Fast Draw: Gus the Gas

While watching the "Sunday Morning" news program this morning, I was shocked to see Mitch Butler and Josh Landis, the "Fast Draw at interest to me to see that these techniques are being used to support the evening news. Here is just one link and you can find many others through Googling Fast Draw, Josh Landis and Mitch Butler.

The Adventures of Johnny Bunko

The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need Daniel H. Pink (Art by Rob Ten Pas). Presented in the form of manga (a comic book for grownups), this is the most succinct course in career counseling I've ever seen. Not what career you should pursue, but *how* you should pursue it.

Prometeus - The Media Revolution

Email recently celebrated it's 30th birthday (see article). This week, NPR is focusing upon the effects of--and coping methods for--this single technology that has shaped the workflow, schedules and lifestyles of much of the world. For a glimpse on where the emerging new media may take us as "prosumers" who produce and consume media, check out this vision of a future scenario, in which virtual reality, spiritual experience, and the commerce of memory are commonplace. clipped from www.youtube.com

FastCompany's Top Jobs

Animator, travel writer and interaction designer I've done. "Brew Master" and "Flavorist" I pursued in the 90's as an amateur single man living in Uptown Chicago. But "sensory brander" and "sleep instructor" sound like excuses I make around the house when I'm shirking my spousely chores. And "Graphic Facilitator" didn't even make the list! clipped from www.fastcompany.com

How to Unleash Your Creativity

"Experts discuss tips and tricks to let loose your inner ingenuity" By Mariette DiChristina clipped from www.sciam.com n a discussion with Scientific American Mind executive editor Mariette DiChristina, three noted experts on creativity, each with a very different perspective and background, reveal powerful ways to unleash your creat­ive self. John Houtz is a psychologist and professor at Fordham University. His most recent book is The Educational Psychology of Creativity (Hamptom Press, 2002). Julia Cameron is an award-winning poet, playwright and filmmaker. Her book The Artist's Way (Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 2002) has sold more than three million copies worldwide. Her latest book is The Writing Diet. Robert Epstein is a visiting scholar at the University of California, San Diego. Contributing editors for Scientific American Mind and former editor in chief of Psychology Today, Epstein has written several books on creativity, including The Big Book of...

On the Road with Tony Blair

Graphic facilitator Sita Magnuson has been traveling the world, scribing as she goes. She has scribed for groups in New Dehli, Bangkok. She has scribed for leaders such as Harmid Karzai in Kabul, and most recently, Tony Blair at the Economic World Forum in Egypt--which made Time Magazine on-line!

Older Brain Really May Be a Wiser Brain

In working with many diverse groups of people, coming together to solve complex problems, I am absolutely flummoxed by this paradox: young minds struggle with complex, inter-related problems, while "more mature" minds struggle to learn new concepts.