Music: the Most Hotly-Debated Art Form Have you noticed that people have stronger opinions about music than any other art form? You’ll never hear people debating the true purpose of painting or dance the way you’ll watch them hashing it out over music. Movies as take a distant second place on the heated…
Author: Mimi West
Design Thinking in a Nutshell
There has been considerable buzz about design thinking, a new approach to managerial problem-solving. Fittingly, the Darden School of Business provides great executive educational resources, not the least of which is a webinar on design thinking presented by Jeanne Liedtka, Darden’s official voice on the subject. For your reading pleasure, I’d like to share…
My Experience Proofreading the Spanish Bible
A few years ago, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints embarked on a project that journalists dubbed “one of the most significant projects ever undertaken” by the organization: a completely new version of the Spanish Bible. This project required thousands of attentive hours of translating and revision from literary experts, linguists, and student…
How to Identify the Hottest New Trends
As an aspiring brand manager, I’m constantly striving to keep my finger on the pulse of the hottest new trends. Occasionally, I’ll even write about them on this blog. In this break-neck paced mobile world, it’s hard for a retired opera singer like me to keep up with all the trends. Often by…
My Sustainability Project for Summer 2014 and Beyond
I had been desperately searching for something meaningful to get involved with the summer before I began my MBA studies. I was thrilled when I heard about the Green Impact Campaign, a volunteer project to help small business owners increase awareness and implementation of sustainability. I received an email from Net Impact that explained what…