Every day at exactly 15:00, a five-minute exercise (mostly stretches) chimes through the company-wide PA system in a female voice over soothing background music. Of course, hardly anyone bothers to pay attention. It’s just another remnant of the “old days” – like the rubber date-stamps that need manual tweezer-changing. Anyways, having a [...]
Good post on technology affecting quality of life, productivity, our relationships, and what would be a nice change.
Had a long day today – first a bunch of interviews, then a driving test (which I’ll post about later). Came back to the office, and followed a chain of links eventually inspiring this post. Here goes:
Strategize editor Ross’ comment on my previous post — Bizwerk’s I love getting shit done — a [...]
The fact that Tokyo is once again the most expensive city in the world for foreigners (as was the focus of the study) does not bode well for increasing the diversity of the population. It would be interesting to see a comparison of standard necessities between native vs. foreigner costs, such as Docomo’s [...]
Fascinating excerpt on how social-networking software reveals hidden truths about the org-chart and structure of a workplace/organization. I have no doubt mapping out Sony’s members would reveal some very interesting findings!
Check out this auction in SF with some nice office toys and furniture. Sheesh, I sure wouldn’t mind an Aeron around this windowless room.
Actually, this should read “Microsoft, Sonys Announce iPod Competitors”. It’s almost humorous how analogous Sony is to Cerberus.
Like I’ve been saying for years, creativity is spawned from the interconnection of non-obvious circles.
“My M.B.A. students tell me all the time: ‘Don’t disseminate this. This should be our little secret,’” Mr. Burt said. But he tells them there are more than enough structural holes to go around. The reason? Laziness, mostly. “Often people are [...]
Interesting entry on development of one of the most used computer applications (Word), with an extra on the Asia-sphere, particularly Japan. Continue on down to the comments for a peek into Microsoft’s culture, especially this comment.
Disclaimer: It shouldn’t have to be said, but all views expressed throughout this blog are strictly my own and in no way reflect those of my employer. However, I have become increasingly open to documenting experiences which happen within Sony only as examples of a culture inside a Japanese company that claims to be [...]
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