The Mozart of Music for Video Games
I have Brian Schmidt to thank for the songs that my sons hum on the way to school. Schmidt works for Microsoft and has composed music for more than 120 interactive games, including John Madden Football, Jurassic Park, and the...
It’s Not Really Me
I have a confession to make. Actually, maybe more than one confession. I don't like eating my own dog food. I'm a digital immigrant. I don't like it when technology interferes with my privacy. All this came to light when,...
What’s Missing from the Obama, Clinton Conversation
On NPR this morning, there was segment about talking with an Obama supporter and a Clinton supporter on the essence of their respective candidates. This was after both candidates had appeared in Youngstown, Ohio, recently. The Clinton supporter cited one...
The Two Parts of A Bigger Voice
This from Esther Dyson, one of the movers and shakers in the new digital world: "People now want to spread their presence around the world." This points to the first half of what A Bigger Voice is about. The second...
What a Wonderful World
I'm still in aloha mode, after returning from Maui last week and listening to the recording of What a Wonderful World by "Iz" on my iPod this morning. To spread some of the joy, here's the YouTube video of Iz...
Cultivating Communities
A couple of years ago, a coaching colleague, Fernando Lopez, recommended the book, Cultivating Communities of Practice and provided a summary of principles from the book. While the book is written from the perspective of using communities to enhance an...
Don’t Go Back to Sleep
The newest interview posted on my podcast, Leading With a Whole Mind, is about making meaning and refusing to go back to sleep. Jim Huling is author of Choose Your Life! and CEO of Matrix Resources, an IT staffing firm....
Crossing Geckos and Mussels
"I like to move in the fringes of established fields, where totally different fields interact. That's where opportunities are." --Phil Messersmith, professor of biomedical engineering at Northwestern University. Messersmith, who has an undergraduate degree in life sciences, a master's degree...