by Sean | Mar 25, 2016 | Books, Learning, Storytelling
In 1,252 the Islamic world was in the middle of an golden age – much like the Italian Renaissance. It was an era of free thought and intellectual liberalism. Baghdad was home to the House of Wisdom, a library which attracted a great many Catholic and Jewish...
by Sean | Mar 24, 2016 | Agile, EdTech, Education, Teaching, Tech
Imagine that you’re an engineer working in a software development shop. You specializes in javascript and your boss asks you to take on a project in ruby – a language you’re not super familiar with. Being a diligent employee, you agree and start...
by Sean | Mar 23, 2016 | business ethics, Conscious Capitalism, CSR, Culinary
Coffee is my favorite vice. Over the years I’ve spent a lot of time tinkering with grind coarseness, water temperature, and brewing methods. I’m obsessed with finding the perfect cup. I’ve even tried roasting my own beans. With all that...
by Sean | Mar 21, 2016 | Community, Fulbright, Sri Lanka
After you give blood in Sweden they’ll send you a text message when it is used to save someone’s life. New Story Charity will trace every dollar you donate and show you the house you helped to build. This direct accountability from action to impact makes a...
by Sean | Mar 19, 2016 | Community, Government, Marketing, Propaganda
One of the tenants of marketing is that it has to be trackable. If you can’t track it, then you can’t measure the results. If there aren’t any results you can’t improve your ads. Now there are a lot of ways to track results in physical...