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Turning Trash Into Toys
Last week when we built a cardboard box playhouse we thought we were doing well, Arvind Gupta taking making toys from trash to a whole new level! Years ago my Grandpa gave me the grooved-stick-airplane, which still confounds most adults (especially when you make it fly in reverse). I love the gleam in Gupta’s as…
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Average Joe Computer Services
Check my newest website design, for Average Joe Computer Services! Average Joe is a new computer support company serving southeastern Manitoba. Chris (no, his name’s not Joe:) was really great to work with in developing his site. He came to us with a strong concept based around his JOE “characters” which represented his various computer…
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Tractor Trek 2011
Tractor Trek 2011 from Joel Wiebe on Vimeo. Last weekend I had the chance to drive a tractor for the first time! It wasn’t any tractor either, it was the tractor that my great-grandpa bought in 1945, right after the war (my grandpa notes that due to the war rubber wasn’t available, so it was…
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Miss Sarajevo
Last night we had the opportunity to go U2’s show in Winnipeg. Of course, given that is was the world’s biggest rock band on the world’s biggest stage structure, in the city’s biggest concert ever, it was amazing! But, as all the greatest concerts do, this one struck a chord with me. The song that’s…
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The Smile as Superpower
Ron Gutman, with a contagious smile that proves his point, talks about the power of smiling. To support his message, he also uses Prezi, a moving presentation platform, to help the audience engage and see understand the overview of his talk. You can try out Prezi too!
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Start With Why
“People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it.” Check out this insightful talk by Simon Sinek.
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Earn the Right to Whisper
Last week I had the chance to go to the Chick-Fil-A Leadercast, a one-day conference with 85,000 people tuning in live from sites around the continent. The day was filled with great speakers, one of whom was Seth Godin. In speaking about marketing, Seth made the following statement that resonated with me: “Don’t yell; Earn…
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Food Inc.
This weekend we watched Food Inc., a documentary which examines corporate farming in the USA and concludes that the food industry often is putting profits ahead of consumer health and the livelihood of farmers. I think most people agree that, looking at rising obesity and diabetes rates etc, there’s a problem with the way we…
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Whiteboard Presentation: The Story of Stuff
I just watched this great “whiteboard” presentation from The Story of Stuff (thanks Meine!). In it Annie Leonard explains the overview of where all our “stuff” comes from, and where it goes. She talks about the problems in our system of producing and consuming stuff, and what we can do to change it. Whiteboard Storytelling…
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Mr. Owl
I cherish every chance I get to doodle. Today I got one of those opportunities. Meet Mr. Owl.
