Linkage between Composers, Architects, and Statisticians

Steve Horowitz’s 25 year career integrates his experiences as a band leader, with his explorations as a multi faceted composer. Horowitz can be found working and touring with his group The Code Ensemble, a 14-piece electro-acoustic chamber ensemble, and has released 10 compact discs to date. Download PDF Transcript of Podcast Note: This is a Read More …

Predicting with Analytics

Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die was called by Tom Peters, “the most readable big data book I’ve come across, By far, great vignettes and stories.“  Author, ERIC SIEGEL, PhD, is the founder of Predictive Analytics World and Executive Editor of the Predictive Analytics Times. Eric makes the Read More …

Iterative Cycles Viewed as Little Bets

Peter Sims is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur. He was the co-author with Bill George of the Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek bestselling book True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership . His articles have appeared in Harvard Business Review, Tech Crunch, The Financial Times, and as an expert blogger for Fast Company. Download PDF Transcript Read More …

Design Thinking Course

Charles Burnette received his BA, MA and PhD degrees from the University of Pennsylvania where he was also a Research Associate doing research on the uses of information during design. A licensed, award winning architect, he became Director of the Philadelphia AIA, founding Director of the Center for Planning Design and Construction in Philadelphia, and Read More …

The Aroma of a Good Vision – Ari Weinzweig

Ari Weinzweig, CEO and co-founding partner of Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor, MI continues to share the “secrets” that have helped take Zingerman’s from a 25-seat, 4-person start up to a nationally known, $40,000,000-organization employing over 500 people. Download PDF Transcript of Podcast Note: This is a transcription of a podcast. It has not gone through Read More …

Is Transparency w Suppliers Innovative?

Joseph Michelli book, The Zappos Experience: 5 Principles to Inspire, Engage, and WOW discussed the Zappos approach that Michelli breaks into five key elements: Serve a Perfect Fit—create bedrock company values Make it Effortlessly Swift—deliver a customer experience with ease Step into the Personal—connect with customers authentically S T R E T C H—grow people Read More …