So in the past few days I've added about 10 more RSS feeds to the list. Most are design and planning/culture-oriented. Yay for ideas!
Also, I was reading through Aki Spicer and Ed Cotton's ppt, "Blogging the Agency" and found the tips to be really helpful. As a hopeful junior planner/strategist (read: NOT yet snapped up by an agency/communications group), I'm trying to hone this blogging thing. It's no easy task, given the onslaught of information I'm shown every day, every minute. Of-course, I like having all of this 'stuff' at my fingertips, even if it gives me a headache to read through at times.
Now I just found myself on Heron Preston's blog (by way of searching for specific NYC strategists on LinkedIn - gotta love creative web stalking!) and found a great list of the top young planner blogs. Advertising's Young Minds gives us The Top 27 Blogs of People Under 27. I already subscribe to a few of these, but now I must busy myself with adding the other 25...
This all shows me I need to step up my game. But, I suppose my game would be a lot better if I was actually working in planning/communication strategy - I'd be forced to integrate my own interests with work experiences. Well, until then, I'll just pretend I'm a junior thinker at some shop and continue to work at adding to the blogosphere.
(Please note Daniel's (from Advertising's Young Minds) ranking criteria - he is not calling it a "best of" list. So when reading the comments below his list, take it all with a grain of salt. One point Aki and Ed point out is that there's a tendency for bloggers to toot their own horns and blogging is an ego-booster. I agree, so keep in mind that blogging is not a popularity contest. It's about contributing to your like-minded community, sharing ideas, and finding inspiration from within yourself and others.)
Showing posts with label ideas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ideas. Show all posts
10.04.2007
Planning For Good: IdeaBlob
Here's another example of the idea of planning for good:
Ideablob, recently launched by Advanta Bank Corp., is a social networking platform that gives entrepreneurs and small business owners the space to share ideas and potentially win $10,000 to help their business grow.
As we're seeing over and over, there is power in community, and truth in authenticity. Ideablob has been added to my list of 'great new ideas' and goodness that aims to provide real things for people who need it.
See StyleStation for more information.
Ideablob, recently launched by Advanta Bank Corp., is a social networking platform that gives entrepreneurs and small business owners the space to share ideas and potentially win $10,000 to help their business grow.
" IdeaBlob is where entrepreneurs and small business owners can share and grow their business ideas – and have a chance to win $10,000 towards fulfilling them.
Great ideas are generated every day by people all across the country, and now these ideas have a place to live and grow. Eligible individuals with a good business idea can post it to IdeaBlob.com, and based on votes from the IdeaBlob online community – which includes other innovators as well as friends, family, colleagues, associates, teachers and mentors – one idea every month will win $10,000.
As individuals take part in IdeaBlob’s growth, their business has the potential to grow right along with it."
Advanta issues Mastercard credit cards for small business owners and has been in business for the last 50 years. After doing some brief digging, I found they were started by a schoolteacher who helped fellow teachers get loans. I'm curious as to what the rest of the story is behind the founder and how Advanta evolved to become what it is today.As we're seeing over and over, there is power in community, and truth in authenticity. Ideablob has been added to my list of 'great new ideas' and goodness that aims to provide real things for people who need it.
See StyleStation for more information.
9.23.2007
Inspiring Ideas
These quotes come from Bruce Mau Design's Incomplete Manifesto for Growth, which I find simple, yet completely compelling and authentic.
1. “Allow events to change you.”
As a planner (and thinker), I open myself to the possibility of growth through experiences and change. In fact, I seek it.
5. “Go deep.”
I will commit myself to dig deeper, knowing that if I do, I could be rewarded with valuable discoveries.
9. “Begin anywhere.”
The process of planning seems uncomplicated, yet it’s no easy task. I like the idea that anywhere is fair game for mining ideas and insights. It says jump in with no fear.
16. “Collaborate”
As I’ve found in Bootcamp at Miami Ad School, putting ideas and questions together in a bubble, as opposed to working alone in seclusion proves that collaboration creates more potential for great insight.
1. “Allow events to change you.”
As a planner (and thinker), I open myself to the possibility of growth through experiences and change. In fact, I seek it.
5. “Go deep.”
I will commit myself to dig deeper, knowing that if I do, I could be rewarded with valuable discoveries.
9. “Begin anywhere.”
The process of planning seems uncomplicated, yet it’s no easy task. I like the idea that anywhere is fair game for mining ideas and insights. It says jump in with no fear.
16. “Collaborate”
As I’ve found in Bootcamp at Miami Ad School, putting ideas and questions together in a bubble, as opposed to working alone in seclusion proves that collaboration creates more potential for great insight.
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