April 28, 2009

Measurement of Humanities Worth


I have been learning a lot about metrics for the last week. Call it the perfect storm of brand ideas maturing (and their managers demanding results) coupled with an environment where jobs in marketing are shaky and boards demand results from departments. Tim Brown, IDEO legend and hopefully my future boss some day has been writing about the measurement of human achievement in a post-industrialist economy.

I find it utterly enlightening and also deeply inspiring. Imagine a place where our worth is determined by how much we do for others, and each other, rather than the widgets we can create.

I, for one, am excited.

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