When exposed to human nature any new law, incentive program, product, game, or business (aka. any new human system) is put to the test for “hackability”. Not unlike software systems, If there is a hole in your process that can be exploited, a rule that can be taken advantage of, it WILL be exploited sooner or later. Flawed human systems not only get hacked, but may also create crooks by means of surfacing a skill that cannot be unlearned. [...]

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Posted by: Diana Zink on Thursday, 7th Mar, 2013

This year’s Y Combinator Startup School and some of the recent Google Tech Talks shared top of the line advice from the thought leaders in User Experience, Product Development, and Entrepreneurship. After watching the separate presentations over a period of a few weeks, I could not help but to connect the three topics. Those disciplines together shape and the Web 2.0 environment and its current leaders and will more likely than not affect the industry for years to come. This my summary of recurring themes and notes interconnecting the three topics that and I hope will provide inspiration to Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs, Marketers, Brand Managers, and Product Leads alike [...]

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Posted by: Diana Zink on Monday, 26th May, 2008

Being in the flow of development can be both satisfying and energizing as days and nights of excited work pile into months and series of great projects. Yet getting used to the stress and pressure of oncoming work can seriously limit ones ability to see outside the stream. Just as driving at high speeds narrows one’s focus into a smaller area to boost reflexes and reaction times, sinking into fast paced projects can rarely allow a good view of the big picture.

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Posted by: Diana Zink on Wednesday, 9th Apr, 2008

If you want to stay current with web matters, but have no time to explore all opportunities this list is for you. (Caveat – this was post was published in the Spring of 2008.) The categories below will be updated with the most interesting sources in each category to match your favorite style of learning. [...]

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Posted by: Diana Zink on Sunday, 23rd Mar, 2008

For those of us unable to catch the interactive event of the year, live, here are some places where you can get the spiel for free: 1. Twitter: SXSW has been an amazing phenomenon for the status listing app. All participants from presenters such as Zeldman, Aarron Walter, Dan Cederholm, Cameron Moll (and much more) [...]

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Posted by: Diana Zink on Monday, 10th Mar, 2008