Search results for: THINGNESS
by Tim Girvin | Brands, Concepts, Places | Oct 22, 2020
ANY BRAND HAS TO THINK ABOUT ITS PLACE—THE PLACE THAT IT MAKES: HOW PEOPLE EXPERIENCE IT AND HOW THE STORYTELLING THAT IS REVEALED—AND, IN THAT, HOW THAT FEELS. I learned about brand and place-making earliest in my career—at the very beginning—college trade—painting... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brands | Jun 17, 2020
WE MANAGED BRANDQUEST® SESSIONS —ALL VIRTUAL—THIS PAST WEEK, THEN OTHERS BEFORE THAT, A WEEK BEFORE— THEN THERE’S ANOTHER THINK-SHOPPING BRAND CHARRETTE EMERGING WEEK NEXT. ALL ONLINE, VIRTUAL. WE’RE THERE, BUT WE’RE NOT, WE’RE TOGETHER, BUT WE’RE THOUSANDS OF MILES... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Brands, Human brands, Storytelling | Nov 7, 2018
DEFINING THE JOURNEY TO THE HIDDEN CENTER: THINGNESS [the it]: FINDING SOUL IN THE MYSTERY OF BRANDING: THE QUEST FOR THE HEART, THE UNCOVERING OF MEANING, THE FOUND MEMORY— THE MOMENT IN THE MOMENTUM. For a brand to survive, there needs to be a stance, a point of... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM | Apr 4, 2018
THE *EXPERIENTIALITY OF SENSATION IN THE AESTHETICS OF AGING AND BEAUTY When I was younger, I had a proclivity for rust. I liked walking on rough, more than smooth. I liked floors that were worn-down and made of aggregated materials. I admired sand-blasted things. I... Read More
by Tim Girvin | BRAND MYSTICISM, Uncategorized | Feb 1, 2018
THE JOURNEY TO THE HIDDEN CENTER OF THINGNESS [the it]: THE HEART, THE MEANING, THE MEMORY AND THE MOMENT IN THE MOMENTUM IN BRAND MYSTERY. What is the being of a brand? It’s a story. It’s a person. It’s a dream — it’s a visioning to another tier of neo-rightness and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Jun 3, 2015
Contentment, placemaking and presence. Sometimes I study the context of people in their place. What is it for them? How are they doing? What are they being? That examination works in the context of brands, enterprise and leadership. What is the culture of a place, and... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Storytelling | Aug 26, 2014
What is the thing? As in every thing, I begin as a writer, I look into the heart and history of words, to learn more about their original heat — what was their sparking ignition? I contemplate my use of many words as deeper meditations on patterning. Where did the... Read More