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From the Whiteboard: The Surprising Science of Motivation
Recently a co-worker showed me this fun “whiteboard animation” of a talk by Dan Pink. Watch it and you might be surprised by (and be able to relate to) what motivates us to do our work. I’ve referenced a similar talk that Dan Pink did at TED before (you can also watch it below). What…
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Celebrating Eisley
Yesterday we joined in remembering Eisley Davis. Ted, Jami, Chase, we love you guys.
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Chris Anderson: How web video powers global innovation
In his inspiring presentation Chris Anderson, curator of the TED Conference, introduces to the term “crowd accelerated innovation” and how web video has amplified this process exponentially. “Our brains are uniquely wired to decipher video.” Anderson makes the point that while the written word has done so much to advance ideas worldwide, it is a…
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Sir Ken Robinson and the learning revolution
In my years leading training programs for young adults I had the opportunity to see a transformation in learning in several of my students. Students who hadn’t done well in high school came to our programs and turned a new leaf. One who probably hadn’t read a single book in school was turning his book…
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Derek Sivers: Keep Your Goals to Yourself
This generation has been called “coffee-drinkers” who merely talk about their great future endeavours, but don’t do anything to accomplish them (I guess this is only slightly more flattering than the label “lazy”). In this short TED talk Derek Sivers explains one possible reason why so many of us have a hard time reaching our…
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Saturday Morning Fog
Last Saturday I had the chance to go for a walk around our neighbourhood and take some photos in the early morning fog. (I didn’t really choose to get up so early, but since Olivia makes an annoyingly effective alarm clock at 6am these days, I decided to make the most of it). We don’t…
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“W. W. i. D.” Makes a Cool Bracelet Too
Maybe you had one of those WWJD bracelets or shirts? I went all out and got the WWJD CD album that included a bracelet (because what Jesus would really do is buy all the WWJD shwag he could get his hands on). But the question that I’ve been finding more challenging, and actually more helpful,…
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Create Your Own Heart-Shaped Aperture
I came home yesterday to Anna crouching on the floor with camera and a piece of cardboard in hand, taking photos of a bunch of mini-lights. Once I finally figured out what kind of effect she was playing with I got really excited. You can buy creative aperture kits (also called “bokeh”) that will help…
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We *heart* Olivia
Olivia turned 5 months old today, which called for another photo shoot. And Anna figured out how to make this cool hearty photo happen (with only lights and cardboard!)!
