03 2023 May
Are You Investing In Pointless Luxury?
It is a bad sign when it takes more than a few seconds to find a light switch. Most business travelers can recall staying in...
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23 2022 June
Why We Still Need Conferences and Convention Centers
Gathering the smartest minds in a profession together face to face for future-shifting conversations inspires hope. It is undeniably important.
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03 2020 September
The Non-Obvious Insights Show – Episode #233
This week’s stories will include desperate airlines selling in-flight meals online, the LA Olympic committee’s brilliantly inclusive new logo, how to use stupidity to get...
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04 2020 August
Today’s Perfect Tourism Campaign: Send Your Virtual Scream To Iceland
There are many things these days that might make you want to scream out loud – but it’s not always easy to find a place...
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26 2019 December
5 Non-Obvious Megatrends Changing Our World In 2020
For the past ten years I have gone through an annual ritual of publishing a book about trends that describe our shifting culture and business...
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26 2019 June
How Travel Inspires Better Thinking
It was a delight this week to see my friend Philippe Brown interviewed about the work he does to create luxury travel experiences for his...
Read Now17 2019 January
Robot Layoffs, Disappearing Street Food & Asymmetrical Jeans | Non-Obvious Insights 01.17.19
Japanese Hotel Has First Round Of Robot Layoffs I first wrote about the Henna hotel, staffed entirely by robots, more than two years ago. It...
Read Now13 2018 December
The 2018 Non-Obvious Book Awards – Top 50 Business Books Of The Year
Every year my team and I read and review hundreds of books in the process of curating ideas to incorporate in our annual list of...
Read Now17 2018 October
Amy Winehouse And How Dead Artists Might Come Back On Tour As Holograms
This week the father of Amy Winehouse announced a world tour in 2019 featuring a “hologram” of his daughter on stage. A digital avatar of Winehouse,...
Read Now01 2018 August
Binge Rooms: The Ultimate Immersive TV Experience
Back when I worked at a marketing agency I remember those times when I would see a campaign so inspired it would immediately make me...
Read Now23 2018 April
How To Sue A Robot And What The TED Conference Is Really Like
Should technology be a source for hope or fear? That was the question that seemed to emerge this week as I read several stories offering...
Read Now26 2018 February
StockX Takes On Ebay (And Wins), Predictive Banking And A Surprising Gamble From Moviepass
This was a busy week with continuing stories from the Olympics, teens showing leadership, and the launch of a questionably moral new reality show from Netflix....
Read Now27 2017 September
Utah Ski Resort Embraces Its One Star Rating In Clever Print Ad
This story has made the rounds this week, but it deserves it. The Snowbird Ski Resort in Utah received a one star review, based on...
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