Portal sourcing diagram

2010 March 9

Lots of discussion on the cloud and open source (liferay), here’s how I’m seeing the tradeoffs this morning.  Please critique in your comments.

Tweeting/blogging from Gartner PCC

2010 March 5
by Reff

Just a heads up that I will be at Gartners Portals, Content & Collaboration Summit in lovely downtown Baltimore.

You’re welcome to follow my tweets live.

If the mood strikes, I may also ustream.

If you’re there too let’s collaborate on a pint of beer.

Linchpin – MATTER

2010 February 19
by Reff
I’ve just started reading Seth Godin’s Linchpin.  Not sure how I feel about the book yet.  I like the concepts, but I don’t feel “boxed in” the way his audience is supposedly feel’s so I’m not certain the book will resonate with me as strongly.  One thing that I LOVE is the inside cover art.  The moment I saw it I knew it I had to share it.  I love the attention to detail.  I love the craftmenship.   I love the originality.  I love the humanity…..so I decided to take a picture.  Only then did I see it’s hidden message, “MATTER”.  Fantastic!
 

linchpin book cover inside art

 
 

Favorite innovation quotes

2010 February 4
by Reff

On creating an innovative culture, “enlightened trial and error succeeds over the planning of the lone genius” – IDEO mantra 

 

On organizational change, ‘help the wounded, but shoot the stragglers‘ – classmate, Doug McElhaney 

 

If you’re not in the jungle, you’re not going to know the tiger.” – from the Art Of Innovation 

 

On finding innvoation, “If I had asked my customers what they wanted, they’d have said a faster horse” – Henry Ford

 

On commitment to innovation, I have not failed.  I have merely found ten thousand ways that won’t work” – Thomas Edison

 

On defeating devil’s advocates – “focus on promise, not imperfections” – from Ten Faces of Innovation

 

What are your favorite quotes?

iPad? More like iWont

2010 January 28
by Reff

Let’s see…it’s like a iPhone, but it doesn’t have a phone…or a camera…or GPS…and some sites won’t render (Flash), but it costs 2.5 – 4 times as much as a iPhone. And Apple still hasn’t put multitasking into its devices.  I know…right?  Still no multitasking.

If you’re on the market for an ebook reader then the iPad is a strong candidate.  I guess having an ebook would be cool, but I’d end up breaking that beautiful screen 5 minutes after getting it out of the box.  (It looks super-fragile.)  If I didn’t break it, I’d leave it behind on a train or plane.  You do that with a book and you’re out $15.  Do it with an iPad and your out $500-$800.

Nonetheless, I will admit to a slight bit of screen envy.  But iWon’t.  Will you?