Symplegades | Ian Gertler http://www.symplegades.com where strategy, communication & creativity connect Thu, 16 May 2013 01:44:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Heartbroken by Newtown, CT … Maybe We Need New Options! http://www.symplegades.com/2012/12/15/heartbroken-by-newtown-ct-maybe-we-need-new-options/ http://www.symplegades.com/2012/12/15/heartbroken-by-newtown-ct-maybe-we-need-new-options/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:32:27 +0000 ISG http://www.symplegades.com/?p=624 As a New Yorker during 9/11, I went through an incredible period of depression. I thought about it constantly. Lives lost. Families shattered. A true symbol of The Big Apple and America brought down. The experience sadly pushed me to explore new destinations to live with my wife. At the same time, I was amazed [...]

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]]> http://www.symplegades.com/2012/12/15/heartbroken-by-newtown-ct-maybe-we-need-new-options/feed/ 0 End-of-Year 2012 Internet Trends from KPCB’s Mary Meeker … Then and Now http://www.symplegades.com/2012/12/03/end-of-year-2012-internet-trends-from-kpcbs-mary-meeker-then-and-now/ http://www.symplegades.com/2012/12/03/end-of-year-2012-internet-trends-from-kpcbs-mary-meeker-then-and-now/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:50:25 +0000 ISG http://www.symplegades.com/?p=591 As the year quickly comes to an end, industry visionary Mary Meeker has just released her “2012 KPCB Internet Trends Year-End Update.” The always popular presentation lacks surprises, but highlights the usual and anticipated suspects behind the year’s leading trends: Social media Social business Collaboration Mobile Tablets Visual content Storytelling. Once you get past the [...]

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]]> http://www.symplegades.com/2012/12/03/end-of-year-2012-internet-trends-from-kpcbs-mary-meeker-then-and-now/feed/ 0 Encouraging Those “Crazy Ideas” … http://www.symplegades.com/2012/11/04/encouraging-those-crazy-ideas/ http://www.symplegades.com/2012/11/04/encouraging-those-crazy-ideas/#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2012 08:33:46 +0000 ISG http://www.symplegades.com/?p=569 Does innovation happen by following conventional thinking? Many times, the breakthroughs are the result of stepping away from what we know or are comfortable with, then jumping into the unknown. This realm of uncertainty — or the “crazy ideas” — produces the next wow moment, cure or solution. Recently, Alison Bolen from SAS highlighted a [...]

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]]> http://www.symplegades.com/2012/11/04/encouraging-those-crazy-ideas/feed/ 0 Innovation and Space Exploration: Perfect Together http://www.symplegades.com/2012/09/21/innovation-and-space-exploration-perfect-together/ http://www.symplegades.com/2012/09/21/innovation-and-space-exploration-perfect-together/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:25:33 +0000 ISG http://www.symplegades.com/?p=562 Another panoramic of Endeavor. iOS 6 makes this so much easier than any other phone I’ve used. Very, very awesome. twitter.com/dannysullivan/… — Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) September 20, 2012

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]]> http://www.symplegades.com/2012/09/21/innovation-and-space-exploration-perfect-together/feed/ 0 Introducing the Really Smart Phone … iPhone 5 Aspirations! http://www.symplegades.com/2012/02/12/introducing-the-really-smart-phone-iphone-5-aspirations/ http://www.symplegades.com/2012/02/12/introducing-the-really-smart-phone-iphone-5-aspirations/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:06:25 +0000 ISG http://www.symplegades.com/?p=556 Amazing to see these humorous images … I can remember making drawings like this when I was younger and things like the calculator watch, Walkman and portable television started to emerge. I still remember trying to win a TV watch after seeing the giveaway on a Trix commercial while watching Saturday morning cartoons with my [...]

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]]> http://www.symplegades.com/2012/02/12/introducing-the-really-smart-phone-iphone-5-aspirations/feed/ 2 Time to Make the Social Media Donuts … http://www.symplegades.com/2012/02/07/time-to-make-the-social-media-donuts/ http://www.symplegades.com/2012/02/07/time-to-make-the-social-media-donuts/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:17:49 +0000 ISG http://www.symplegades.com/?p=541 There have been countless images to explain the use of social media channels, but what better way than combining the overview with a popular treat like the donut?! Fred the Baker (from Dunkin Donuts) and Homer Simpson would surely approve (“nom nom nom!”) … and Homer’s also on Twitter.

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