Google Plus instantly offered something new, but not entirely familiar. Conversations answering the question of "What is Google+ all about?" were followed by "How can you make the most out of Google+?" The latter is a question that Vincent Mo, a Google engineer, felt compelled to answer. more

We recently worked with our friends at the Center for Science in the Public Interest to launch the Chemical Cuisine Mobile Application, an extremely popular database of food additives safety ratings for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android devices. CSPI's Chemical Cuisine puts groundbreaking research about chemical food additives in the palm of our hands so that we can make healthier choices about the foods that we eat. more

Recently, we partnered with PreventObesity.net and our friends at Netcentric Campaigns to launch a widget to promote awareness about the Obesity Epidemic in the United States. more

Recently, we explored how even good ideas can meet a disastrous fate when not approached strategically. In our final installment of "Sensible Strategy," we take a look at how brilliant ideas that are superbly executed can be undermined by failing to take into account consequences of their success. I have discovered three simple tests that can help stop bad ideas or broken processes dead in their tracks. This is the third of them.

Test 3 - Calibrate the Consequences more

Last week, we talked about thinking creatively to preempt failure. In this installment of "Sensible Strategy", we examine how failure can be snatched from the jaws of success by being too focused on the ends and not being mindful of the means. I have discovered three simple tests that can help stop bad ideas or broken processes dead in their tracks. This is the second of them.

Test 2 - Synthesize the Approach more

Failure is a pretty scary proposition, especially in the context of project management. And yet, it doesn't have to be this all-consuming nightmare; it is a challenge that should be confronted head-on. According to famed political economist Douglass C. North, institutions lose their ability to lead strategically because they stop thinking creatively and instead become tied down to process, often because they are paralyzed by the fear of failure. more