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VIVOBAREFOOT, The original barefoot shoe

May 10, 2011 /

VIVOBAREFOOT has a radical concept for their shoes:

No heel, no midsole, no arch support, no gimmicks! VIVOBAREFOOT encourages us to move as million years of evolution intended – barefoot.

In their Barefoot section is information, including an ebook about “Proprioception: Making sense of Barefoot running”

Interesting facts about the foot:

With 200,000 nerve endings, 33 major muscles, 28 bones, 19 ligaments; the human foot is a biomechanical masterpiece.

I’m interested in barefoot walking and running (in shoes like these) but I’m not ready for that yet. Decades wearing shoes has to be unlearnt and I believe that’s best done gradually.

Read more about Vivo Barefoot:

Vivo Barefoot: Is This the Best Shoe for Learning to Run and Walk Barefoot?
Vivo Barefoot: Bare your soles with ethical trainers
Putting Vivo Barefoot Shoes Through Their Paces

Tiffany Shlain and Connected

May 7, 2011 /

A friend on Facebook posted a link to Webby Awards Founder and Filmmaker Tiffany Shlain (see video below). Brian Solis talks with Tiffany Shlain, filmmaker and Webby Awards founder, about her latest film “Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death, and Technology”.

It’s a very interesting conversation about being connected, about independence and interdependence. It’s also about our choice about when to be connected and when to disconnect. Key words that I noted are engagement, connectedness, change, dynamics, tribes, context and curators.

The concept of connectedness goes well with My 3 Words for 2011 (Trust, Connect and Grow).

The video – Tiffany Shlain and Brian Solis.

Emmylou Harris in Six White Cadillacs

April 27, 2011 /

I am a fan of Emmylou Harris on Facebook which had a link to Emmylou Harris: Six White Cadillacs on YouTube. It’s a great song (see video below) and after watching it several times I bought the song at iTunes.

I found First Listen: Emmylou Harris, ‘Hard Bargain’, free streaming on NPR of the entire CD, through Timber and Steel.

Free listening is great marketing. I had no intention to buy the CD but after listening several times to the NPR stream of it I ended up buying five more songs (six in all). That would not have happened could I not listen to them first.

Video: Emmylou Harris in “Six White Cadillacs”

Guy Kawasaki on the Art of Enchantment

April 15, 2011 /

I came across Guy Kawasaki on the Art of Enchantment (see video below) where Brian Solis talks with Guy Kawasaki, former chief evangelist of Apple, about enchantment which is the title of Guy’s latest book. It’s a very interesting conversation, 28 minutes long and interesting all the way.

Guy Kawasaki talks about the important three pillars of Enchantment:
•  be likeable
•  be trustworthy
•  have a great service/product/idea

During the conversation about enchantment they talk about companies such as Apple, Zappos, Virgin Airlines, ATT and Verizon. An interesting comment from Guy about Apple, “they are an antisocial company.”

When talking about social media like Twitter and Facebook they mention it’s all about “me” with us in the center, as in social MEdia.

Key words that I noted are influence, empowered, intention, emotion and relationships (with customers).

The book: Guy Kawasaki and Enchantment
Guy’s book is titled “Enchantment – The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds and Actions”. I’m currently reading it and will be back with a short review.

The video: Guy Kawasaki and Brian Solis on the Art of Enchantment

Tarahumara, the running people

April 5, 2011 /

I am interested in the concept of barefoot running and walking. While looking for information about barefoot running I came across this video about the Tarahuama, the running people. It’s amazing which distances they are able to run.

Video: The Tarahumara – A Hidden Tribe of Superathletes Born to Run

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