I've been reading a rather difficult book in my iPad using the Kindle software.  I have to give these technologies credit for helping me get through a book which I would otherwise put aside by now, although not for lack of interest, but from fatigue.

Earlier today I listened to Norman Wolfe talk about The Living Organization Model.  It was a courageous presentation that really resonated with me and put into words concepts that are often hard to explain.

I hear that advice often: hire young people, they are more open, and more creative.  And that's true, kind of.  What's also true is that young people starting their careers want to fit and integrate into their tribe and step up in the ranks.  And that often leads to doing more of the same, not breaking the mold.

It's really simple: to innovate, focus on learning. Everything else will follow.

In this 2008 video, Jonathan Rosenberg, VP, Google, talks candidly about product management, innovation, their hiring process, bozos and specialists, product selection, managing dispersed teams, the "20% time" and acquisitions. Although a bit dated, the interview is still revealing  Particularly in how the company has instrumented itself for innovation.

An annotated log of the video, with links, is included in the post, too.

For the third year in a row, Nearsoft has ranked among the TOP 20 Great Places to Work in Mexico.  We are honored (and so very stoked!).  We've ranked in the TOP tier ever since we first applied for this award, three years ago.  Here's our secret sauce.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.  For example, look at how our typing interfaces have evolved.

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For the second year in a row, Nearsoft has ranked as one of the Most Democratic Workplaces in the world.  We are honored (and giddy!) to earn a place in this list again this year.  There's a method to the madness.

In a recent post, Tim Kastelle pointed out that "how you define a problem determines if you can solve it."  But even if you start with the right question, how you approach the solution makes the difference between whether you'll up with an innovation or more-of-the-same.

The author Dan Roam is an unabashed enthusiast of using simple, hand-drawn pictures in the business context.  I picked up this book on the hope that the techniques illustrated (pun intended) in it could become part of our innovation arsenal and I think it does that but…