Archives / February 2005


   You are only as good as your last idea
Durwin Sharp, 53, chief idea catalyst for the Houston-based Virtual Thinking Expedition Co., where he helps guide innovation boot camps. Scenario " ...   read more

 



   Just how great is Wal-Mart’s reach today?
Wal-Mart is an economy of its own — with profound implications for its customers, workers and the communities where it operates. Just how great is Wal ...   read more

 



   Top Jobs for 2005
What are the best jobs to pursue for the next five years? Fast Company draws on the work of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and an innovation expert to ...   read more


 



   Senso, the car that senses the driver
Rinspeed, a Swiss company will unveil a strange creation at the Geneva auto show. Senso, the new concept model will be introduced jointly with plastic ...   read more

 



   The body is a billboard
The Next Big Thing, according to 31-year-old Joe Tamargo: The body is a billboard. Tamargo, who runs a Web site LivingAdSpace.com, has started a ne ...   read more

 



   You are a videogame fanatic and a fitness addict. Let's combine your passions!
Normally the only part of your body getting any exercise playing a computer game would be your thumb on the joystick. But this time, however, you ...   read more

 



   High-speed plane check-in by mobile phone
Reuters launched an article that the service of mobile check-in at airports is in its test phase to be marketed in 2005. If you are interested in ...   read more

 



   Geriatric Love Boat
Isn't this a coincidence. Just last week I was discussing facilities for the elderly and the total inability of these facilities to inspire let alone ...   read more


 



   Moment of truth --> Get in there!
Challenge: You are the CEO of an online shop, identifying moments-of-truth in a consuler's purchasing experience. Challenge yourself on one of the mos ...   read more

 



   From Clicks to Bricks & Mortar
The online store ebay adds an offline shop to its portfolio in Belgium. For a fee of 20 to 33% of the end price, customers can drop off their valuabl ...   read more

 



   Can a beer from Brazil go global?
InBev (the merger between Belgian brewer Interbrew and Brazilian brewer AmBev) plans to turn the Brazilian brand Brahma into a global brand. Not o ...   read more

 



   Let's introduce BRICs
After the abreviations Clicks, Bricks, etc, BRICs is the leading group of countries in the world that will be responsible for a considerable change of ...   read more

 



   "Hello, I'm calling for the Valentine promotion to the moon..."
... that I have read about in your monthly magazine. Are there still seats available to leave on Monday-morning and coming back the next day? " Sir Ri ...   read more


 



   Blogs acknowledged as opinion leaders by advertising guru
Ad-man Steve Hayden, vice chairman of New York-based Ogilvy & Mather and the legendary advertising figure behind Apple's famous “1984” ad, introducing ...   read more

 



   Touch screen and drive through shopping
AutoCart, LLC, said it plans to roll out the world's first "drive-through supercenter" format, a 130,000-square-foot facility equipped to deliver more ...   read more