Tag: innovation

  • Knowing Your Place

    Long ago, in what seems like another life, a colleague much senior to me (in age, experience and level) summoned me to his office on a Friday afternoon for a “chat.”  Sounded ominous, and it was. I’d been working for the (unnamed) company for some time, and had achieved some early success.  Enough success that I wasn’t just feeling confident, I was feeling unstoppable. …

  • Yahoo! News Presents: How Millennials Will Change the Workforce

    Yahoo! News recently invited me to appear on its live special exploring the future of the U.S workforce.  See below for my comments on “sidepreneurs,” the value of a college degree, and the impact of the Millennial generation on life at the office… From Yahoo! News’ intro: By 2020, nearly 50% of the U.S. workforce…

  • From My New Interview On The Viacom Blog

    I was recently interviewed by the Viacom Blog.  There I talk about the power of Viacom innovation, the origin of Scratch, and my gratitude to the friends and colleagues who’ve worked so hard and so brilliantly, side by side with me for the last ten years.  We’re a team.  Fortune Magazine noticed, and it highlights…

  • Cannes 2013: My Conversation On Creativity With OK Go Lead Singer Damian Kulash

    As part of Viacom’s trip to this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, I sat down for a conversation with Damian Kulash, lead singer of OK Go. Last year, Damian and the band won 7 Cannes Lions, 4 of which were gold. Here’s an excerpt from our chat: Also check out OK Go’s new…

  • Another Reason I’m Betting On Millennials & GM

    Millennials are lapping the rest of us, and they’re transforming our cars as they pass. From design to performance, infotainment to fractional ownership, the largest generational cohort in American history is engineering the changes it can’t wait for anymore. Via PSFK, here’s a project that challenged college students to reimagine the backseat entertainment experience of GM…

  • You Can Now Make Out With People On The Internet

    CNN reports a tech lab in Japan has come up with a way for us to kiss each other over the interwebs. No word yet on a global partnership with W Hotels, but can’t you see a kissing machine in every room? Nasty.

  • Speaking At MasterCard Tomorrow

    Great piece New York Times piece on Ajay Banga, new CEO of MasterCard. I love the way he thinks. Looking forward to meeting Ajay and speaking about innovation at MasterCard on Monday, talking about how MTV Scratch is helping to pioneer new ground for MTV.