A Quick Read…

Just a quick note - I spent a little time at Bobulate this morning and stumbled upon this gem - “Not the Innovation I used to know” by Liz Danzico. It references an interview she conducted with Scott Berkun. I absolutely *cannot* stop re-reading the interview - it’s filled with gems like:

“It’s the behavior of leaders and managers that determines how innovative a group is, and most of what enables creativity is entirely free. You can spend a zillion dollars on creativity efforts, but if the basic behavior of managers doesn’t change, you’re wasting your money.”

He’s in my head. Hat tip to Ms. Danzico.

The New Veer Ideas

Well it’s out. It’s been a long, hard slog and the work is far from done but I’m so happy to have it out. Since September of last year my team’s been working away at revamping the ideas section of Veer.com. We previously worked on features from all the other parts of Veer.com - from design to usability to functionality. This time we took a little detour - deviating from the previously mandated .net environment to a new Ruby on Rails platform. Booyah is all I’ve gotsta say.

We’ve included all the usual suspects - portfolios, profiles, interconnected-goodness and of course the Skinny - but what I’m really excited about is the focus on content with new sections like The Fat - and on continuing to explore the ideas that inspire us. Inspiration is all around us and sometimes we just need a moment to let it happen. I’m hoping the new ideas section will be a moment that allows creatives the room to feel inspired.

Enjoy our work at ideas.veer.com

Update: Magazines Conference

Muhammad Ali may have said it best: “Me. We.” Talking about today’s web is really a conversation about re-humanizing the experience and understanding the opportunities that are available to us when we replace control with cooperation. Today was presentation day at the Alberta Magazines Conference and our presentation went well with a packed room and an inspiring audience. I’d like to take a moment to thank Colleen Seto for organizing everything, Karen Neudorf for facilitating our session and Milena Radzikowska for being a great co-presenter. Also, a big thanks to the audience who were asking great questions throughout the session.

Attendees are encouraged to download the presentation below for future reference. The presentation is password protected, so just drop me a line for access.

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+ Beyond Magazine blog post about the session

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