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When the material decides the design.

Do we really need New things or would we be better off focusing on Better things we already have? Not New But Improved Continue

Added by Garth on November 2, 2009 at 11:15am — No Comments

You and I are going to die

You and I are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born. The potential people who could have been standing in our place but who will never see the light of day outnumber the atoms in the universe. Certainly those unborn ghosts include greater playwrights than Shakespeare, greater scientists than Newton, greater composers than Beethoven, greater artists than Van Gogh, greater minds than Einstein. We know this because… Continue

Added by Michael Michalko on October 28, 2009 at 10:35pm — 1 Comment

Vintage Clothing- Get your Creative Mind into some value fashion for a great cause!

Vintage Clothing Sale Fundraiser To raise money for Men, Women and Children who have been affected by violence in the Congo. Saturday October 24th 1pm - 6pm Trinity-St. Paul's United Church 427 Bloor St. West The Congo is the greatest humanitarian crisis in the world today where nearly 6 million people have died since 1996, half of them children under 5 yrs old and hundreds of thousands of women have been raped all as a result of the scramble for Congo’s wealth. The United Nations said it is t… Continue

Added by Eve on October 14, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

MindCamp 2009 - Incredible

Thanks so much - organizers, performer/presenters, and participants! This was an extraordinary experience!! I'm anticipating the impacts as I integrate profound learning... and having had SO much fun in the journey. Thanks to all! See you next year, if not before! Continue

Added by Tanya Gerber on September 14, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Best ever Mindcamp ---- THANK YOU

Thanks Tim, Franca, Kristen, John for a tremendous program and your hard work, inspiring leadership, gentle spirit and for delivering near-perfect weather. It was the best ever Mindcamp which is saying something! Tom Continue

Added by Tom Beakbane on September 14, 2009 at 9:49am — 6 Comments

10 Things I have learned from Apple Computers

Apple Computers has been an interesting company to watch over the last 30 years or so. While tons of computer companies have come and gone (remember Amiga’s, Atari’s, or even Wangs?), few have actually lasted as long as this venerable educational technology company. And don’t be fooled, Apple is indeed an ed tech company. Almost every product they make turns out to have a education connection. Remember when the iPod came out? Just a music player eh? Then, about six months passed and all of a sud… Continue

Added by Tim Holt on August 21, 2009 at 11:05pm — No Comments

The trolley problem

A trolley is running down a track out of control. If it keeps going, it will run over the five unsuspecting people hanging out on the track. You can prevent this disaster by throwing a switch, redirecting the trolley onto a siding where it will kill one person. Do you hit the switch? . Most people say that that’s OK, not great, but OK. Now suppose I change the problem slightly. You’re watching the first drama unfold from a footbridge and the only way to save the five people from certain death is… Continue

Added by Michael Michalko on July 30, 2009 at 9:40pm — 23 Comments

Think out of the "box".....literally!

Pen your own obiturary! Yes, it may seem like a strange exercise, but writing about oneself in the past tense can force an honest reckoning, help conquer fears, and bring goals into focus. It's not about death, but rather about life itself. Seeing one's accomplishments, milestones and relationships condensed into a few paragraphs is also a way of gauging where there is room for improvement. It can help us to define what our sense of life purpose is, and can be a very helpful anchor point. Addi… Continue

Added by Rich Rosen on July 29, 2009 at 4:11pm — 2 Comments

What's UP?

There's a 2-letter word in the English language that has an incredible number of meanings, and that is UP. It's easy to understand UP, meaning UP in the sky, or UP at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we say we wake UP? At a meeting, why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP and why are officers UP for election and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP the minutes of the meeting? We call UP our friends. And we use decorations to brighten UP a room. We polish… Continue

Added by Rich Rosen on July 28, 2009 at 5:43pm — 5 Comments

No Mind Camp :-(

I am sad to report I will not be attending Mind Camp again this year. Last year I left Mind Camp with a better understanding of myself and the direction I wanted to take my career in. I have taken that leap and found myself working in an exciting, fast-paced job that shares the creativity of the world with the city of Toronto through Film. As I will be engrossed in my Toronto International Film Festival work during September, I will be unable to bust my butt up north to enjoy the fabulous work… Continue

Added by Eve on June 30, 2009 at 9:56pm — No Comments

Habit? Challenge. Repeat.

In Malcolm Gladwells' article How David Beats Goliath he shares an oft shared strategy basically declaring the most effective way for the underdog to win is by breaking the rules. He talks about the value of not knowing the rules, challenging rules you do know, creating new rules and repeating the process with the new rules you create. Of particular interest to me is the underdog strate… Continue

Added by Garth on June 17, 2009 at 11:56am — 1 Comment

Toasting the new year with hot water

I recently participated in a session with a number of politicians of different parties about reform of the political process. After the session, I discussed my disappointment with the results with Father Tom, a Franciscan monk who taught political science at St. Bonaventure University. I told him how I had discussed the issue with many in the group before the session, and I knew they had many ideas, including many unusual and unique. Yet they held back and offered only the same old conservative… Continue

Added by Michael Michalko on June 16, 2009 at 10:21pm — 1 Comment

Walk. Fall. Walk around. Repeat.

Autobiography in Five Short Chapters 1. I walk down the street. There's a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost.....I am helpless; it isn't my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. Click Here To Read The Other Four Chapters Continue

Added by Garth on June 16, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Novelists and Poets Write the News

For one day on June 10, Israeli newspaper Haaretz asked 31 of Israel’s finest authors and poets to cover the day’s news, and sent most of his regular reporters home. From the Jewish Daily Forward (an on-line newspaper): "The idea behind the paper’s June 10 special edition was to honor Israel’s annual Hebrew Book Week, which opened the same day, by inviting Israeli authors to get away from their forthcoming novels and letting them bear witness to the events of the day. "This wasn’t a… Continue

Added by Franca Leeson on June 14, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Creative Types- Come out to Community Trivia Night!

You’re Invited to Trivia Night at the Argonaut Rowing Club! When: Friday, June 19, 2009, 7pm Where: 1225 Lakeshore Blvd Why: To raise funds for the club What: Trivia fun, $10 entry, $3 beers, OVER $500 in door prizes to be won! Who: Everyone is invited! On Friday, June 19, the Argonaut Rowing Club is hosting a Community TRIVIA NIGHT beginning at 7 p.m. in the Henley Room at the club. Teams of 8 will compete over 8 rounds of trivia questions to determine the ultimate winner. The admissio… Continue

Added by Eve on May 27, 2009 at 12:22pm — No Comments

Twitter on the wing?

There are so many Twitter debates and exchanges happening that I already feel a bit tired of them. Twitter is a tool. It does some things well, others not so well, and many things not well at all. There is no insight in this statement. It applies to all tools. The fact that 'tools' can be plural means that there are more than one of them, quite a few, in fact. I confess I've always loved the Swiss Army knife and have owned, lost, found, and been cut by them (my own fault) since I was six years… Continue

Added by Milton on May 26, 2009 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments

Let Creativity Flourish at Work and University

I recently responded to a survey by creativity trainer, Karen Sieczka, who blogs at GROWING GREAT IDEAS. She created the survey on creativity at work to collect research for an update to her book Growing Great Ideas: Unleashing Creativity at Work The survey was useful to me, as it g… Continue

Added by Colin McAllister on May 21, 2009 at 5:10am — 1 Comment

Stealth Productivity Tool

Daydreaming – is it wasteful, unavoidable, harmless? Try productive! To our list of misconceptions about the face of real productivity, we can now add the following, from a study published recently by the National Academy of Sciences: "Daydreaming is an important cognitive state where we may unconsciously turn our attention from immediate tasks to sort through important problems in our lives." more... Continue

Added by Bob Lieberman on May 19, 2009 at 4:25am — No Comments

What I have learned from celebrities, politicans and other prominent people and organizations

I have learned valuable lessons from watching and listening to celebrities, politicians, prominent people and organizations in our society. Some of the things I have learned are: I have learned toleration from the intolerant Perez Hilton. I have learned silence from the talkative Rush Limbaugh. I have learned value from the scam artist Bernie Madoff. I have learned the merits of an education from Paris Hilton. I have learned unselfishness from the Reverend Al Sharpton. I have learned love from… Continue

Added by Michael Michalko on May 14, 2009 at 9:40pm — No Comments

Talking Paint

Four West Salem, Oregon High School students have won first place in a national science competition for a project that imagines paint that can "talk." The science and technology competition for students in grades K-12 asks students to research existing technology and create innovative ways to use that technology in the future. The Salem students won for their project called S.M.A.R.T Paint, a special paint that could help detect black ice, sense fires, prevent pressure tank explosions, and ref… Continue

Added by Hal Portner on May 14, 2009 at 3:04pm — No Comments

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