Marketing and Management Thoughts

It is hard enough to stand out in this world, and yet how much harder is it to really blend in? I’m not really sure about all of this trickery but it made me smile. Can you see the guy in the picture? He is very colorful.

Their site describes this as:

Urban Camouflage deals with the question how to camouflage oneself and one’s identity in the urban space. Our costumes are inspired by the «ghillie suits», the military camouflage suit. It was an adventure to wear the suit in the stores because of the conflicts with the employees, the reaction of the customers and also to see the pretty well camouflage effect in a real situation.

Make sure to check out the video below as well.

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This site just made me smile. Full of quippy, funny, and some thoughtful quotes about design. There are many more where this comes from.

via (quotesondesign.com)

The western world is undergoing a dramatic shift as we leave the era spurred on by the industrial revolution and we enter into a world spurred on by the microchip. Just as with every previous shift in eras we don’t leave behind the previous technologies, only adapt their uses and move into newer technologies.

This raises the question, How do we, as the church, stay relevant in the info age?

I understand some people have strong theological opposition to the Internet and the progression of technology. If that’s you, the rest of this post will just upset you. If not, keep reading.

First we have to embrace technology, and quickly. The church has gotten into the habit of letting technological things blow past us until its obvious we need to get on board with them.

So what does this embracing look like?

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