Surviving with Simplicity – A Nutritious Soup Recipe That is Saving Our Family Time and Money.
This simple, nutritious recipe has helped my family get through the stress of recent times. I hope it helps your family too.
Jennifer Labit
One Mom’s Coronavirus / COVID-19 Shopping List
Will our family be quarantined because of the virus? There's no way to know. However, I have been slowly buying certain things over the last few weeks so we are prepared just in case Coronavirus / COVID-19 reaches my community and our family does have to deal with an unexpected quarantine. I researched and bought [...] Platform Strategy for Brands
When people attend classes I’ve taught about strategy or economics, the questions often focus around how brands should approach an innovation and platform strategy. Those questions recently came up again in a different format, so I took notes and decided to start putting some of the most frequently asked questions on my blog.
What happens when a baby has enough diapers?
Imagine what happens when a baby has enough diapers. A baby with a safe supply of cloth diapers is changed more often. Because she is changed more often, she has less diaper rash. Because she has less diaper rash, she might cry less. Because she cries less, her parents might be less anxious. Because her […]
Why Antitrust Law Matters
The removal of psychological constraints and physical constraints for retail and now imminent threats to grocery competitors has fundamentally changed the way business is done. This change has substantively altered economic forces in a way that should cause courts to evaluate and perhaps, once-again, evolve anti-trust law.
Memorable Kindness
Thoughts on memorable kindness.
It was twenty years ago. Jimmy and I weren’t married yet. We were looking for a church that we could call home together. We’d seen a commercial, and decided to find that church. One Friday night, forty-five minutes late, Jimmy and I walked in the door and this particular usher just happened to be the one standing there.
Experiential Blindness and Social Engagement
A few years ago, someone emailed me a question. We had an active project that we were getting ready to release publicly, but it wasn’t ready to be shared that day. I replied to the email. In my response, I told her that we were working on an answer to her question, but that I […]
The Girl’s Guide to Negotiating
Negotiation is discussion aimed at reaching an agreement. When you want to accomplish a certain goal, it is important to consider the whole situation carefully before making commitments. It’s a big game and, if you play your cards right, you can get to your goal. Most importantly, get to know the rest of the players […]
The Power of The Pixel
An article was published on Wired recently about Facebook’s failure to suppress fake news. The epically long, but must-read article is titled “Inside the Two Years that Shook Facebook — And the World”. As I read, in particular, I noted the implications to corporate power, retail economics, and platform marketing in the content… “For the […]
Sick.
My recent lesson in hope
Have you ever been sick and not known why? Last fall, I knew something was wrong. I was exhausted. There was pain in my upper right abdomen and in my lower right abdomen. Food was painful to eat. I was losing weight. A few months later, I’d seen at least 12 different doctors and had several […]