and do things differently. Like at Larry’s place Larry fixes bikes. For every bike […]