Braden Hoeppner

"God invites each of us to participate in the process of transforming the world – to create a world..."

Sat, 19 Aug 2017 20:52:13 -0700

“God invites each of us to participate in the process of transforming the world – to create a world in which every person knows their infinite and irreplaceable worth and can truly fulfill their potential.”

- Desmond Tutu

"The best prefix for a sentence is: Imagine."

Sat, 03 Jun 2017 09:12:59 -0700

“The best prefix for a sentence is: Imagine.”

- Eric Schmidt

"If you want to make money for a year, you will ask certain questions; if you want to make money for..."

Tue, 23 May 2017 10:32:47 -0700

“If you want to make money for a year, you will ask certain questions; if you want to make money for a hundred years, then you will have to ask other questions.”

- Wendell Berry

"We’re better off if you make twenty decisions a day, get two wrong, and fix those two, than if..."

Tue, 05 Jul 2016 14:45:15 -0700

“We’re better off if you make twenty decisions a day, get two wrong, and fix those two, than if you take a month to make the perfect decision.”

- Greg Brenneman in Right Away & All at Once.

"A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor..."

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 12:28:20 -0700

“A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself, he always appears to be doing both.”

- Lawrence Pearsall Jacks

"The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and..."

Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:13:07 -0800

““The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.””

- unknown

"Key performance indicators (KPIs) that measure the success of a single touchpoint fail to inform..."

Fri, 12 Dec 2014 08:44:00 -0800

“Key performance indicators (KPIs) that measure the
success of a single touchpoint fail to inform eBusiness
executives of the impact of consumer engagement
across multiple touchpoints. Additionally, department,
team and individual goals aligned to a single touchpoint
ultimately fail to drive cross-touchpoint thinking and
behavior in employees. This siloed approach hinders the
shift to a digital business.”

- Martin Gill, VP, principal analyst in Forrester report

Forrester Research, Inc., Define New Metrics For Digital Business Success, March 26, 2014

"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world..."

Sat, 15 Mar 2014 09:12:43 -0700

““Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given, than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.””

- Muhammad Ali

"Watch out, because our natural tendencies, the way we are hardwired, will lead us to favor mastery..."

Tue, 31 Dec 2013 13:36:40 -0800

“Watch out, because our natural tendencies, the way we are hardwired, will lead us to favor mastery over originality, will lead us to keep going in the direction we are going and try to improve marginally around the edges on what we are already doing. In so doing, we utterly miss opportunities to make a big difference, something brand new and exciting.”

- Amy Edmonson (as quoted in The Opposable Mind by Roger Martin)

"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too..."

Sun, 06 Oct 2013 21:02:17 -0700

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The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.

I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.

”

- Thomas Paine

"Profits are like breathing. Breathing is not the goal of life, but it is pretty good evidence of..."

Sun, 08 Sep 2013 15:41:15 -0700

“

Profits are like breathing. Breathing is not the goal of life, but it is pretty good evidence of whether or not you are alive.

”

- Max De Pree

"I used to use this iceberg analogy. Yes, you stick a flag on the iceberg so that you can see it, and..."

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 21:32:21 -0700

“

I used to use this iceberg analogy. Yes, you stick a flag on the iceberg so that you can see it, and the logo or the symbol is like that flag sticking out above the water. But under the water there’s this massive great bit of ice that’s full of all sorts of applications, all kinds of areas of the brand that still need to be designed.

”

- Michael Johnson

"If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help..."

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 20:38:50 -0700

““If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming.””

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"You’re not here to do just what you’re told,” she says. “You’re here..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:48:04 -0700

““You’re not here to do just what you’re told,” she says. “You’re here to see gaps and to act upon them.””

- Kirthiga Reddy

"First, the revolutionaries will take your markets and your customers. Next they will take you best..."

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:31:22 -0700

“First, the revolutionaries will take your markets and your customers. Next they will take you best employees. Finally, they’ll take your assets.”

- Gary Hamel from Leading the Revolution

"As you navigate through the rest of your life, be open to collaboration. Other people and other..."

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:51:30 -0700

“As you navigate through the rest of your life, be open to collaboration. Other people and other people’s ideas are often better than your own. Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.”

- Amy Poehler (quoted in Lean UX)

"The sacred and the profane are intrinsically related. Spiritual principles of solidarity, love,..."

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:12:12 -0800

“The sacred and the profane are intrinsically related. Spiritual principles of solidarity, love, compassion, justice, generosity, courage, and humility are expressed through relationships and institutional structures. These values inform the most “profane” aspects of humanitarianism, including resource allocation, approaches to local partnership, and decisions regarding sustainability.”

- Geoffrey Cameron’s review of “Sacred Aid” (http://www.cardus.ca/policy/archives/3845/)

"We’re not as smart as the collective intelligence of our customers"

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 21:27:27 -0800

““We’re not as smart as the collective intelligence of our customers””

- Serial entrepreneur and Stanford School of Engineering professor Steve Blank.

"Don’t allow yourself to be a consequence or an effect of a situation. Be the cause that drives..."

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:51:36 -0800

“Don’t allow yourself to be a consequence or an effect of a situation. Be the cause that drives change.”

- Someone on a conference call

"‘Better but costs more’ is a gamble. 'Better and costs the same or less’ is a sure..."

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:42:20 -0700

“‘Better but costs more’ is a gamble. 'Better and costs the same or less’ is a sure thing.”

- John Gruber (about pricing of the iPad mini)