Baby Boomers… Beginning Again? 18 Jun 201118 Jun 2011 Does it feel as though you're always starting over? I'm beginning new projects, new rounds of old projects, new teaching quarter. Therefore, clients and students are doing the same; some…
Advertising… Friday Flick: Flashmob on Recycling 17 Jun 2011 Can you imagine if every gesture of conservation and kindness received such a welcome? Do it anyway.
Books… If You Ask Advice from an Author 15 Jun 2011 If you ask 22 author friends for advice, they'll write you a whole book! Steve Silberman had been reporting on professionals with autism/Asperper's and became an expert on such neurodiversity,…
Creativity… Least Limiting Resource 13 Jun 2011 Some years ago, I read that plants required 17 nutrients for growth and that growth was limited by whichever resource was most scarce. I'm not qualified to speak to the…
Business… Summer Survival 11 Jun 20119 Jun 2011 Is summer over yet? Oh, yeah, I don't have a break. And my children do! So here's what I want--or rather don't want--for me (and everyone around me) to be…
College… College Endeavor 1 Jun 20111 Jun 2011 With the final landing of Endeavor, this shuttle chapter of space exploration will be closing soon. At the moment, I'm closing a college quarter and identifying with NASA. I have…
Blogging… Time Out 29 Apr 20115 May 2011 My computer has requested a break. It did break. Bad news: my three years of Apple Care have recently expired, and it's a defective logic board. "Sounds expensive," I say. "Very," says…
Business… Handwritten E-mail 25 Apr 201123 Apr 2011 Handwritten E-mail--what a lovely idea! Pilot, maker of traditional pens, is working on it. It isn't perfected yet--this is still beta testing--but they have a beautiful goal. I suggest you watch…
Blogging… “Show Me Difficult” 20 Apr 201122 Apr 2011 Werner Erhard often talks about things that exist only in language: "Show me Difficult. Whales do not find anything Difficult." And he also says something like, "I don't have 'too…
Commitment… Anne Egros on Goal Setting in 7 Steps 18 Apr 201116 Apr 2011 Anne Egros coaches people with international careers. I enjoyed her blog post: "Quick Goal Setting in Seven Steps," especially steps 2, 3, and 4, the steps between writing down your…
Collaboration… Robo-Mottos 12 Apr 201112 Apr 2011 While witnessing my first FIRST Robotics competition this spring, I was initially impressed by the enthusiasm. It's a high school sport! Fans rock a basketball court while nerdish guys in…
Books… Friday Flick: Do Schools Kill Creativity? 8 Apr 20119 Apr 2011 Sir Ken Robinson, author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative, and The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, spoke at TED a few years ago about…
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