What’s Wrong With Education In A Nutshell

I opened up my email this morning, and my daily New York Times update was there. There is a big article in the Magazine about when a child might really be ready for kindergarten, and how the “rules” are different all over the country. Why kids who are...

Confidence

My friend Chris Brogan is blogging about confidence. I started to comment on his post, and realized what I was saying needed a full post of its own.  Confidence means many things- it can be “real” or merely a mask we put on, until we feel the strength we...

The Biography Meme

My friend, Chris Brogan, has started a biography meme, so I thought I’d give it a try so you can learn a bit more about me. The Thing Most People Know me for is: Well, here’s a tricky thing. Online, People know me as the producer of the LD Podcast, a...

Seth Godin- The Dip

Seth Godin came to Philly and gave a great presentation on his new book, The Dip: A little Book That Teaches you When to Quit (And When to Stick).  It was an amazing presentation.  The PowerPoint slides were simply pictures that illustrated his points, in that...

Thinking Outside The Box

Thinking outside the box is a maxim that gets thrown around a lot, but what does it really mean? Some people might say it means breaking rules. I think it means innovation and synergy. It means taking what might appear to be disparate concepts, tossing them together,...