It's funny how life feels so different; how life can appear so different. Depending on whether it's The Public Face; The Private Face; or The Face that Nobody Sees but Ourselves. This latter face nobody understands. Even those closest to us, who understand us in ways the outside world never would, never would. Only we... Continue Reading →
Creating on the iPad
Creating on the iPad... it's just not the same as creating on the computer. When on the iPad, I'm far more a consumer. Typing is laboured, and sharing isn't as easy. If I see an image on Facebook or Linked In, and I want to share that with my Google+ followers, it's not straightforward at... Continue Reading →
I’m an analyst. I analyse.
Tired and socially exhausted after a very nice company dinner (a common predicament for introverts), I was looking forward to some me-time on the taxi home. But it was not to be -- the taxi driver was a little chattier than I'd hoped. Having seen me catch his taxi amongst a group of foreigners whom presumably were my colleagues... Continue Reading →
Teach teachers, and business leaders, how to create magic
A lovely and interesting talk by Christopher Emdin on teaching. Although aimed at the teaching profession, I couldn't help but see how what he mentioned about teaching teachers to teach was applicable outside the profession. It is a talk about engagement; about keeping audiences entertained; about connecting with audiences. Those of us who often present in... Continue Reading →
How to convince the inconvincible
So how does one go about convincing the inconvincible (actually a proper word as per Webster)? Contrary to popular belief, there's no need to resort to heavy artillery. Just an interesting new tool in thinking I just learned from the book Decisive by Chip Heath (great book by the way). The tool is this question:... Continue Reading →
Great Digital Marketing Resource
I'm not sure if I'd ever mentioned the Occam's Razor blog by Avinash Kaushik, but even if I did it's probably worth bringing it up again -- I must say it's one of the most useful digital analytics/marketing sites I've visited. (I'd actually clean forgotten about it for some time, then while doing some research... Continue Reading →
Choosing the amateur path
I'm currently reading a nice little book called Cognitive Surplus by Clay Shirky that discusses at some length the difference between being a professional and being an amateur. And it seems that being labelled an amateur isn't really so bad at all, and may in fact be a good thing. One of the professional vs.... Continue Reading →
The Trolley Problem and Being a Leader
In my previous post I wrote about the trolley problem (aka "the train dilemma"). Though an interesting problem in its own right and one which rightly deserved its own post, it wasn't really just for the sake of interest that I wrote it. As regular readers of my site would know (yes, all 60,000 of... Continue Reading →
Revisiting the train track dilemma or “trolley problem”
Part I: The Classic Train Track Dilemma, or: The Trolley Problem Imagine that you're at a train station "open house" of sorts. People are there to admire trains and see how they operate. No trains are scheduled to run that day, so people are scattered all over the place. There are some people gathering at... Continue Reading →
People Watching
People watching used to be a favourite hobby of mine. Sitting at a café, observing without judging. Then technology came along. And I don't observe people so much anymore. I mean, you can't observe both the screen and the people around you, can you? A real pity, really. Technology has filled all those little spaces... Continue Reading →
Donn, fragments 