our thinking for April 2007…

1. April 9th, 2007

   Announcing Forward07

   We received an invitation about a month ago from our friend Brooks over at 52 Ltd. He asked if we’d be interested in helping out with this conference he was putting together, Forward07. When we heard the idea of the conference was creative innovation and sustainability (both environmental and cultural), we jumped at the chance. Then we learned who the…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Events, News

2. April 8th, 2007

   Coffee Review, Office Progress

   Friday started with some coffee and conversation. I tried taking notes so I could write the review, but re-reading them, they’re a bit sketchy. We started with Portland’s springtime reputation for being the pollen capital of the United States. From there, it was the fact that in New Orleans the public defenders are paid from the revenue for traffic violations. Since…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Events, News

3. April 4th, 2007

   Coffee: Friday, April 6th

   We’ll be continuing the conversation about campfire and watering hole agencies, and whatever else you want to talk about. See you Friday, 8:30am, at Stumptown on SW 3rd.ps. I found out a couple weeks ago that there’s a new Stumptown next to the Ace Hotel on SW 10th and Stark. It’s kind of like the east side Annex, where you…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Events

4. April 2nd, 2007

   Office. Just the Office. (And Opening Day!)

   Update on the office today… some pics of the almost finished long T table… Don’t know if the table qualifies as a “long table” or not… it’s about 10 feet from the end to the T against the windows. Not sure if we’re going to keep the divider on the center of the table or not. Now that I see the…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… News, The Way We Work

5. April 1st, 2007

   Even More about Watering Holes and Campfires (and the Office)

   I might have been a bit dismissive of watering holes… if they’re like the one above, that is. And I don’t get shot… (Thanks to my father-in-law for providing the photo. I assume he found it online, and isn’t from his past experiences.) Thinking a bit more about meeting rooms and conference tables, watering holes and campfires, I realized the metaphor…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Looking Ahead, The Way We Work

6. April 1st, 2007

   Coffee Review, March 29th

   While the line was kind of long at the counter, I think everyone finally got their caffeine hit. Plus I remembered my camera… From left… Elizabeth and David (my business partner at Substance)… …David (again) and Jessie… …Shaun and James. Conversation ranged from what a “long table” agency is and all the different kinds of long tables: long and straight, doughnut, inverted doughnut, cafeteria……

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Events