Laurence Vincent

How does Google hire, invest and innovate? Check out my interview with Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg to learn more.

There’s little doubt that Google has become one of the world’s most envied companies, largely because of its renowned culture of innovation. I had the privilege of interviewing Google’s Executive Chairman, Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg, advisor to CEO Larry Page, on their new book, How Google Works. It was a revealing conversation and the video is now available from Live Talks LA.

A new study challenges an old maxim about the value of planting a decoy @AMA_Marketing

Let’s take a trip together. Imagine that we’re vacationing on a luxurious tropical island. It is our last night and we want to reward ourselves with a great feast. The concierge at our hotel recommends two restaurant options. Option #1 is known for it’s gorgeous views. It’s on the pricey side, and the food gets an average rating, but it has a reputation for being the postcard-perfect end to our…

Pearls of Intrigue: Curious and nostalgic stories I found on the web this week

What your tech brand really needs -- unsolicited advice in new blog post.

This post was originally published on the CEA Digital Dialogue blog.

It is an exciting time for consumer technology companies. Every day products, services and solutions are introduced to consumers from what seems to be a fire hose of technological…

You can wait for the dream project to come, or you can make the projects you have a dream. New blog post on love and creativity.

My interview with @techshop CEO @MarkHatch for @LiveTalksLA and a review of his book #MakerMovementManifesto

Joyce Appleby on the American #brand identity via @billmoyers

"I was curious about things and I think that is the key to being an historian and probably a key to all knowledge-makers ... a kind of itching desire to have a question answered and an answer doesn't exist."

New Blog Post: How photographs of gypsies can teach us how to tell a story without a literal narrative

How does my dead father's birthday and Aliens connect to #storytelling? Read on and find out.

Funny man Ricky Gervais shares his most memorable #storytelling Lesson on @FastCompany

As part of its ongoing “Creation Stories” series, FastCompany posted this interview with Ricky Gervais. Gervais is perhaps one of the best comedic writers in the business today, best known for his work on The Officewhich he built into a brilliant…

Selling Well with Daniel Pink

Unless the word is in their job title, if you mention the word selling makes a lot of people…

Keep Pretending

Today is Jim Henson’s birthday. He would have been 77 years old. It is impossible for me to recall…