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How too much expertise and pressure can lead to playing it safe: The case of referee Alain Rolland, who showed a controversial red card to welsh Sam Warburton at the Rugby World Cup semi finals.

Filed under: rugby by Johannes
No Comments » Tagged with: alain rolland • all blacks • auckland • bias • creativity freedom • dip tackle • expert • france • influence • international rugby board • irb • mediator • mistrust • moderator • new zealand • paddy o'brien • red card • rugby • rugby union • rugby world cup • sam warburton • sandwich position • sensitivity • soccer • south africa • suspicion • tonga • vincent clerc • wales

A lesson to learn from Steve Jobs: Why a great radical innovation has the potential to truly change the game.

Filed under: skiing, track and field by Johannes
No Comments » Tagged with: apple • athletics • development • dick forsbury • flop • game changer • high jump • innovation • iphone • itunes • jan boklöv • radical innovation • ski jumping • smart phone • steve jobs • straddle • style points • track and field • use case • user needs • v-style

Social media channels are designed in a way that they strongly privilege recency. Two things need to happen (and will happen): A redesign of the channels in a way that values content and quality of content over recency and a change of user behavior away from high frequency towards relevance and meaning.

Filed under: (american) football, soccer (football) by Johannes
1 Comment » Tagged with: (american) football • bit.ly • blogger • cable tv • chile • dvr • facebook • feeling • fifa world cup final • frequency • half life • information • intensity • involvement • killer-app • lady gaga • michael arrington • new york times • recency • redesign • relevance • soccer (football) • social media • super bowl • tape • tech crunch • twitter • unfollow • usage