tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911630260556685627.post6047798040340135211..comments2023-10-03T10:32:50.380-05:00Comments on junior planner i am: in today's "knowledge economy"erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09136871869806357194noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911630260556685627.post-32165288437111640052009-02-13T13:14:00.000-06:002009-02-13T13:14:00.000-06:00thanks nguyen. it has me thinking too. :)thanks nguyen. it has me thinking too. :)erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136871869806357194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911630260556685627.post-58369085999689146742009-02-13T11:54:00.000-06:002009-02-13T11:54:00.000-06:00as planners, our job is to find opportunities/insp...as planners, our job is to find opportunities/inspiration to solve the client's business problem in a creative way. so if our time is spent observing, thinking, and connecting the dots/conversations taking place out there...we'll be better positioned to tell a compelling story that'll stick and provide our creative partners a springboard to develop a solution. agree?<BR/><BR/>but we should be careful not to be lumped into the same ilk as those tragically hip, cooler-than-you, trendspotting services. they seem to have a lot of observations of the latest/greatest, where they fall short is providing some tangible relevance that sticks, and helps solve. we should take 'em w/a grain of salt. i guess like anything else.<BR/><BR/>great post, erin. has me thinking a bit more today.Nguyen Duonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00351363758938261238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911630260556685627.post-88402832991901451122009-02-11T22:34:00.000-06:002009-02-11T22:34:00.000-06:00I think showing results is good > measurable is...I think showing results is good > measurable is always "proof." BUT I think there are valuable unmeasurable, seemingly unvaluable, things/activities that we struggle with nowadays - sitting and thinking would appear like a stupid thing to do "on the job." right? But as planners, sometimes that's exactly what we need to do, get outside stimulus from unrelated subjects to influence us. How should we charge for influence? It IS a pickle. :P<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your feedback.erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136871869806357194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911630260556685627.post-55027492244698945542009-02-09T06:10:00.000-06:002009-02-09T06:10:00.000-06:00It's a pickle. I wonder if your blog itself consti...It's a pickle. I wonder if your blog itself constitutes an answer to that (as mine does)? A blog provides a flow of somewhat tangible - or at least recorded - thought, preservable (in as much as this page exists), and quantifiable (in as much as I can post a comment agreeing or disagreeing with you).<BR/><BR/>But, this only provides justification within the sphere of planning; how planning justifies <I>itself</I> is another matter. For this, I would hope that many people are doing what I did to get my job - some sort of book or portfolio that draws as many clear links as possible between the planning process and its results. <BR/><BR/>We only see the wind when the trees move, after all.Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561744141903668309noreply@blogger.com