by Brittany Ryzenga | Oct 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker As I sat beside the hospital bed of a friend who had suffered a heart attack this week, I reflected on our friendship and what it has meant to me. Although we haven’t known each other a very long time, I felt a brotherly connection to him. We... by Brittany Ryzenga | Nov 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
By Dean WhittakerNo, it is not a car accident but rather the combining of two or more ideas to create a new idea. Mashups are about the innovation that occurs at the intersection of ideas. A good example of a mashup is www.TED.com, in which a conference is held each... by Whittaker Associates | Dec 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne is subtitled, How to create uncontested market space and make the competition irrelevant. The primary premise of the book is that one is better off innovating rather than competing. By using... by Whittaker Associates | Dec 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker Coming together for “the common good” has long been one of the Holland/Zeeland, Michigan area’s strengths. Rather than asking ourselves the question,”What’s in it for me?” I found our community asking the question,...