Live In The Time of Quarantine When It’s Okay to Go Outside Again Being safe and feeling safe may not be the same thing. Is it safe to go outside yet? It’s a question we’ve all asked at some time or another. Whether the object of our fear was a tornado that drove us to the basement, a high school crush so intense we hid in the restroom, […] Written by BPH May 5, 2020October 23, 2020
Live In The Time of Quarantine Designing LIVE — Our Better Angels There are inherent advantages to the self-policing nature of live events. One benign outcome of the pandemic is that is that people have become more comfortable with the various technologies that let us connect virtually. Further, I suspect that as people spend more time connecting through social media, they are gaining both an appreciation of […] Written by BPH May 2, 2020October 23, 2020
Live In The Time of Quarantine We Are Social Animals The human experience cannot thrive in isolation. At 8 p.m. each evening of late, in my neighborhood outside San Francisco, you can hear a vigorous howling rolling down the mountains and up the canyon. It’s not wolves. It’s my neighbors. We are greeting each other in a primal way — letting each other know that […] Written by BPH April 3, 2020October 23, 2020
Lessons In Leadership Reconnecting in the 21st Century Is the fight between face-to-face and phone time legitimate? The need to connect with our fellow human beings seems to be hardwired into our DNA. The popularity of social media, combined with the ubiquity of mobile phones, feeds this basic need. Ironically, our addiction to the very devices designed to keep us connected often gets […] Written by BPH February 22, 2019October 26, 2020
We Are All Designers Designing the Future of Freeman—and Our Industry As architect, designer, and inventor Buckminster Fuller famously said, “The best way to predict the future is to design it.” I couldn’t agree more. Face-to-face brand experiences remain the most powerful platform to create change. Through live events, our clients deliver their vision, launch groundbreaking new products, and attract new audiences. These are the moments […] Written by BPH November 9, 2015October 26, 2020
Lessons In Leadership People Are the Next Killer App! In July of last year, Android users were able to choose between 1.3 million downloadable applications, while the Apple store offered 1.2 million.* As we increasingly rely on digitized solutions to advance both commerce and interpersonal connections, we find ourselves in a position not unlike that of our forebears in the Industrial Revolution. It’s easy […] Written by BPH November 4, 2015October 26, 2020
