From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Creativity in the Wild

June 9, 2009

In the Catskill Park, certain areas are designated a wilderness areas, thereby limiting the types of recreation and preserving the ecosystems.  Hiking down the northeast slope of Sugarloaf Mt. yesterday we were treated to an amazing structure, a beaver dam that extended over seventy yards and stood over five feet high.  The pond it created [...]

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…along the Devil’s Path

June 8, 2009

Today I had a chance to hike along the Devil’s Path with my good friend Doug.  We summited Surgarloaf Mountain during our seven plus mile journey, and the lookout to the South did not disappoint, taking in a wide swath of wilderness.
Much of the beauty came from less grand vistas along the way, like the [...]

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Do What You Do…I Can’t Get Enough of…

June 7, 2009

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“Most of all, you get to choose who will understand (and who won’t)” ~ Seth Godin, Tribes, pg. 118
As I enter into the home stretch of my first year learning and implementing these tools to pursue my vision, I’m struck by this last line in the section of Tribes titled “The Posture of [...]

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…an analogy vs. the analogical mind

June 6, 2009

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Although I’ve heard the SAT has changed recently, in my day there were analogy sections of the test where the goal was to fill in the missing part of the following equation: a is to b as c is to d.  My favorite word in the equation creates the metaphor.  As [...]

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The Force and a New Generation

June 4, 2009

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It’s been an unusual experience to go through the original Star Wars trilogy with my seven year old son.  It turns out that the other boys in his first grade class are also tuned into the family drama of Luke, Lea and Darth. They play games at recess reenacting scenes and [...]

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Catch the Wave

June 3, 2009

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Google tipped it’s cards this week and I finally got around to taking a peek at what they laid on the table.  The vision is an exciting one that will radically open up the way we can share information and collaborate on ideas.
I watched the first thirty minutes or so of [...]

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The Pollyanna Principles

June 2, 2009

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Hildy Gottlieb sent me a copy of her new book The Pollyanna Principles to look over.  It was an honor to have my feedback sought by an author.  So here we go.
What are Pollyana Principles?  Wikipedia provides the following definition:
The Pollyanna principle or Pollyannaism describes the tendency for people to [...]

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…Opposition

June 1, 2009

We usually have no trouble recognizing the obstacles that block our way when dealing with outer realities. It’s the inner oppositions that interest me in this post. Those times when the needed energy to accomplish a task is not there, or forgetfulness leads to an embarrassing situation.
These are a few of the [...]

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