The 3/50 Project
I am continually inspired by sites that are designed to support local businesses and sustainability. Oregonically Grown and the Handmade Pledge are a couple of networks designed to support local and sustainable businesses. Many more are sprouting up and will be mentioned here with enthusiasm. Today, I came across The 3/50 Project: A blog designed to support local businesses by... Read More
Bright Idea
I just joined Bright Neighbor here in Portland. A web-based neighborhood network that is helping Portland residents to: Help sequester carbon in Portland! Find all things local Connect with neighbors with similar interests Stay secure – members are verified and really in your neighborhood Swap & Share skills, tools, and land Track everything you’ve lent or borrowed Grow... Read More
One Thing #4
What do you do best? What are your strengths? Last night, I sat with a group of people who all share a common interest in sustainable business consulting. We had two engineers, a former design librarian and archivist, an energy use consultant and me. While we all had a lot of skills and experience to offer, we came away resume-like lists and descriptions, but not a real knowledge... Read More
Rank a Brand
How responsible is a corporation? Besides reading a handful of shareholder reports that you may not feel you can trust, how do you know how “good” the company is that made your purse? Check out: rankabrand.com. The score card is simple (maybe too simple): a handful of questions are used to address corporate environmental policy, carbon emissions and human rights and... Read More
Vintage Ads
The Vintage Ad Browser is great for sublimating vintage ads when we’re in the off season of Mad Men. Times have changed, or have they? Read More
365Awesome.com
Get inspired by awesomeness and check out I Spy Joy’s new 365Awesome.com. Read More
An Exercise in Changing Yourself
I just read Marshall Goldsmith’s article, “An Excercise in Changing Yourself,” on Harvard Business Review. This is a wonderful article about a powerful teambuilding exercise from psychologist Nathaniel Branden. If you don’t have time to read the entire article, I’ve taken an excerpt from the article to use as an exercise, below. Keep in mind that this... Read More
One Thing #1
I am starting a Monday entry called, “One Thing.” This is designed to help you to perform one meaningful and simple business task per Monday or per week that will help you connect with your customers, your staff and your work this week. One Thing will be inspirational, pragmatic, a friendly reminder, and a hopefully surprising and refreshing idea and tool to help you... Read More
Blessed are the Webmasters
Just found this excellent resource via Swiss Miss for site design where we can browse by theme! This is a great tool for plotting my web design, designing with clients, or just getting inspired to take a web leap. Check out siteInspire! Read More
How to be Happy in Business
I have a special feeling towards Venn diagrams in general, but I especially have a fondness for those that can capture compelling dilemmas. How to be Happy in Business represents one of our great human challenges: doing what you love and getting paid for it (which is not a book title, surprisingly). I think I’ll get one of Bud Caddell’s prints so that I can hang it... Read More