January 2009
By Carman Pirie: Jan 29, 2009
Filed Under: Carman, Strategy

Halifax’s Farmers’ Market
I think I first wrote about the similarities between social media and farmers’ markets back in February and the image above has been a part of several presentations I’ve given in the past year or so. I stumbled upon Tom’s post referencing David Korten earlier this week and it got me thinking again. Here’s an excerpt from the referenced interview: Read More »
By Carman Pirie: Jan 28, 2009
Filed Under: Carman, Strategy
Frank mentioned a great Eric Hoffer quote a few days ago:
“When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.”
By Carman Pirie: Jan 27, 2009
Filed Under: Carman, Design, Strategy

When Dee Hock introduced the world to chaordic theory in 1993, he also gave us an interesting way to think about the transition companies go through as they shift away from purely traditional forms of communications. Read More »
By Jeff White: Jan 05, 2009
Filed Under: Jeff
My first child Amelia was born five years ago today. I still find it hard to believe that it was so long ago now, and I’m amazed at how our family has grown with the addition of Imogen (3+) and Kiernan (14+ months). In a rather direct way, Amelia’s birth was more or less the impetus for the creation of Brightwhite Design.
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