Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 21st, 2007 No Comments »
Presentation Zen: Words matter, but the message is King
The results are not particularly surprising, though frankly they are a bit meaningless. It’s fun to look at the results (man, Gates sure did say "Windows" and "Vista" a lot, and Job sure said "iPhone" and "Phone" often…hardly surprising since that was the focus of the keynote). [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 14th, 2007 No Comments »
The Map Room: A Weblog About Maps
Mapping Happiness
7:29 PM | Miscellany
I don’t pretend to understand anything about psychology, but there is apparently a line of research into “subjective well-being” — which is, I guess, how people measure their own long-term happiness. And enough research has apparently been done to map it:
From White’s paper: [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 13th, 2007 No Comments »
Am I Psychic ? Yes, learn to develop your psychic ability now.
I am leaning into this area as it is intreaging and brings so many intuitive vibes to the surface. Nothing special, as these vibes have been around so long but at this moment, it’s a bit more of a natural movement towards these experiences.
In [...]
Posted in Community of Practice, Uncategorized on Jan 9th, 2007 No Comments »
This is a new link for me and by first appearance a very useful find. There are numerous articles and interviews of leading innovators and creative people along with many tools and resources.
Innovation, creativity and brainstorming resources from InnovationTools
InnovationTools [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 28th, 2006 No Comments »
Abject Learning: Wikipedia and Higher Ed – Glib Answers to Tough Questions
Brian Lamb – Abject Learning Blog
Wikipedia and Higher Ed – Glib Answers to Tough Questions
Amazing Global Square Puzzle!, originally uploaded by Natman.
I was recently sent a few questions by a reporter working on a story about Wikipedia and its effect on [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 27th, 2006 No Comments »
Here is a suggestion from Garr Reynolds at his blog Presentation Zen. The book is written in 1938 and he gives it his highest praise.
Presentation Zen: You are creative (who the %$#@! says you’re not?)
You are original, unique, and creative
Even if you are not “A Creative” (artist, designer, musician etc.), you are a creative person. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 26th, 2006 No Comments »
(autobiology)
Drink Your Tea.
Drink your tea slowly and reverently,
as if it is the axis
on which the world earth revolves -
slowly, evenly,
without rushing toward the future;
live the actual moment
Only this is life
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 18th, 2006 No Comments »
TIME.com: Person of the Year: You — Dec. 25, 2006 — Page 1
What a great article! It gives the broad brushstrokes of web 2.0. The article also describes how people are revolutionizing communications and how content is created and shared and what it means for how we are evolving as a society and world citizens.
Posted [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 14th, 2006 No Comments »
Knight Brothers 21st Century News Challenge | NewsChallenge
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
We are a national foundation with local roots. We choose, as the Knight brothers chose, to focus on journalism and communities, inspiring and enabling them to reach their highest potential.
This web site is a way to discover new opportunities and big [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 7th, 2006 No Comments »
This is a great post from Stephen Downes on his approach to writing well. I will study it closely and practice – soon!!!
Half an Hour: How to Write Articles and Essays Quickly and Expertly
It seems clear to me that in endeavours where we, as a society, would prefer reason to prevail over emotions, we should [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 7th, 2006 No Comments »
Half an Hour: That Group Feeling
What a great post by Stephen Downes. It’s about groups vrs. networks or emotion or reason as the driving forces that drive evolution of society and human development. There are strong recommendations that point to understanding how this plays out in our educational system. I think there are some [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 3rd, 2006 No Comments »
Shawn Callahan of Anecdote and I are working on a project together that involves “collaboration.” Heard that word before, right? It’s easy to toss around. But what does it really mean in practice, particularly when we talk about distributed participants? What does it mean to collaborate in places where self interest is also at play? [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 3rd, 2006 No Comments »
Hacking Knowledge: 77 Ways to Learn Faster, Deeper, and Better | OEDb
Hacking Knowledge: 77 Ways to Learn Faster, Deeper, and Better
Published on Thursday 30th of November, 2006
If someone granted you one wish, what do you imagine you would want out of life that you haven’t gotten yet? For many people, it would [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 28th, 2006 No Comments »
From Nancy White comes this neat video that puts time in perspective.Full Circle Online Interaction Blog
Time, Collaboration and PerspectivesOver and over again when looking at barriers to collaboration, learning, even DOING, a lack of time rises to the surface. Sometimes, I’m not sure how to talk about time. Is time an excuse? A resource? A [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 25th, 2006 No Comments »
This link takes you to the full list of 10 laws of simplicity. Another post that I have earmarked for careful reading as it resonates so strongly with my challenges as I talk about complex stuff, but must make it simple. I picked this post up from Presentation Zen, one of my favourite sites on [...]
