I love my city, but we’ve got a whopper of a major problem. As the 3rd largest city in the US, Chicago had 650 murders in 2017, which is more than the combined total of NYC (290) and LA (286). Things improved in 2018 with a drop to below 600 murders, but no one here is…
Dr. Stephanie Moore nominated me to post a book a day on Twitter and my selection today was Flawless Consulting: A guide to getting your expertise used. I’ll link to the 2nd edition of the book as used copies of this older edition cover much of the same ground as the newest edition at a fraction…
As I continue reading The Purpose Economy by Aaron Hurst, I want to spend time thinking about the three core categories of purpose he outlines, including 1) Personal purpose, 2) Social purpose, and 3) Societal purpose. From my interpretation, personal purpose relates to what we asked participants at our exhibit booth during the 2015 AECT convention. The question “What impact will you make?”…
I’m reading The Purpose Economy by Aaron Hurst. His book Powered by Pro Bono from his days at Taproot Foundation was an inspiration during the founding of Designers for Learning. In Purpose Economy (p. 23), Hurst notes three core categories of purpose desired by professionals who applied to volunteer with Taproot: Personal purpose Social purpose Societal purpose…
Something small, every day. Here. h/t Austin Kleon
I've been using the IHMC's Cmap concept mapping freeware since a fellow student recommended it last semester. See my fascinating "zipper" concept map below. It is a slick application for tossing together a concept map. A bit less nimble than the web based diagramming application Gliffy (also good), but it includes some nice bells and…