My introduction to Scott Jordan. I was an analyst at the Giga Information Group, it was 1990 something and I was collecting "toys" for a conference. I contacted a start-up called SCOTTeVEST and I talked to Scott, told him about my presentation and he sent me a jacket. I have been wearing a SCOTTeVEST of some sort since then. I had the opportunity to talk with Scott … [Read more...] about An Interview with SCOTTeVEST’s Scott Jordan, the Pocket Man
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Technology Lock-in: How 20th Century Technology Keeps Small and Medium Businesses from Joining the 21st Century
Technology lock-in... “We can do this because we have technology to manipulate matter right down to the molecular level. This is an extraordinary ability, think of it! And yet some of us here can accept transforming the entire physical reality of this planet, without doing a single thing to change ourselves, or the way we live. To be twenty-first-century scientists on Mars, … [Read more...] about Technology Lock-in: How 20th Century Technology Keeps Small and Medium Businesses from Joining the 21st Century
A Specification for My Liquid Newsroom
Updated February 25 2016, from a March 2011 post. I was asked recently by Steffen Konrath at News 3.0 via Twitter. What I are you looking for in a news consumer user experience? Â Here is my answer. Liquid Newsroom context I am an avid tearer and categorizer of paper-based media (true in 2011, but I have mostly migrated to digital content these days - 2016). … [Read more...] about A Specification for My Liquid Newsroom
The Tens: Top Ten Things Job Hunters Should Do on Social Media
Top Ten Things Job Hunters Should Do on Social Media I just spent the last two weekends teaching Social Media for Job Hunters at Bellevue College. It is always a great learning experience for me, and I hope, a valuable experience for the students as well. Here are some of the major takeaways. Please feel free to add your thoughts or argue with mine in the comments … [Read more...] about The Tens: Top Ten Things Job Hunters Should Do on Social Media
What Leaders Can Learn From Playing Video Games: Mentoring
What Leaders Can Learn From Playing Video Games: Mentoring Angry Birds players rack up high scores from exhibiting the most destructive of behaviors. In the world of management, however, it is important to think about the young birds, before they become angry, and how to help them find their place. How can you help them prosper? How can you apply mentoring to help them test … [Read more...] about What Leaders Can Learn From Playing Video Games: Mentoring
