Anthropologists are the new corporate must-have. Once seen as a dying area of academia, anthropology is now boomingâand technology companies are among their biggest employers.
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/the-corporate-anthropologist/4594694
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Tom Bernatavitz, senior vice president and head of federal plans for Aetna, talks about the federal employee health benefit options that his company is offering. November 19, 2012
http://www.federalnewsradio.com/191/3125002/Aetna-options-for-FEHB-during-Open-Season
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In this weeks podcast, Abdel, Jon, and Yasir talk about the Galaxy Note and early thoughts on Apple’s newest announcement, Mountain Lion.
http://www.thetechblock.com/articles/2012/the-techblock-podcast-2-17-12/
Billy Possum — It’s totally unfair. Hydrox cookies came out four years before the introduction of Oreos, but Hydrox could never shake the image that it was a cheap knock-off, an also-ran. As a consumer product, it’s completely out of your hands if you’re deemed a mighty Transformer, or a loathsome Gobot.
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Gary Vaynerchuk, the New York Times bestselling author of Crush It! and creator of Wine Library TV, discusses his new book The Thank You Economy. This bold and expansive look at the evolution of today’s marketplace reveals the essential factors defining and driving successful relationships between businesses and consumers. In this groundbreaking book, Vaynerchuk — one of Bloomberg Businessweek‘s “20 People Every Entrepreneur Should Follow” — looks beyond a numbers — based analysis to explore the value of social interactions in building our economy.
Do you care about who makes your shoes, where your coffee beans are grown, or the provenance of the timber in your kitchen table?
Lots of us, if asked, are most likely to say ‘yes’. But if we’re honest with ourselves what’s the reality when we head out to make our purchases? Do we truly walk the walk?
Timothy Devinney is a Professor of Strategy at the UTS Business School in Sydney, and also the co-author of The Myth of the Ethical Consumer.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2011/3200922.htm
ZURB was truly hopping at last Friday, with our largest ZURBsoapbox turnout ever for Peter Skillman’s talk. We loved having one last heart to heart with the man who’s all over the internet these days before he jumped on the plane to start his new job at Nokia. Peter left all of us with some great lessons learned for creating awesome mobile experiences.
http://www.zurb.com/article/438/-podcast-of-peter-skillmans-talk-on-innov
Toyota, the world’s biggest car company, is in crisis, accused of putting the public at risk by selling cars that could potentially accelerate out of control. A company respected for years for its core principles, its reputation is now badly damaged. Justin Rowlatt asks how this happened and whether Toyota can recover.
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Connections - Feb. 19, 2009: What makes a great service? How can designers influence the experience customers have with grocery stores, airlines and car rental agencies? Jennifer Bove of Huge and Ben Fullerton of IDEO talk with Lunar’s Gretchen Anderson about service design.
http://iconocast.typepad.com/iconocast/2009/02/what-makes-a-great-service.html
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