Archive for the ‘Random reflections’ Category


My new friend Bert Koehler (whose work I briefly covered in the post “Learning from AI developers – designing the framework for creation of funny ads for TV, radio, web and print. What will go viral and why?”) have just send me a link to this video-presentataion by game expert Jesse Schell in the context of [...]

So, you think you are great at branding and your marcom skills could get you a Nobel Prize.
Wonderful! Can we look at your ads now?
Majority of us have been living large portion of our lives, effected by conditioning that comes from media and social environment and swallowing messages that appeal to our ego, greed, desire [...]

So, as years go by you feel that your salary is not growing that much any longer, but amount of responsibilities and stress grows exponentially. Inspirations and passions are gone, same old job brings stable 150-250K a year ,and all you see in your future is many more years like that, slaving for other people, [...]

Yes, it’s doable…. only doable not by you, but through you.
First, you will have to transcend the whole idea of becoming a legend.
Learn to disappear, abandon “You” in yourself, the whole “me-me-me” notion – drop it. Learn to separate your ego from your authentic self and then destroy it vigorously. It will never fully disappear [...]

Have you ever thought what makes the best lover? Have you ever found the answers? If it’s to be true that are you are paid for what you are good at, the representatives of one ­­ancient profession might have answers for you. Since I’ve neither hired neither interviewed one, let me give you [...]

Yesterday I exchanged a hug with Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, founder of the Sarvodaya Shramadana movement of Sri Lanka, after his speech at Stanford University. If one wants to learn a viral marketing and the methodology of building brands from the bottom, I think he is a man for you.
Dr. Ariyaratne has led peace marches and [...]

The human desire for perfection and respect can drive us insane; nevertheless we all want to be perceived as competent, knowledgeable, “in control”. As silly as it is, the nature of a conditioned brain that is functioning in the era of commerce and technology, can not be denied. That’s on the subject of our personal [...]

I would lie if I said that I know enough about nanotechnology, but from little I know, dangerous questions arise in my dangerous mind.
How nanotechnology and artificial intelligence development will effect the world of advertising and the business world as such?
To connect with my stream of thoughts, I suggest you to take 6 [...]

This morning I woke up with a memory of a rather disturbing dream. In order to distract myself a bit and re-trigger my brain to ride on a lighter energetic flow, I started browsing YouTube searching for different talks on the science of emergence, as it is one of the scientific areas that fascinate me [...]

I can imagine how controversial my opinion expressed in this article might appear, nevertheless it does not diminish its value. I would like to share with you something to which 95% of the world will say “What a nonsense!”. The remaining 5% can simply monetize on it despite of the skepticism of naysayers.
The idea for [...]


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