Comments on: My business has cracked! http://www.christinemartell.com/2009/02/my-business-has-cracked/ Inspiring connections through images Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:13:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: The Courage of Christine Martell http://www.christinemartell.com/2009/02/my-business-has-cracked/comment-page-1/#comment-2875 The Courage of Christine Martell Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:06:30 +0000 http://www.christinemartell.com/?p=714#comment-2875 [...] February, 2009, Christine posted about the pain of having her business fail, and then a series of posts on reflecting what went wrong. Many people related to these posts, as [...] [...] February, 2009, Christine posted about the pain of having her business fail, and then a series of posts on reflecting what went wrong. Many people related to these posts, as [...]

]]> By: My Business has Cracked: Six Months Later | VisualsSpeak blog http://www.christinemartell.com/2009/02/my-business-has-cracked/comment-page-1/#comment-2543 My Business has Cracked: Six Months Later | VisualsSpeak blog Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:42:50 +0000 http://www.christinemartell.com/?p=714#comment-2543 [...] February 17, 2009 I admitted My Business has Cracked.  Here I am six months later, and out of the chaos things are starting to fall into [...] [...] February 17, 2009 I admitted My Business has Cracked.  Here I am six months later, and out of the chaos things are starting to fall into [...]

]]> By: Putting Humptey-Dumptey Back Together Again http://www.christinemartell.com/2009/02/my-business-has-cracked/comment-page-1/#comment-2303 Putting Humptey-Dumptey Back Together Again Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:01:13 +0000 http://www.christinemartell.com/?p=714#comment-2303 [...] coast blogger, artist and visual thinker Christine Martell announced to the world that her “business has cracked!” Christine then went through the painful breakdown of her business in public, trying to make sense of [...] [...] coast blogger, artist and visual thinker Christine Martell announced to the world that her “business has cracked!” Christine then went through the painful breakdown of her business in public, trying to make sense of [...]

]]> By: Christine Martell http://www.christinemartell.com/2009/02/my-business-has-cracked/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 Christine Martell Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:19:30 +0000 http://www.christinemartell.com/?p=714#comment-1004 @dave davison: I would love to support the creation of a visual community in Palo Alto. VisualsSpeak integrates with other methods very well and increases their effectiveness. I think it is actually strongest in conjunction with other methods. And my favorite things to do always involve collaboration with others, its where the innovation lies. I haven't thought specifically about entrepreneurs and angels, but it sounds like a perfect application. Two groups with very different agendas, cultures and perspectives trying to come together for a common purpose. Sure can see how understanding the big picture of what each other is thinking could be highly beneficial. I would greatly value your feedback and input. I hope you will try out VisualsSpeak and see what kind of results you get. I agree that all of our IP is evergreen, and I do fully intend to continue to look at ways to leverage it. I am exploring a variety of applications for it, so would welcome any ideas you have. Always interested in faciltiation and workshops, and I think you'd find my rates to be competetive. Hard to quote anything out of the context of what needs to be done. Thanks for your continued interest and belief in what I am tying to do. @dave davison: I would love to support the creation of a visual community in Palo Alto. VisualsSpeak integrates with other methods very well and increases their effectiveness. I think it is actually strongest in conjunction with other methods. And my favorite things to do always involve collaboration with others, its where the innovation lies.

I haven’t thought specifically about entrepreneurs and angels, but it sounds like a perfect application. Two groups with very different agendas, cultures and perspectives trying to come together for a common purpose. Sure can see how understanding the big picture of what each other is thinking could be highly beneficial.

I would greatly value your feedback and input. I hope you will try out VisualsSpeak and see what kind of results you get. I agree that all of our IP is evergreen, and I do fully intend to continue to look at ways to leverage it. I am exploring a variety of applications for it, so would welcome any ideas you have.

Always interested in faciltiation and workshops, and I think you’d find my rates to be competetive. Hard to quote anything out of the context of what needs to be done.

Thanks for your continued interest and belief in what I am tying to do.

]]> By: dave davison http://www.christinemartell.com/2009/02/my-business-has-cracked/comment-page-1/#comment-1000 dave davison Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:12:04 +0000 http://www.christinemartell.com/?p=714#comment-1000 Christine… Just learning about your business "cracking" - I also learned this week that Vizthink is also downsizing to stay alive so you're not the only one. -- I agree with Nancy White that the zeitgeist is full of folks excited about visual thinking - my opinion regarding VisualsSpeak is that the process is so unique that it is difficult for people who have not experienced it to understand its value. I have communicated with Tom Crawford exploring the possibiity of extending the VizThink community here in Palo Alto in the form of a VizThink Design Studio - I would be happy to explore how VisualsSpeak could find a place in our work with clients seeking ways to collaborate and innovate more effectively and more rapidly. Have you thought about the possibility of using VisualsSpeak as a tool for breaking down the barriers between angel investors and startup entrepreneurs - I have used graphic facilitation in these encounters when we had our VentureStream incubator, and I am thinking about restarting the concept in the proposed VizThink Design Studio. ' The idea springs from our previous success in getting investors and entrepreneurial teams "on the same page" which we did by designing intensive interviews with investors and entrepreneurs and using live graphic facilitationn to visualize what people were saying to each other, which helped greatly to bridge the culture gaps in these conversations. I have the sample kit you sent me and the user manual. I will commit some time soon to try it out on my colleagues to see how they react to the process. It seems to me that your investment in the images and the process could be considered "evergreen' in the sense that when the economy turns around ( we hope) you could return to the business case again. I would be pleased to help in whatever way I can if and when you do that. In the meantime, if we have the potential for a paying "gig" to apply VisualsSpeak with some of our clients, are you interested in doing workshops for a fee? And if so, what is your fee schedule. Best wishes to you and your partner. Dave Davison Christine… Just learning about your business “cracking” – I also learned this week that Vizthink is also downsizing to stay alive so you’re not the only one. — I agree with Nancy White that the zeitgeist is full of folks excited about visual thinking – my opinion regarding VisualsSpeak is that the process is so unique that it is difficult for people who have not experienced it to understand its value.

I have communicated with Tom Crawford exploring the possibiity of extending the VizThink community here in Palo Alto in the form of a VizThink Design Studio – I would be happy to explore how VisualsSpeak could find a place in our work with clients seeking ways to collaborate and innovate more effectively and more rapidly.

Have you thought about the possibility of using VisualsSpeak as a tool for breaking down the barriers between angel investors and startup entrepreneurs – I have used graphic facilitation in these encounters when we had our VentureStream incubator, and I am thinking about restarting the concept in the proposed VizThink Design Studio. ‘

The idea springs from our previous success in getting investors and entrepreneurial teams “on the same page” which we did by designing intensive interviews with investors and entrepreneurs and using live graphic facilitationn to visualize what people were saying to each other, which helped greatly to bridge the culture gaps in these conversations.

I have the sample kit you sent me and the user manual. I will commit some time soon to try it out on my colleagues to see how they react to the process.

It seems to me that your investment in the images and the process could be considered “evergreen’ in the sense that when the economy turns around ( we hope) you could return to the business case again. I would be pleased to help in whatever way I can if and when you do that.

In the meantime, if we have the potential for a paying “gig” to apply VisualsSpeak with some of our clients, are you interested in doing workshops for a fee? And if so, what is your fee schedule.

Best wishes to you and your partner.

Dave Davison

]]> By: Learning from my business: About focus » VisualsSpeak blog http://www.christinemartell.com/2009/02/my-business-has-cracked/comment-page-1/#comment-997 Learning from my business: About focus » VisualsSpeak blog Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:32:55 +0000 http://www.christinemartell.com/?p=714#comment-997 [...] My business has cracked (be sure to read the comments, lots of shared wisdom and support) [...] [...] My business has cracked (be sure to read the comments, lots of shared wisdom and support) [...]

]]> By: Learning from my business: About branding » VisualsSpeak blog http://www.christinemartell.com/2009/02/my-business-has-cracked/comment-page-1/#comment-976 Learning from my business: About branding » VisualsSpeak blog Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:57:57 +0000 http://www.christinemartell.com/?p=714#comment-976 [...] My business has cracked (be sure to read the comments, lots of shared wisdom and support) [...] [...] My business has cracked (be sure to read the comments, lots of shared wisdom and support) [...]

]]> By: I Like The Idea Of Making Money At Home But « Midlife Chrysler’s Blog http://www.christinemartell.com/2009/02/my-business-has-cracked/comment-page-1/#comment-975 I Like The Idea Of Making Money At Home But « Midlife Chrysler’s Blog Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:15:10 +0000 http://www.christinemartell.com/?p=714#comment-975 [...] But you have to come away from the experience with the right attitude. [...] [...] But you have to come away from the experience with the right attitude. [...]

]]> By: Learning from my business » VisualsSpeak blog http://www.christinemartell.com/2009/02/my-business-has-cracked/comment-page-1/#comment-966 Learning from my business » VisualsSpeak blog Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:16:20 +0000 http://www.christinemartell.com/?p=714#comment-966 [...] Brennan wrote a post, Destroying the Old to Release the New in response to My Business Has Cracked, She too has let go of a piece of her business, and talked about the birthing of the dream of a [...] [...] Brennan wrote a post, Destroying the Old to Release the New in response to My Business Has Cracked, She too has let go of a piece of her business, and talked about the birthing of the dream of a [...]

]]> By: Christine Martell http://www.christinemartell.com/2009/02/my-business-has-cracked/comment-page-1/#comment-955 Christine Martell Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:12:12 +0000 http://www.christinemartell.com/?p=714#comment-955 @tannage: It's certainly an interesting process. Its harder than expected to really let go an move forward. I keep catching myself doing things that I have learned aren't working simply because they are familiar. Great reminder that I need to be sure to make space to listen to my heart and go there. @tannage: It’s certainly an interesting process. Its harder than expected to really let go an move forward. I keep catching myself doing things that I have learned aren’t working simply because they are familiar. Great reminder that I need to be sure to make space to listen to my heart and go there.

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