Teachers and Mentors

Seth Godin has a great blog post  about two different types of teaching- one that’s all about facts and procedures, and one that’s more about learning to see and solve interesting problems.  This caught my attention, because I’ve been having alot of...

How We Pay Matters

I’m starting to think how we pay people for work done matters. Cash feels like we’re handing something tangible to another person.  It’s real.  It’s limited in our pockets and wallets, even if we can go to an ATM and replenish our supply. ...

Who is Your Audience?

At Podcasters Across Borders, I did a presentation about Disruption of the Social Contract.  My main point is that every time we create something- a painting, a blog post, a picture, a meal- we do it with an audience in mind.  We may be our own audience, or the...

iPhone Envy

Llike any good tech rat, I went to my local Apple Store to stand in line, in the vain hope of scoring a new iPhone on its first day of availability. I tried to pre-order, as I did for my iPad, but the problems with the Apple store and AT&T interface got in the...

A Few Pieces of Wisdom

There are a few pieces of wisdom I carry around with me- some are quotes, sayings, principals or touchstones that always resonate with me. I thought I’d share a few of them with you.  It will probably help you understand me better, and hopefully they’ll...