In my last post about the book, “The Wisdom of Crowds,” we explored the question…
If you had to meet someone in New York on a specific day but had no way of contacting them, when and where would you meet?
This proved to be a provocative question and the answers varied greatly. In the book, author [...]
Game Show Quandary
June 28, 2006 6 Comments
Time & Place
June 19, 2006 11 Comments
I picked up a new audio book over the weekend as part of my MBA on the Run program. Entitled the Wisdom of Crowds, author James Surowiecki takes us on an amazing journey in the study of group think. Written in a entertaining and thought provoking style this book is hard to put down. If [...]
Five Minute Diet Planner
June 11, 2006 43 Comments
Have you started a diet or exercise program only to fail after a few days. Your goal was lost among the daily activities of life. Your plans evaporated into that bowl of ice cream or bag of cookies. Your daily ritual took over and that latest diet book was put back on the shelf.
Why does [...]
Permission Politics
June 9, 2006 1 Comment
Tired of those endless political calls that seem to show up before every election? Do you throw the phone down in anger when you realize it’s a machine on the other end? Maybe this call is from Arnold Schwarzenegger… why would Arnold want to call me you wonder? This is politics in the new millennium. [...]
In Praise of a Great Teacher
June 6, 2006 1 Comment
Have you ever been in a class that was so impactful that you came away so excited that you wanted to tell all of your friends about it? Have you had a teacher with the extraodinary talent to keep you totally immersed in the subject, where everything just seems to click? Have you had a [...]
Podcasting Adventure
June 5, 2006 Leave a Comment
I spent the weekend discovering the world of Podcasting. It was an amazing journey fraught with pitfalls and frustration. Podcasting is not as easy as it sounds. Creating the audio vocal track is only the beginning. To create something that sounds professional you’ll need to mix the audio track with intro music and add noise [...]
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