StratScraps_v134
slowly is often the fastest way to get to where you want to be.
This is going to be the most scrap heavy issue in a while. Many screenshots offered without comment.
anyway, carry on…
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Visual poetry is the coolest idea I’ve stumbled across in a while…
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Tonight, I will be guest lecturing at Miami Ad School for the second time.
Which made me realize, being re-invited is actually more of a compliment than being invited to something.
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The comments from Creative Directors continue to come in and continue to be full of hard pills mixed with hard truths;
“We know that your job is really amorphous and that almost anyone can be a strategist, but don't feel like you have to constantly justify your existence in an agency setting.”
[what is the role of a strategist?]
”To say the right things to the right people.”
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I will be using a lot of these quotes in my lecture this evening and will share most of the presentation after the fact. But here is a preview…
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The entire catalog of the whole earth catalog is now available online. Great place to get lost:
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Maggie Appleton noticed the explosion of “tools for thought” and actually analyzed it through a sociological lens.
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New brand archetypes:
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I want more of this kind of research out there:
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Or this kind:
(i LOVE this)
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Influence extends beyond the output.
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The last 5 things saved to my instapaper;
You’re not lacking creativity, you’re overwhelmed, by Jorge Medina
On Owning Many Books, Mik Awake via popula.com
Embrace Your Crookedness by L. M. Sacasas, The Convivial Society
The Blurb Problem Keeps Getting Worse, Helen Lewis, The Atlantic
Weekly Monster
Something Made, something found, something bought and something gifted (and a razor blade);
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As always, please reach out if you are interested in working together, talking or have something odd to share.
Nice one! What’s the source of that jeans 👖 research? Super interesting. The darker the denim, the more Democratic the state.