My last post, Making Sense of Selfies, generated some interesting and spirited comments. Some were for and some against, but none neutral. For better or for worse, depending upon your point of view, the fact remains that selfies are a current trend and trends are, by definition, something that is increasing... read more →
Jul
12
Jul
08
We are awash in selfies. A selfie is a self-generated self-portrait, although calling them a “portrait” is a bit grandiose. Selfies are those pictures you take of yourself with, most likely, your camera phone. For things that are simple to produce, they generate a surprisingly strong reaction of either love... read more →
Jul
08
I am very proud and honored to have contributed a chapter to the newly published Global Mobile: Applications and Innovations for the Worldwide Mobile Ecosystem. Thanks to editors Peter Bruck and Madanmohan Rao, my chapter is one of 31 authored by an impressive international line-up of researchers, thought leaders and practitioners that provide a... read more →
Apr
28
Humans are social animals. The need to connect is a primal drive. Even our most basic needs, such as food and safety, have always been accomplished by humans as a group. We weren’t equipped to conquer the world with fangs and claws, so we got a prefrontal cortex that gave... read more →
Apr
23
Adobe published a report on the need for more creativity in education (Creativity in Education: Why it Matters), polling college-educated people with full time employment. Results telling, but perhaps not surprising -- overwhelming majority of participants felt creativity was important in their careers (78%), that creativity was critical to problem-solving... read more →
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