Ken Goldstein loves the geeks and nerds at RadioShack. And he would hate to see the brand join the other tombstones in the Dead Brand Graveyard.
A Very Good Year for Good Men
Ken Goldstein has watched The Good Men Project grow. And oh man, how it has grown.
Park the Snark
Ken Goldstein watched the Academy Awards. And was aghast at the bullying that came out afterwards.
How to Make Public Service Into Customer Service
Ken Goldstein believe public service organizations can improve. Here’s how.
Teddy Roosevelt Has Some Advice for You
Ken Goldstein reflects on courage and creativity.
Not Amused by the Dolled Up Wolf
Ken Goldstein believes the film is a reckless attempt at continuing to pretend that these sorts of schemes are entertaining, even as the country is reeling from yet another round of Wall Street scandals. Do you agree?
Fully Unfinished Business
As we approach 2014, Ken Goldstein has four areas of concern that are nasty, messy, murky and looming in the business world: inequality, privacy, healthcare, and government gridlock. What are yours?
100 Words on Love: The Great Clue Hunt
Suppose that there was no scoreboard.
Brands In Memoriam 2013
Ken Goldstein knows, like Jeff Bezos knows, that “companies have short life spans.” Here are the inevitable casualties of 2013.
Wings: How I Wrote a ‘Screenplay’ for an Interactive Video Game
When a video game becomes an interactive movie, it needs an inventive screenplay writer. Ken Goldstein talks about the remastered and revisited “Wings” and what his roles was.
A Month of Thankfulness: 16 Things
Ken Goldstein looks back at 2013 and lists sixteen things he’s profoundly grateful for.
How Fragile Is a Brand?
Ken Goldstein looks at trust, brand loyalty and Apple.
Help, You Need Someone: The Real Secret to Networking
As Ken Goldstein points out, “networking is so bizarrely misunderstood, it boggles my mind.” He explains how to make it work for the long-term. (Hint: if you have to use the words “Hope you are well” in an email, you are already behind.)
To Say or Not to Say
Ken Goldstein’s novel, This Is Rage, launches today. As Ken says, “Experiments are the fuel of innovation. Creative risk is the path of reinvention. Writing a novel is just weird.”
This Is Rage 9: Show Me Your Bulls
Internet Radio phenomenon Kimo Balthazer is up to his tricks again, posting on his site: Bad News: EnvisionInk Does Not Seem to Want Choy & Finkelman Back, Good News: Here is a Picture of Ben & Jerry, Zoom & Spread Viral
Toons, Love, and Letting Go
Ken Goldstein looks at the end of Toontown Online and the lessons we can learn from it.