April 2010
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My Ignite Sault 3 talk: Change the Room
Last night I had the opportunity to share my passion and experiments with building community with an electrified audience at Ignite Sault 3. Ignite talks are 5 minutes long, 20 slides, 15 seconds a slide auto-timed. It took me about 5 days(!) to compress a detailed subject with lots of moving parts into the format. Not for the faint of heart. I hope the other presenters had an easier time of it....
February 2010
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January 2010
2 posts
Polls Suggest Somebody Did Something Stupid →
Classic Rick Mercer: “See this is what I love about Canada. Yes, we are apathetic. But the minute anyone tries to use our apathy against us suddenly we start to care big time.”
Let’s keep the momentum going, beyond protest and towards building a better future by re-connecting with each other. That’s why I am a part of the Changecamp movement.
December 2009
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November 2009
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What International Health Expert Thinks of the Flu... →
Got this link from Jeff Sutherland, co-found of Scrum. Re-affirms belief that healthy lifestyle safe, vaccines not.
“Look around you. Things don’t have to be this way.”
– Jerry Weinberg @JerryWeinberg
“Definition of Bureaucracy: Each thing is in control, but everything is out of...”
– Gerald M. (Jerry) Weinberg
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“Is this really your problem? (coach to coachee)”
– Robin Dymond
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“Coaching isn’t teaching or solving people’s problems for them....”
– Johanna Rothman
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“Everything u do 4 a team is something they don’t do for themselves…...”
– Esther Derby
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“You will never convince someone with logic to change something they did not...”
– Jerry Weinberg
Cut the crap, here is the real situation behind... →
What are the root causes of pandemics? Why is the public being scared and cajoled into taking a vaccine they know little about? What is a more holistic way that everyday people can look after themselves for stuff like H1N1 and other viruses?
This comes from Dr. Tracy Folkard, the most intelligent health practitioner I have ever met. Thankfully she is our family naturopathic doctor.
She ends with...
October 2009
17 posts
$14 Steadycam →
WatchMotivation in the 21st century: autonomy, mastery, purpose. Science proves what we already know inside. Great TED talk by Dan Pink.
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Twitter greeting card for my friend Anita... →
Simple greeting card service that integrates with Twitter, making it easy for a group of friends to collect and share their greetings for someone. Give it a try.
Pairing less wasteful: first-hand account →
From the post: “I see pairing work so well every day that I consider my career prior to my current job to have consisted mostly of wasting time.”
Make a decision →
Less coasting. More driving.
Google Wave’s Little Secret: It Already Works On... →
My newspaper headline in a month
Observe more, solve less.
That’s what I’m working towards as an Agile coach. Create awareness within the team so they can better solve their own problems
“If you can’t say NO, your YES has no meaning.”
– Jerry Weinberg (@JerryWeinberg)
“The 33 year-old law that is supposed to protect Americans from exposure to toxic...”
September 2009
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WatchThis Ignite presentation on how to steer a motorcycle demonstrates you can have the worst slides ever i.e. death by bullet point and still captivate the audience through humour, command of topic and offering something useful to know.
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Tip: How to type accented keys using iPhone
Today’s #iPhone typing tip: touch a key for 3 seconds to choose an accented version. Très bien!
April 2009
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Lifehacker - The Collapsing Desk →
How do you fit a full size work space into a pint size apartment? Build a desk that folds right out of the way.
Prezi - The zooming presentation editor →
Break free from slide-style presentations.
March 2009
2 posts
Seth's Blog: Advice on equity →
Most creative solution I’ve seen to growing a business where equity is the primary incentive. Seth outlines options to maintain the incentives for everyone to bring results and be rewarded for it.
Refresh Events →
One of the most effective event-oriented sites I’ve seen on the web. Simple, uncluttered, all social media streams big and visible.
February 2009
6 posts
Continuous Deployment at IMVU: Doing the... →
Asian Fish and Noodle soup →
Common Asian soup, made it for my wife’s birthday party. Quick, rich, filling, just the way I like my food.
TinyChat.com - Simple, just-in-time free chat room →
Can use Twitter account to log in and use.
Green Groove →
For those who could use some nudging and planning to live a more sustainable life. Generates a task list based on your goals, offers a goal tracker widget to make it happen.
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it...”
– James Baldwin, writer and civil rights leader