Steve Jobs: dites non à 999/1000 idées

The story comes to us courtesy of Nike CEO, Mark Parker. He said shortly after becoming CEO, he talked to Steve Jobs on the phone.

“Do you have any advice?” Parker asked Jobs. “Well, just one thing,” said Jobs. “Nike makes some of the best products in the world. Products that you lust after. But you also make a lot of crap. Just get rid of the crappy stuff and focus on the good stuff.” Parker said Jobs paused and Parker filled the quiet with a chuckle. But Jobs didn’t laugh. He was serious. “He was absolutely right,” said Parker. “We had to edit.”

"Parker used the word ‘edit’ not in a design sense but in the context of making business decisions. Editing also leads to great product designs and effective communications. According to Steve Jobs, “People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things I have done. Innovation is saying ‘no’ to 1,000 things.”

Dessins avec de l'encre dans une poire

Pour se mettre dans l'esprit des réjouissances

Sylvia Plath

Je viens de découvrir dans le Gardian Weekly les dessins d'une poétesse anglaise du nom de Sylvia Plath. Elle nous a laissé une magnifique collection que vous pouvez voir sur le web. Prenez le temps de regarder ça:
http://www.mayorgallery.com/Sylvia-Plath:-Her-Drawings/c638/index.html?page=2&osCsid=okc91vnrprev6s5l8hde13ul73

octobre au marché

Le Marché Jean-Talon que j'aime beaucoup fréquenter, surtout à l'automne.
C'est près de chez Gabrielle, on y va à pied et on en profite pour faire provision de tout ce qu'on aime. 36X12 po.

soleils de novembre

Bon, je sais qu'on est décembre...
Voici le petit tableau que j'ai fait lors de ma journée de garde à la Galerie Buade cette semaine.