shit used to be cool.

a walk.

con*fused.

right now. i can't think of what makes us great. or rather, what the biggest influences on our greatness are. there's many factors, but i'm most concerned with this: is it the individual? the circumstances? the partnership?
digital spitting.

Music. NPR Me Excited.

Thanks Bob & Robin. I'm excited for the following:

Little Scream

Coming to NYC 5/19 - See?

Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi Feat. Jack White: The Rose With A Broken Neck

When Did Listening Become Hard?

Mashable is great. No argument. Pure wealth of knowledge, but with the new wave of 'listening to the consumer' still washing over us, I am always taken aback when I feel like we talk about it as if it's a burden or some new practice. In a recent post they gave us 9 apps for gathering customer feedback. All well and great, but the language around it always surprises me:

their input and suggestions can help you make more sound business decisions. Further, encouraging customer feedback can also lead to better business relationships and stronger customer retention.

It's no slight on Mashable, it's simply sad that we've devolved to the point where we can say, with a straight face that 'feedback can also lead to better business relationships.' Simple fact - feedback, open discourse on all levels internally and externally, the most critical cog in the machine of innovation and fundamental to success.

Rather than thinking of apps and consumer-monitoring dashboards, we should be looking at models like Ideo and their Open Ideo crowd-sourcing-solution-finding network. Simply put - less tools, more organic listening and more collaboration. Maybe we're just thinking too hard?

Preposterous Propositions V: Make it Ownable

Outdoor common space, like the neighborhoods streets, is a luxury. But, all too often it's left marred with litter or graffiti or the like. So, today's preposterous proposition: develop a model that gives surrounding community a monetary stake in their neighborhood - some way that the value of the 'common space' can be directed tied to the value of the home. Of course this already happens in condo/gated communities, but what about urban areas?

Back to It.

It's been over a month since Truth Be Own has been given any love. It's like a lost toy left in the dark resources of my digital room. A lot has changed, new home, new job, new air and with these benchmarks comes new dedication.

Here we go.