3 Ideas For TTC Funding

Posted on October 31, 2007 - Filed Under ideaDRUNK's ideas | Leave a Comment

For those of you who don’t know, the TTC is the Toronto Transit Commission. It provides all of the public transportation for Toronto, including subway, streetcars and buses. It is also generally regarded as a typical publicly funded cluster fuck. Coming off of a budget shortfall in 2007, they raised fares […]

Word of the Day: Information Design

Posted on October 25, 2007 - Filed Under Cool Ideas, Inspiration | Leave a Comment

Information design has been defined by Wikipedia as the art and science of preparing information so that it can be used by human beings with efficiency and effectiveness. In reality, it is leveraging graphic design to visually represent information in a more impactful way. It takes the analogy “a picture is […]

No Shoes Allowed

Posted on October 23, 2007 - Filed Under Cool Ideas | Leave a Comment

It makes total sense. Even in today’s collaborative work environment, you need to find time to get away from all of the distractions of your desk and your colleagues in order to think. Everyone needs some peace and quiet in order to gather their thoughts, recharge, or just lock themselves away and […]

Friday Thoughts

Posted on October 19, 2007 - Filed Under Inspiration | Leave a Comment

On Creating Change
“Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t change the world by saying, ‘I have a complaint.’ ” – Artist Chris Jordan
On Web 2.0
“Brands need to create valuable content they can trade for their consumers’ time” – Armstrong’s Web 2.0 Guru Mike Freeman
On Putting Your Ideas Out There To Start a Dialogue
“Blogging is […]

Advice from “Life’s A Pitch”

Posted on October 18, 2007 - Filed Under Pitching Ideas | Leave a Comment

I came across an article that someone has given to me some time ago and found it relevant to yesterday’s post regarding selling your ideas. It contains some sage advice that I have been able to apply with success in my own presentations. According to Stephen Bayley and Roger Mavity, authors of […]

Five Steps to a Good Elevator Pitch

Posted on October 17, 2007 - Filed Under Pitching Ideas | Leave a Comment

The notion that a great idea will sell itself is bollocks. In fact, there are several instances where a passionate pitch can make up for a lackluster concept. One should also note that in today’s fast paced world, people have less time, especially for strangers. Enter the elevator pitch.

Developing your elevator pitch […]

Strippers Thinking Outside the Box

Posted on October 14, 2007 - Filed Under Cool Ideas | Leave a Comment

When I was reading How to Have Kick Ass Ideas, I came across this funny story about an “adult entertainment” establishment that came up with a simple solution for circumventing some local laws:

In Boise, Idaho, total nudity was banned in public unless for “serious artistic merit,” thus making strip clubs cover up. […]

Idea Drunk Caught Partying

Posted on October 11, 2007 - Filed Under Random | Leave a Comment

It seems that fame in this industry is not without its trappings. In the October 15th issue of Marketing Magazine, it appears as if yours truly was caught by the paparazzi enjoying himself at the Promo! Awards.
I’m the not-so-attractive one.
For the full article, please click here.
I also feel it dutiful to […]

An Idea for Mr. Bettman

Posted on October 10, 2007 - Filed Under ideaDRUNK's ideas | Leave a Comment

Move the Nashville Predators to Hamilton. Repatriate an NHL team. The writting certainly seems to be on the wall that Nashville is not a ripe hockey market when more Vancouver fans show up to the unveiling of a new uniform than Predators fans at a regular season game.

We have all heard the […]

Flickr Brainstorming Technique

Posted on October 7, 2007 - Filed Under Brainstorming Techniques | Leave a Comment

For the past couple of weeks I’ve been mulling over perfecting a new technique for brainstorming based on the web 2.0 phenomenon. One of the best things about the new evolution of the internet is that consumer generated content reflects the feelings of the masses. It does not simply broadcast the […]