Motivation, incentives, perfectionism, fear
So this Daniel Pink Ted talk has been under my skin for awhile. he talks about the “Puzzle of Motivation” But what he said didn’t resonate with me. Also had a discussion W Aza Raskin awhile back...
View ArticleExpectations – they aren’t just your own ;-)
Expectations: We all have them. We try to capture and document them. We all hope (or assume) that we have enough common starting ground that our documentation of these expectations makes sense. We...
View ArticleStarting a consultation process- framing communication
My top tool for framing communication with clients and partners is Google docs. I use Google docs from the very beginning of the consultation process. The versioning feature makes it safe for the...
View ArticleCapture the flag!
If you come to a discussion with a set position you turn the discussion into a game of capture the flag. The goal then becomes to affect the position you have staked territory on. This greatly limits...
View ArticleLet Me Help You Start Up!
Let me help you start up your Startup! Some work I have been doing recently: Business development helping engineers, artists and visionaries monetize their interesting ideas Designing Pitch decks that...
View ArticleLazy trumps all – for the supporters of SOPA and PIPA
One of my favorite quotes from Hunter Ellinger is: “Necessity may be the mother of invention, but laziness is the father.” (I don’t know if he said it first, but that’s where I heard it first.) I find...
View Articleon gamification and repetitive learning
Since I am working on an educational game for teaching children different aspects of music theory, I feel like I need to address this issue of gamification. It’s so sad to see the word “gamification”...
View ArticleMaking education Fun
The game I am co founder of Tune Hopper Just received an awesome review on Appolicious! My favorite part Jessica Daily says, “Ah, why isn’t all education so enjoyable? While aimed at kids there’s no...
View ArticleCodeathon Bounties
A compelling case study: At Bay Area Drupal last year, I met Sean Larkin of ThinkShout who reported his work for a Drupal Distribution, Watershed Now, (http://drupal.org/project/watershednow) which he...
View ArticlePost SXSW update
So what have I been up to lately you may ask since I haven’t even come close to updating this blog often enough. Well my current passion is SapphireOS.com and the whole “internet of things” At...
View ArticleHappy Father’s Day
one of my favorite Dad stories… I think I was like 5 or 6 since this was in California. He and I walk up to the bank and there is a very long line about 20+ people and one poor frustrated looking...
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