Tag: innovation
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Innovation is the enemy of systems
I’ve been thinking more about systems, but this time it’s other people’s systems – why are they so hard to implement? Is entrepreneurship really a thinly veiled desire to do things your own way as much as possible? It seems like it sometimes. I’ve tested countless techniques, courses and systems, and I can’t really tell […]
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Imaginary competition and surprise innovation
Last week I warned about the dangers of copying only what you see, because your competitor typically has a bunch of stuff going on in the back end that can mean all the difference in the world when it comes to business profits. But what if, to quote Will Smith, the things you think you saw […]
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Giving people what they want, or swarm evolution
With my new morning workout routine I’m exposed to too many televisions in the gym, most of which are showing news shows. I don’t listen to any of them (if I’m on a machine that can hold it I’ll watch a video on my phone, otherwise it’s an MP3) but I’ve had the opportunity to […]
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Infinite innovation vs sufficient suckage
I only took one undergrad economics class but then I boosted that with stuff like Freakonomics, so I’m 100% qualified to talk about this today. Some wireless carrier ads got me thinking today. Rogers has this data sharing plan, which, if I’m not mistaken, lets you share your data plan across multiple devices for $10 […]