I'm sorry to hear that Fast Company is laying off people who worked on the web site and folding their digital division into the print magazine management. But not surprised. When they launched the new community, I dutifully signed up and tried to make sense of it, but it never provided me any benefits. Nobody there was ever talking about anything I cared about.
Theresa Quintanilla
- Portrait by Bob Rehak
Rehak Creative Services - Houston Advertising Agency and Marketing Communications Firm
Innovation Resources
- Innovators Guide
A directory of useful sites for innovators - BIF Speak
Supporting annual conference of The Business Innovation Factory in Providence, RI - Core77 Industrial Design
Articles, discussion forums, events, portfolio hosting, job listings, database of design firms, schools, vendors and services - Creative Think
Roger von Oech, author of A Whack on the Side of the Head - Creativity & Innovation
Keith Sawyer is a scientist who studies creativity. Author of Group Genius (2007) - Doc Searls Weblog
Researcher and one of four authors of The Cluetrain Manifesto - Doors of Perception
John Thackara sets up conferences in which citizens, designers, and grassroots innovators explore sustainability. - How to Change the World
Guy Kawasaki busts the myths of entrepreneurship - Innovation News from Google
- John Robb's Weblog
Skating to where the puck will be... (changing face of global economics, political power) - Joi Ito's Web
Changes in intellectual property law and social media - Conceptual Trends and Current Topics
Kevin Kelly's blog on current trends and conceptual topics - kottke.org
Jason Kottke on solving problems by applying psychology in a visual & functional context (and leveraging technology and culture) - The Laws of Simplicity
John Maeda wrote the book Laws of Simplicity then became President of the Rhode Island School of Design - The Long Now Blog
explore whatever may be helpful for thinking, understanding, and acting responsibly over long periods of time - Mental Floss blog
Editor-in-Chief Neely Harris describes the tone of Mental Floss best in the editor's letter: the magazine "peppers educational content with 3rd grade humor" - PeterMe
Peter Merholz, co-founder & President of Adaptive Path, which hosts UX Week - Principled Innovation
Jeff De Cagna, chief strategist and founder of Principled Innovation LLC, and the association community’s leading voice for innovation - Scripting News
Dave Winer: "The father of modern-day content distribution." - PC World. Also squeaky wheel extraordinaire - Seed magazine
Science is culture - TEDBlog
Ideas worth spreading - Institute for the Future
Committed to building the future by understanding it deeply
Viewspage Gallery
- Active Pets Houston
helping people keep their pets healthy - Being a Collector
Resources for art collectors in Houston - News from Columbia Club/South Texas
for alumni and friends of Columbia University in south Texas - QViews
on the hunt for a better marketing system
Favorite Covers
- The first. The greatest. The truth.
- The cover that launched a thousand startups.
- Justifiably the most famous; just the best.
- Another new rule of the new economy
- 50% of the universe is empowered.
- Nothing is more innovative than love.
- Okay, it's not the cover I love, it's the cover story. Innovative is not cute.
- Then again, maybe it is.
Open on my desk
Charles Landry: The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators
Marie Delgado Travis: LA VENTANA / THE WINDOW: Collected Bilingual Poems
Lovely sense of rhythm. Clear imagery.Amy Whitaker: Museum Legs
Unusual and valuable insightsBrené Brown: I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power
Still readingVirginia Postrel: The Future and Its Enemies: The Growing Conflict Over Creativity, Enterprise, and Progress
Mind expandingKlein Dytham Architecture: Pecha Kucha Night: 20 Images x 20 Seconds
InspiringAnnette Simmons: The Story Factor (2nd Revised Edition)
Doesn't provide templates but builds commitment (****)
