Another passing of a family pet, Jeannie, our chicken
Last Summer, we welcomed Jeannie to the family. She belonged to a large flock of chickens and didn’t fit in well in the pecking order. We adopted her and went all out and bought her a nice chicken coop from Saltbox Designs, a studio in Ballard. She was a loner, always afraid of everything. In […]
Getting back to public service – joining the Seattle Technology Board
Back in 2008, I served as a member of the City of Davis Finance and Budget Commission. I wrote a post on my lessons learned. Today, I’m excited to announce that I have been appointed by Mayor Mike McGinn and confirmed by the Seattle City Council to be a member of the Citizens’ Telecommunications and […]
Visualization: Wealth Inequality in America
First, I find the content to be very mind-blowing. My perception of wealth in America is pretty similar to what the graph shows. It’s really hard to visualize what that much wealth really means. The alternative would be to use a logarithmic scale but that would also lose context. The visualization using simple shapes in the graph […]
Find the connection, find the emotion
One of my favorite moments on TV is when Don Draper of Mad Men pitches the Kodak Carousel. The engineers were so fixed on the flashy technological innovation of the “wheel.” They wanted the ad to focus on the wheel and how innovative the technology was. Companies are so focused on showing off who has the […]
Expand your view, look up from time to time
Don’t get caught in tunnel vision. Stop, smell the roses, refresh your perspective.
Three new ways to engage with technology
The way we engage with technology is rapidly changing. The days of “Minority Report” style interactions are quickly coming true. We’ve already seen touch interfaces such as iPhones and Windows 8 PC’s and tablets. Voice recognition is getting better. The integration between man and machine is become reality. If all this seems way too science […]
The Noun Project, a warehouse of wonderful icons
The beauty of communicating through symbols is that it’s universal. It is a language that is understood by all, regardless of what your first language or education. How can Ikea train so many people of varying skills to be able to assemble complex furniture items. They do so through the use of imagery. One of my […]
Be the first follower
This video is amazing demonstration of leadership, or really the need to draw in the first follower to create a movement. Source: Derek Sivers