Part 3 of the Eye of the Storm Series brings us to analyzing influences on a system. A system can be influenced by many external and internal components and these influences can be both positive and negative. Negative...

In the last post on Reaching the Eye of the Storm, I (@MouyyadA) addressed assessing the simplicity of a system.  In Part 2, I’ll focus on needs. Many times in business the line separating wants and needs blurs.  We...

Last week, I addressed the issue of how simplifying is like reaching the eye of the storm…finding the calm amid the chaos. In my next few posts, I’ll provide suggestions on how to simplify a system. This...

Jason Fried’s, CEO of 37Signals, message is easy to comprehend, “Everything is simple until you make it complicated.” When thinking about our businesses or projects we tend to think ahead of ourselves. We...

In The Art of Possibilty by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander, the Zanders’ advise the reader to “…rename yourself as the board on which the whole game is played…move the problematic ...

This post was inspired by a tweet by my good friend Cali Harris, @caligater. She mentioned she landed in quicksand.  I offered her a rope. She smiled and took the rope. It’s amazing what a simple gesture does to...

This is a guest post written by Andrew Swenson. Andrew is a marketing strategist, communication specialist, believer of youth in biz, lover of indie rock, writer, listener and news junkie (not to mention a wickedly talented and award winning writer). He blogs at wordpost.org and tweets @wordpost. I asked him to write a post that would combine his unparalleled ability to think critically with Tt(h)B's focus on providing content that readers can use to

The following is a guest post by Michael Myers (@MichaelMyers) the founder of the Cruces blog. Michael is a Business Model Architect who helps businesses utilize Social Media, the Mobile Internet and the iPhone as business tools. He is also a mentor and great friend. I asked him to write a post that would combine his unique perspective and deep understanding of all things mobile with the outside the box thinking and entrepreneurial focus embraced by Tt(h)B and I think he did so to perfection. Enjoy.