If you forced me to rank the places where I would most prefer not to look like an idiot, the Harvard Kennedy School would come in fourth. Or maybe sixth. Some of history’s most eminent figures have spoken there, like Jack Donaghy. But even after a successful tech-check before the presentation, things can go terribly [...]
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Mr. Bartley’s @ Harvard Square
When you’re at Harvard, you have to make smart decisions, and mine was to never again order a cheeseburger with barbecue sauce. I arrived at that decision after eating at Mr. Bartley’s, a venue the Boston Herald describes as “Boston’s best burger, in cheerfully, post-hippie dorm surroundings.” I got into the barbecue sauce-on-cheeseburger habit back [...]
The Business Case for Nonsense
I went to Harvard Business School. But it was only for one evening. Last Thursday, I was invited to present a case study on using comedy in corporate YouTube videos, and shared “Mainframe: The Art of the Sale.” This video series we published in August 2006 continues to be discussed, simply because it’s funny. It’s [...]