Must admit - my inspiration for starting a blog is two-fold. One - I was inspired and Two - I was inspired. Been reading a pretty awesome book lately, The Cluetrain Manifesto. It's about the way the internet is changing business as we know it. I was pretty moved by their blatent disregard for the power of corporate america - it is risky, rude, and completely awesomely admirable. They talk about voices, conversation, and people being themselves. The internet gives us a place to connect, discuss, debate, and converse in our real voices.

It has become pretty freaking obvious that there is no invisible wedge between our professional lives and our real ones. Here are two interesting article about conversation and innovation in 2009...

http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/apr2007/id20070409_372598_page_2.htm

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/04/0409_most_innovative_cos/index.htm