<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Capital D Strategies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Next-level brand strategy, messaging, differentiation and visualizations to help your brand (personal or organizational) stand out and grab attention.]]></description><link>https://www.capdstrategies.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:37:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.capdstrategies.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[President Biden's Jan 6 Speech Was Mostly Awful]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you're going to give a speech, you aught to have a clear objective of what you want your audience to learn or do, and then hit that...]]></description><link>https://www.capdstrategies.com/single-post/president-biden-s-jan-6-speech-was-mostly-awful</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61e0be37d87c690016639d8d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:18:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_7e783cd9637d415d9d6fb589c5dac000~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>JonDeutsch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The battle of the bots: Amazon Alexa wins the battle, but Google Assistant needs to win the war]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a recent analysis in Business Insider, Matt Weinberger asserts that Amazon's Alexa voice-based service spells doom to Google. With all...]]></description><link>https://www.capdstrategies.com/single-post/2017/01/09/your-bot-future-amazon-wins-the-battle-but-google-assistant-can-win-the-war</link><guid isPermaLink="false">608fc5e252db2f007b6d0ca2</guid><category><![CDATA[Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category><category><![CDATA[User Experience]]></category><category><![CDATA[Brand]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2017 21:50:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/97f1af_4ac80686612c4c34933d4597342630ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_700,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Deutsch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putting purpose to work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Something odd has happened in business.  Over time, business thinking has been so honed and so perfected that it’s now down to its raw...]]></description><link>https://www.capdstrategies.com/single-post/2011/01/10/putting-purpose-to-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">608fc5e260df2000916791e2</guid><category><![CDATA[Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2014 21:39:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_5308f062aceb4f109ae90c745bec073e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Deutsch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Innovation at work: are we paying it lip service?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most people intuitively know that innovation is what creates new value.   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The abbreviation had promise:  It was easy to say (“arr ess ess” just sounds interesting...]]></description><link>https://www.capdstrategies.com/single-post/2010/08/07/is-facebook-the-new-rss</link><guid isPermaLink="false">608fc5e260df2000916791db</guid><category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category><category><![CDATA[User Experience]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 20:03:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/97f1af_e74cf99afa254a45858c08fb1dba0be1.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Deutsch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Organic vs. digital experiences]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a recent post on Engadget, Michael Gartenberg advanced a theory that the new “Metro” user interface (UI) design ethos was a refreshing...]]></description><link>https://www.capdstrategies.com/single-post/2010/08/03/organic-vs-digital-experiences</link><guid isPermaLink="false">608fc5e260df2000916791e1</guid><category><![CDATA[Design]]></category><category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category><category><![CDATA[User Experience]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:58:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_5057c3c6fc6b4691be569f50e513abcc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Deutsch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elegance Backfire]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I initially received this story from a colleague and friend, I agreed with his initial assessment that this bridge design is a...]]></description><link>https://www.capdstrategies.com/single-post/2010/07/16/elegance-backfire</link><guid isPermaLink="false">608fc5e260df2000916791da</guid><category><![CDATA[Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Design]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:44:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b77f167f974449ab821f55c403f58af3.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jon Deutsch</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>