How we learn best
The Holllywwod way of organizing a movie is by using only contract labour. The vast majority of movie people, from grips and gaffers to high-paid actors, are in essence self-employed and are hired for one movie at a time.
Pixar goes against this trend, by focusing on people:
Contracts allow you … Continue Reading ››
The experiment was to see whether I could teach these students binary arithmetic (arithmetic using only two numbers, 0 and 1) only by asking them questions. None of them had been introduced to binary arithmetic before. ... 17) How come we have ten numerals? Could it … Continue Reading ››
To be prepared against surprise is to be trained. To be prepared for surprise is to be educated. - James Carse in Finite and Infinite Games
Sometimes the best presentation is... no presentation. Ditch the slides completely. Put the projector in the closet, roll the screen back up, and turn the damn lights back … Continue Reading ››
Meetings aims or purposes should be at the top of every agenda. These are the key decisions that must be made or actions that must occur at the meeting. If you aren't clear on aims and purposes, don't meet.
I try to gather input for the Happy At Work Project from many sources. Web sites, books, movies, magazines - whatever may give me some new angle on what makes people happy at work. So please don't read too much into it when I tell you, that I just finished reading a book called … Continue Reading ››
