Dan Ariely taught the Friday session of Innovation in the Marketplace
class, which I found to be one of the most interactive class so far. He
really engaged the students, especially the distance students in class
discussion, which unfortunately Sky (our classmate) was busted for
dozing when he asked him a question. But to the distance students'
defense, the volume and latency of the class broadcast are known to be
badand Sky may not have heard the question clearly. Nonetheless, we
covered a lot in a 3 hour session, which can be summed up in the
following:
- Frame the question right and ask it at the right time and place (aka my stupid remark of the day).
- Intel has created something that the customers dont feel directly
yet we want to buy Intel products because the product where the chip is
used is labeled as "Intel Inside". Ah... the power of branding.
- If there was no need or potential need there was no way to create a product, but finding need can be very hard.
A few of us went to Muddy Charles after class; unfortunately Matti was
turned down by the bouncer who requested for I.D. for proof of being 21
or over. As you can see, Matti is Finnish and being relatively new to
this country he does not have a driver license, which in the U.S.A.
that's our only source of identification that can be carried in a
wallet. So for Matti to get into any bar inthe U.S. he has to carry his
passport with him, which I think it's utterly stupid. Both Yoav and
Matti were right, if one can vote at 18, why not has the right to
consume alcohol? But Matti's argument is that the bouncer should be
able to see that he is over 21. So how about it? Should a bouncer use
good judgment or is the proof of identity required at all times to
determine one's age?
Anyway, after consuming 3 glasses of beer, I went to the Z-center
and worked out with Cenkhan. I was doing much better with my running
that night. Eventually, I need to start incorporating swimming and
running to my weekly exercise if I am going to sign up for a triathlon
this summer. This is a tall order (don't give me grief if I don't end
up doing a triathlon). There isso much to do but so little time.