IT Cares

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But, this caring form of emerging technology is fashionable. ...

... "ITcares: Intelligent Textile for CArdio REspiratory Sensing. The textile sensor patches are placed on positions of the T-Shirt’s inside which have been found to be most immune to the movement of the torso which will minimizing the artifacts, wrong readings of the sensor. " ...

Via talk2myShirt: Smart textiles monitor patients

Project Design: Use the Crowd

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... understand what new features to add to your product? Or, need help with prioritizing product capabilities? Consider using the crowd to source your ideas and pulse of the market. ...

... "Thousands of times a day, all over the world, ordinary people remark, in restaurants or offices or living rooms, You know what cellphones really need ... " ...

Via New York Times: Crowdsourcing from Twitterland

You Lie!

Oops. Did you say that? Or, just think it? ...

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... As the project manager, do not let your emotions get the best of you. Passion and energy are essential. Disrespect for others (leaders, team members, customers/clients, etc.) is not. Don't let this happen to you. If you don't agree, especially with a specific strategy, say so in confidence and keep an open perspective for the facts. ...

... "Democrats and Republicans alike are denouncing Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting You lie at President Barack Obama during his speech to Congress, an extraordinary breach of decorum for which the South Carolina Republican swiftly apologized. " ...

Via Associated Press: The You Lie Outburst

Who's Responsible if Your Not Accountable for Your Responsibilities?

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... responsible if your not accountable for your responsibility to yourself to discover your strengths? President Obama challenges our students to grasp that responsibility. Or, is it that accountability? Here's wishing that our students seize that opportunity to write their own destiny. ...

... "Every single one of you has something you’re good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That’s the opportunity an education can provide. " ...

Via The WhiteHouse : School Remarks

Project Demo Don'ts

The project prototype is ready. You're scheduled to provide a demo tommorrow. What do you do? What shouldn't you do? Here's some don't do's. Don't reuse a single use case for all audiences. Do an audience analysis ahead of time, have your audience segmented, deploy use cases by segment. For more dont's continue here ...

... "Don’t ignore that the VPs who are potential customers only want a top-level overview and that the customer managers are interested only in their portion of the process. " ...

Via Guy Kawasaki, American Express OPEN Forum Idea Hub: Five Things Not To Do in a Demo

Innovation through Adaptation

Lego adapts its product strategy with Hollywood themes and shifts the workforce culture, meeting with market success. There is a line of thought that theme-based toys will curtail the creativity of children by imposing Hollywood's definition of play. But even kids adapt their strategies. From observations of my kids and their friends, Lego sets are mashed up and integrated in new ways that their creators have not imagined. ...

... "Even toy analysts who admire the company and its recent success acknowledge a broad shift. I would like to see more open-ended play like when we were kids, says Gerrick Johnson, a toy analyst ... " ...

Via New York Times: Hollywood Tie-Ins for Lego