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- Management By Napkin
- Management By NapkinI'm curious what you think after readingHi Michael,Thanks for the plug on THE BACK OF THE NAPKIN. Ironically, when I first started working on the book, I had the same concerns you do: 1) Wouldn't it be too obvious? 2) Didn't everybody already do this? I needn't have...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
- Fort Howard growth strategy blooms with new product launches
- GREEN BAY, Wis.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 16, 1996--Fort Howard Corporation continues to implement its new product development strategy with the introduction of four lines for the away-from-home tissue market.The product launches follow the company's assertive entry into the premium segment of the commercial tissue market in the first quarter of 1996.Fort Howard's...
- Research articles 1996-07-16
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- Management By Napkin
- Just out is Back of the Napkin, a book that looks at business problem-solving by using visual cues. My review copy is sitting here waiting for me to give it a look. My first impression is that "Back of the Napkin" is a little seat-of-the-pants (that's certainly true of the...
- Blog posts 2008-03-17
- Guy Kawasaki on "The Back of the Napkin"
- The Find: Got a complex business problem? Of course you have to run the numbers, but one author argues that you should also sit down with a pen and paper and spend some time doodling. The Source: An interview conducted by venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki with Dan...
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- P&G's Bounty sets out to capture napkin lead.(Brief Article)
- Georgia-Pacific Corp. and Fort James Corp. combined control more than half the $600 million paper napkin category, but they already face a formidable challenge as rival Procter & Gamble Co. aims for leadership with Bounty Quilted napkins. Georgia-Pacific Corp. and Fort James Corp. combined...
- Research articles 2000-07-24
- Power napkin
- In a recent issue of The New Yorker, Jeffrey Goldberg compared the power of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee AIPAC to that of the AARP and the National Rifle Association. If that strikes you as incredible, consider a conversation he had with an AIPAC insider in which Goldberg asked...
- Research articles 2005-07-01
- The Back of the Napkin by Dan Roam |Book Brief
- In his book, "The Back of the Napkin," author Dan Roam asserts that that everyone is born with a talent for visual thinking, but that we — especially in the business world — are never encouraged to develop it. In this video, Roam shows us how anyone with a...
- Videos 2008-04-10
- The Cocktail Napkin As Magna Carta - Southwest Airlines company history - Brief Article
- In a recent profile of Southwest Airlines CEO Herb Kelleher, CE noted that Texas businessman Rollin King and Kelleher drew up the business plan for the fledgling airline on "a cocktail napkin in a local bar." This morsel of anecdotal color indicates that the birth of Southwest Airlines was a...
- Research articles 1999-10-01
- P&G's Tide Rolls into Pizza Shops - Procter and Gamble to advertise laundry soap on napkins and napkin dispensers - Brief Article
- Looking for novel ways to hammer home detergent-awareness to consumers, Procter & Gamble has begun a test in Boston and Philadelphia of oversized, Tide-logoed napkin dispensers in local pizza shops and cheese steak shops, targeting consumers at what it dubs the "point of dirt." P&G will conduct the trial for...
- Research articles 1999-07-26
- Nanofiber Napkin Could Detect Biohazards
- SAN FRANCISCO, California ENS — --> The napkins and paper towels of the future may be able to detect bacteria, viruses and other dangerous substances in hospitals, airplanes and other commonly contaminated places, according to a Cornell University scientist. The biodegradable absorbent wipe would contain nanofibers with antibodies to numerous...
- Research articles 2006-09-11
- Dan Roam Solves the Economic Crisis with a Napkin
- Dan Roam's The Back of the Napkin is landing on lots of Best of 2008 book lists, including BNET's. On his blog, he just posted how he uses his visual problem solving method to come up with a fix for the economic crisis. It's a good way to get a look...
- Blog posts 2008-12-18
- Augusta, Ga., Napkin, Paper Plant Operated by Solo Cup Co. to Close.
- By Matthew Mogul, The Augusta Chronicle, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 26--Solo Cup Co. will close its Hoffmaster napkin and paper plant July 18, putting close to 70 people out of work. Some of those laid off at the Marvin...
- Research articles 2004-05-26
- Ethernet explained: like other off-the-shelf technologies, Ethernet has become widely accepted in the world of automation. Understanding the basics is key to effective implementation.(TUTORIAL)
- Ethernet was born in 1973 when Xerox's Bob Metcalfe sketched the basic concept on a napkin now archived at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center. Originally designed for interoffice communications, Ethernet's performance and applications have expanded Ethernet was born in 1973 when Xerox's Bob...
- Research articles 2005-01-01
- Jury Still Out on Apple's Newton MessagePad. (Originated from The Orange County Register, Calif.)
- Jul. 29--Call it a glorified coaktoil napkin, an electronic secretary, a pocket computer. Jul. 29--Call it a glorified coaktoil napkin, an electronic secretary, a pocket computer.
- Research articles 1993-07-29
- Lucent sees gains from loss management.(Brief Article)
- In a greasy spoon in Newark, N.J., 41/2 years ago, Paul Buckley and a longtime attorney friend pulled a small paper napkin from its table-top dispenser and began sketching determinedly on the makeshift canvas. Mr. Buckley, then the claim manager f In a...
- Research articles 2000-05-01
- Urban loft living done right.
- By Laura Butalla, Senior Editor Addressing space constraint, affordability and mixed-use, Artisan Homes' Lofts on Central makes it all happen. Eric Brown of Artisan Homes took a sketch on a napkin for developing loft living...
- Research articles 2006-01-01
- And check the silverware too.(Cornell University develops table napkins made from nanofibers)(Brief article)
- At Cornell University, researchers are working on a new table napkin made of nanofibers that can advise of the presence of microorganisms you don't want to ingest. Coated with ... At Cornell University, researchers are working on a new table napkin made of nanofibers...
- Research articles 2006-12-01
- Student kills one, injures two at Tennessee high school
- CHICAGO AFP — An assistant principal was killed and two other administrators remained in serious condition after a 15-year-old student opened fire with a handgun concealed under a napkin in a Tennessee high school. The suspect opened fire shortly after 2 pm with a small caliber handgun, perhaps a...
- Research articles 2005-11-09
- Business Bestsellers:Read 'Em and Leap
- Warren Buffett's biography and Dan Roam's book on visual problem solving are the only books to make Amazon.com business bestsellers and its editors 'best of' picks for 2008. Many of these books are not yet nominated for BNET's Best Business Books of 2008. There is still time for you to...
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Vote for BNET's Best Business Books -- Final Call
- We're about to close voting on BNET's Best Business Books of 2008. We'll run the polls through Monday Thursday and then we'll close voting. So far, these are the top vote getters: "One Hen," Katie Smith Milway "Predictably Irrational," Dan Ariely ...
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
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