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Take the stairs!
On any normal day, due to complete laziness I would probably take the escalator. If you presented me with the opportunity to have ‘fun’ whilst climbing a set of stairs, I’d definitely consider it. The Fun Project – Piano Staircase was an initiative of Volkswagen to see if by making the daily chore of climbing the stairs to be ‘fun’, would [...]
Hell Yeah or No
We can be easily inundated with requests, digital demands, work demands, life demands. Before you know it your week is blocked out with events, meetings and little time for you to stop and smell the roses. We’re all guilty of taking on a little too much but Derek Sivers “Hell Yeah or Hell No” is [...]
Kevin Allocca: Why videos go viral
Kevin Allocca is YouTube’s trends manager, and he has deep thoughts about silly web video. In this talk from TEDYouth, he shares the 4 reasons a video goes viral. (This is the first talk posted from an amazing TEDYouth event. Many others will come on line next month as part of our TED-Ed launch. “In [...]
Gruen Planet’s first episode airs tonight
The Gruen Transfer is my favourite show. Hands down. It’s required reading (or watching) for those in our industry and gives the rest of the world an insight into what we advertisers do each day. So naturally I’m busting with excitement for Gruen Planet which airs tonight on ABC1 at 9pm. Over an eight-week season [...]
Driven to distraction
When did we cease to disconnect in favour for a distracted and digital existence? Brio talks to Damon Young, author of ‘Distraction’.