Posted in environment, green, media on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While Miley Cyrus’s photoshoot maybe the talk of the hallways over at Vanity Fair, I think they have bigger problems – that of leadership. This month every magazine had their version of a Green issue. Finally, it seems that the wake-up call to protect the environment and reverse some of the damage we’ve done is reaching [...]
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Posted in blogging, business, corporation, technology on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On frogblog today, Tim Leberecht discusses a small group of corporate blogs that we are now seeing pop up. Brew blog is one example. It’s run by Miller Brewing Company, and rather than promote Miller, the writers spend their time chronicling the fumblings of its biggest rival, Anheuser-Busch. Ick – is this what we’re going [...]
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Posted in game, gaming, technology, The Game Agency on April 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I love that companies are getting on the gaming bandwagon. I’m tired of company websites that don’t make an effort to entertain me while I’m there. I was a huge fan of the Elf Yourself Christmas card from Office Max this past holiday season – I sent my elffed-self tap, tap, tapping along to everyone [...]
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Posted in creative, creativity, design, Janet Grace Riehl. on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Many, many thanks to Janet Grace Riehl who left a comment on my recent post about how music and art can tap into a part of the mind that has been damaged to “re-teach” it. That post deals with a kind of therapy known as melodic intonation therapy. In a nutshell, the therapy teaches people to [...]
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Posted in New York Times, technology on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is no shortage in the world of people and their respective websites that tell you how to do something. A few months ago I found a site that is actually created by Barnes and Noble, Quamut. I’ve been poking around on it. Very well-written, very dense, and the number of topics is incredibly broad. [...]
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Posted in GEL conference, gel2008, health, hospital on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If there is any industry that needs a major make-over, it’s health care. And if I or anyone I know ever needs a major procedure done, I am am likely to make the decision to choose the Cleveland Clinic as a result of Bridget Duffy’s talk at GEL. She is an accomplished doctor, as well [...]
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Posted in experience, GEL conference, gel2008, innovation on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are a pile of posts just waiting to be written about my experience at the GEL conference. They will be coming shortly. There are a few points that I think are worth making in a separate post. I have never been to this type of conference – it’s not focused on a particular industry, [...]
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Posted in game, GEL conference, gel2008, werewolf on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My first activity for the GEL conference was learning and playing the game Werewolf. I m now obsessed and planning my first “Werewolf” party. It’s a game of trickery, deceit, and cunning. It’s also tough to imagine walking away from it. I learned it from Charlie Todd, a comedian and creator of ImprovEverywhere, and his [...]
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Posted in creative process, creativity, GEL conference 200, innovation, work on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow I head to my first innovation conference – the GEL conference. I’ll spend the day learning to play Werewolf, visiting a cheese farm, and then partying on behalf of Google with some of the best and brightest innovation minds in the country. We all have one common goal: to generate ideas that inspire and [...]
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