A limited series format could also free networks and studios from the awkward burden of having to cancel a regular series after just one season. Back in October, Netflix caught heat for axing a bevy of shows, most of which were led by women, people of color, or LGBTQ+ focused. Many decry early cancellations as not giving shows enough time to build an audience. But not all premises are necessarily worth the investment of multiple seasons. Streaming services have already pared down the average number of episodes to which networks were once beholden (between 20-22) in order to fill a nine-month season. So maybe it’s time to narrow the scope even further by rethinking what a limited series can do. … [Read more...] about Hollywood is redefining Peak TV—for better and for worse
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Scott Galloway: Why 2021 will be a year of reckoning for Big Tech
The return of antitrust enforcement gives me hope about more than just the business of Big Tech. As I write about in detail in my recent book, Post Corona, the COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible to ignore something that has been evident about America for years now: Piece by piece, we have replaced capitalism with cronyism and turned government from private capital’s counterweight into its coconspirator. We have become loving and empathetic with corporations and shareholders, and harsh and Darwinistic toward individuals. … [Read more...] about Scott Galloway: Why 2021 will be a year of reckoning for Big Tech
Tech’s attempts to diversify are failing. Here’s what to do instead
3. Build DEI strategies that transcend all levels and roles We all have seen top-down DEI initiatives regularly fail; often because individual employees don’t understand how to incorporate big diversity goals into their day-to-day decision-making, or don’t see a clear connection between their organization’s DEI goals and their own role. Decades worth of data suggests that companies must engage decision-makers at all levels in solving the problem, ensuring that diverse talent is not siloed within an organization, but built into the fabric of a team at all levels. That’s key to broadening everyone’s view of what an engineer or technologist “looks like.” … [Read more...] about Tech’s attempts to diversify are failing. Here’s what to do instead
The office as we know it is over—and that’s a good thing
To understand the potential of remote work, look no further than GitLab, the open-source software developer that has operated on a fully remote basis for years, and currently employs more than 1,200 people in 65 countries. Years ago, GitLab’s model was an outlier, requiring the company to develop new tools and protocols to allow employees to communicate and collaborate effectively across time zones. New hires receive a sprawling employee handbook that details best practices for everything from Slack bots and watercooler chats to guidelines for throwing a virtual pizza party. … [Read more...] about The office as we know it is over—and that’s a good thing
Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Enlists 45 Top Designers To Create Buttons
As history has proven, when done right, the small political pin can pack a big punch. So why settle on a single designer or slogan when you have the best designers in the world willing to help out? That’s the idea behind the Hillary Clinton campaign’s The Forty-Five Pin Project: Everyone from Stephen Doyle to Michael Bierut to Louise Fili has designed their own button in support of the campaign to make Clinton the 45th president of the United States. … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Enlists 45 Top Designers To Create Buttons
