Category Archives: Thinking

Six Characteristics of Resonant Organizations

Six Characteristics of Resonant Organizations

Instead of seeking a disruptive silver bullet for business survival, Uday proposes that organizations should seek to foster resonance both within internal stakeholders and with external partners and customers. Click here to read the full article.

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Opportunities in India: Interview with Raoul Schoumaker

Raoul Schoumaker speaks at the Pune Design Festival

SonicRim founder and CEO Uday spoke with designer Raoul Schoumaker at the Pune Design Festival. In the interview below, Schoumaker discusses opportunities for design in India.

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Scoping the New Social Network: Emergent Themes in Online Communities

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Recently, I’ve found myself thinking about growth areas in social networking. Specifically, I’ve been captivated by networks that extend beyond the more germane social networking tasks of sharing content and status updates, to those that empower their users to extend their capacities, meet their needs, and achieve their aspirations.

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Designing for China’s State of Mind

photo credit: Ian A Holton

During my recent visit to China, along with the terrible quality of air, I also could not ignore the time wasted in traffic at any time of day in Beijing. But it was neither the number of cars nor the quality of the roads that cause congestion– in fact, most of the city’s roads are in better shape than those in the Bay Area. It’s the imprudent drivers who created the chaos.

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Sketches from the Whiteboard: January

People at the Whiteboard

Last week’s Whiteboard was a success. About 18 professionals joined us from a range of industries. With drinks in hand, 128 square feet of clean whiteboard space, and enough Expo pens to go around, everyone was ready to dive in.

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SonicRim Book Club

SonicRim Book Club- May

We have selected two new titles for the May Book Club. Submit a request to review one of them by May 21st! Read more here. learn more »

Whiteboard

Join Us at the Whiteboard

Due to the Memorial Day Holiday, we will not have a Whiteboard session in May. We are now accepting RSVPs for the next Whiteboard @SonicRim on Friday, June 29th from 2:00-5:00 p.m. Please email chris@sonicrim.com if you are interested in joining us at our San Francisco office for another relaxed afternoon of drinks and creative conversation. To learn more about Whiteboard, read on! learn more »

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Apr
27

Join Us at the Whiteboard

We are now accepting RSVPs for the next Whiteboard @SonicRim on April 27th from 2:00-5:00 p.m. The first hour will be spent in networking, and then we'll begin whiteboarding. Please email chris@sonicrim.com if you are interested in joining us at our San Francisco office for another relaxed afternoon of drinks and creative conversation. To learn more about Whiteboard, read on! learn more »

Mar
9

SonicRim Book Club- March

We are piloting the SonicRim Book Club initiative. This month we have selected two titles: The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs: Insanely Different Principles for Breakthrough Success, by Carmine Gallo Age of the Unthinkable, by Joshua Cooper Ramo If you would like to read one of these books and submit your review to for publication... learn more »

Mar
23

Join Us at the Whiteboard

We are now accepting RSVPs for the next Whiteboard @SonicRim on March 23rd from 2:00-5:00 p.m. This time we are exploring the open-space meeting format. Please email chris@sonicrim.com if you are interested in joining us at our San Francisco office for another relaxed afternoon of drinks and creative conversation. To learn more, read on! learn more »

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