October 3rd 2018
It occurs to me that opportunities by their nature are elective, they exist for you as options. Problems, however, bring consequences which carry their own pragmatic or moral consequences. Its time for my annual reminder that meaningful work goes beyond what creative briefs and statements of work call for. And that our economy is designed and can be modified to express the values of its culture.
August 1st 2018
Meaningless A/B tests are pervasive because they’re so easy to run. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Roy Rosin, the Chief Innovation Officer at Penn Medicine’s Center for Healthcare Innovation, and Ryan Summer’s of Connective DX have some ideas that can help turn your tests in to durable assets. And it starts with a MadLib.
July 3rd 2018
We’re half a year in to 2018, so check back on my call on shifting markets, bitcoin bros, and if pot stocks is a mania or opportunity. The opinions are my own, and are just conversation, not advice.
June 22nd 2018
President Trump observed that rich guys love rockets. They should, in this post I suggest three fairly immediate rewards for mastering space flight, and I suggest one company that is well positioned to supply the “picks and shovels” in this neo-space race.
January 25th 2018
Uber and AirBnB are widely celebrated innovators. By thinking about how each gains advantage for network effect, I hope that we can get beyond simply recognizing the strength of their business growth or reputation, to appreciate how their circumstances create varying levels of advantage from network effect.
December 31st 2017
Its been a remarkable year in investment, politics and culture. This is my personal take on where we’re at – and a first swing at what we can improve together in the new year. I’d love to here your thoughts and plans, and to encourage them however I can. Happy New Year.
November 4th 2017
Surviving even a highly successful hospital website can be a bit harrowing. Often resources have been diverted from other projects, so the combinatin of latent needs and post-launch fixes can result in more activity after the launch than before it. But there are ways to manage expectations and demonstrate progress, so that your vision for digital transformation continues to advance rather than being sidetracked by its own success.
October 25th 2017
Congratulations to my colleagues and everyone who helped create the Hospital Digital Experience (HDX-15) report, which has won recognition from the eHealthcare Leadership Awards as a best annual or special report. Its rare when an industry gives an award to an agency for marketing within it, but that’s what Useful Arts is about – the challenge for brands to stand for something more.
June 14th 2017
The second edition of the HDX-15 report shows a new entrant, New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital, as a new leader among an elite class of healthcare marketers.
March 15th 2017
Everyone’s Uber moment lies somewhere ahead. Ultimately, our customers determine when and how that shift will happen. Meanwhile, leaders seek to make disruptive moves their audiences will value over their alternatives. This week my agency’s newsletter highlighted Wieneke’s Value Buckets, which is a technique I’ve developed to help align cross disciplinary teams around how customer create value for companies. Take a look.
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