Brain dump - What I learnt from GDC 2008 (one year LATER)
Here are notes I almost made right after attending GDC 2008 (last year) talk about finding angel investor funding for games ... to see if the response is positive rather than building something nobody wants. Team > Idea ... Tailwinds Simple & compelling Pitch first Team > Idea Bootstrap! Reputation! Keiretsu [more...]
Date: 2009-02-15 18:07:46
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Dan Lane’s for hire: Need help with your mobile tech?
I’ve been badgering Dan to write an overview piece about himself ever since he took a step back from Howler ... telecoms and mobile product ideas, building a team and working with them to bring those ideas to market ... . Thus, if you need a technical action man, Dan is he. He’s relatively available for new projects [more...]
Date: 2009-03-03 11:47:44
Setting up a training event
When you are setting up a workshop, business coaches will tell you that it is important everyone knows exactly what the exercise is all about and ... exercises or games to develop what they perceive as weak points within their particular team ... of encouraging and developing team building. However it is a good idea at some point to mix [more...]
Date: 2009-02-23 17:09:25
AD Round Up: AD Futures Part I
One month ago, we started searching for new works and offices to feature on ArchDaily. Offices that are not yet famous, but will be in the future ... ideas, a young team (average age is 25)… actually building those ideas! That´s NRJA (No Rules ... , and has been working on master planning, mixed use developments and corporate buildings in the area [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 22:30:16
AD Round Up: AD Futures Part I
One month ago, we started searching for new works and offices to feature on ArchDaily. Offices that are not yet famous, but will be in the future ... ideas, a young team (average age is 25)… actually building those ideas! That´s NRJA (No Rules ... , and has been working on master planning, mixed use developments and corporate buildings in the area [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 22:30:16
Leaders from Fast-Growing Company Met in Tampa to Discuss Nationwide Hiring and to Give Back to the Community
Growth-Minded LTC Financial Partners Built Bicycles for Charity and Put Together Plans for Filling 1,000 Insurance Jobs KIRKLAND, Wash., Sept ... activity has proved an effective approach for team building and idea generation, Truesdell points ... . 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- What has building bikes for charity got to do with filling 1,000 [more...]
Date: 2008-09-29 10:42:27
Teambuilding Ideas #4
Continuing our series on Team Building ideas for your next event. Another of the very popular modules that is requested in our half and full day sessions, is one on VISION. Teams want to spend [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 21:58:29
Rethinking Instruction ... Again
One of my favorite things about teaching is that I never feel like I've figured out how to do it well ... of feeling that I was participating in something as corny as any of those team building exercises ... to combine the idea of the Knowledge Survey* with classroom clickers.I've been hearing about clickers [more...]
Date: 2008-09-14 15:59:00
De Bono Code: Communication strategies for students, parents and organisations
Edward De Bono’s Approach to Navigating Communication Edward De Bono presents an expansion of lateral thinking to be inclusive of a “possibility ... out how this approach to life skills ( problem solving , negotiating, conflic resolution, creativity etc ... (iflizwerequeen.com) Team Building Events and Some Ideas (articlesbase.com) Color Wars: [more...]
Date: 2009-03-03 01:25:19
soder up!
I wish I could take the credit for all of these photos, but it would be a lie. These were a collective effort between Dogga, Matty and I ... up with ridiculously silly, fun, team-building games for the “kids” to play. I don't know if we achieved team-building, but it sure was fun.Last night, we were brainstorming for ideas as to what to do today [more...]
Date: 2009-01-24 01:43:00
5 Amazingly Embarrassing Corporate Songs
5. WE BUILT THIS STARBUCKS - JEFFERSON STARBUCKS We Built This Starbucks - Watch more free videos If you’re going to write a song to get your ... it would be a good idea to write a team-building song and that it was mandatory that all employees ... and digital/Creating value/So meet our wonderful team (Please note that it doesn’t even rhyme [more...]
Date: 2008-08-11 17:57:25
Pitching to publishers : Do’s and Don’ts (part 2)
This is the second part of a 2 part article - you can find part 1 here. Don’ts : Don’t be overly secretive I’m not saying “don’t sign a NDA” ... . Usually, sharing ideas tend to make them better through gathering multiple feedbacks from different points of view, and once again, what the publisher wants is your team building the game. Ideas are [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 15:43:43
Interview with Blogger Abdul of Let us build Pakistan
Abdul, Sarah and Paindoo are the three brains behind the “ Let us build Pakistan ” blog ... of what I term as my non-conformist ideas and attitude.” Abdul joined the ‘Let us build Pakistan’ team in June ... it? “Let us build Pakistan” was more an accidental than a planned project. One of our co [more...]
Date: 2009-02-23 12:38:30
Club K&J Digest – September 2008
Here’s an overview of the latest stuff available exclusively for Club K&J members ... ; JASON TV Game Breaks: If you have a job where time stands still or would like some ideas for building team spirit, you’ll find this simple tip to be especially helpful. PSA: Office Clutter [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 16:18:49
Our guest blogger today is Dino Rizzo. Dino has been a huge encouragement to me and one of the most authentic and humble guys I know ... . We are honored to be at C3 Church this year in Clayton, NC, hosted by Matt Fry and the incredible team ... ideas, encouraging each other, celebrating victories and building up strength for the challenges [more...]
Date: 2009-03-09 12:00:25
Voice Recognition Software
One of the activities I sometimes do at our facilitated team building events is to ask people what productivity and time-saving tools they have ... that makes their job easier but often don't get an opportunity to share these ideas with other team members. At the last retreat I ran for the University of Newcastle one of the participants mentioned [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 22:22:00
Chongqing Library / Perkins Eastman
Architects: Perkins Eastman Location: Chongqing, China Project Year: 2007 Building Type: Public Assembly Construction Area: 50,000 sqm Budget: ... and reinforcing the notion that knowledge and ideas must be shared. The design team developed a dot pattern ... of ideas expressed through words. second floor plan The building is organized around [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 13:00:29
FairSoftware: Instant Software Companies
... entrepreneurs yet another function they can outsource: that of actually providing a corporate ... on proposals, as well as payroll and sales tracking - the idea is that you form your team, you build [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 18:00:00
Movable Type.org
Earlier this evening we released Movable Type 4.0 RC3, and we have updated our change log and list of known issues according ... the web production team works on building out a new Movable Type (dot com) web site, the product team ... , gather to share ideas and seek support from one another. There is no cost to joining the mailing [more...]
Date: 2009-02-03 15:22:22
“The Game of Life” Start your own coaching
Have you ever been a coach to a neighborhood team? I know how it feels the first time I’ve coached a team of seven-year-old soccer kids and how much ... . There is a WHOLE lot of talk these days about Corporate Team Building. There are many, many options ... into a team worthy of belonging. A little later I will give you some ideas of where [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 01:45:10
Equipping staff communication
Dear Staff, Thanks for your commitment to communicate any and everything that is useful to building our team spirit and updating our ... items, NHO campus ministry ideas, promoting Bible training-discipleship, etc.) Equipping New Hope ... that will build their relationship with Jesus & encourage their leadership development [more...]
Date: 2009-03-07 19:30:05
Forrester: Serious Games Uncover Serious Requirements
Forrester In a 19-Nov-08 report called “Serious Games Uncover Serious Requirements, ... allowed for fresh perspectives and new ideas” and “the game provided a team-building exercise ... , partners, and internal stakeholders to make product decisions. Not only are the games relatively [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 17:57:14
Leadership Advice
Below are 4 of a list of 10 items that were posted on Alan Weiss' blog ... a Team Building Consultant everyone and their friends have business ideas and input on what you "Should DO". Sometimes I take these ideas to heart and think, "should I be doing that", although [more...]
Date: 2009-02-15 16:00:00
Best of the China Blogs: February 27
A daily look at what we’re reading. null –Fact of the day: Only 36% of college graduates who left school in 2008 have found jobs, ... Perspective –A group of Chinese fans that call themselves the “Eco Team” have set to translating ... inspire a framework of ideas to consider in building new towns. The Green Leap Forward –While [more...]
Date: 2009-02-27 07:12:08
Introducing the ChristianPF Financial Planner Directory
As ChristianPF ... that a having a trustworthy financial planner on your team is a great idea. After working in the brokerage ... of building God’s Kingdom Promise to always be honest with their clients Earnestly desire to improve [more...]
Date: 2009-02-11 00:46:40
Declare (Production) Bankruptcy This Week
Last week Liz Ryan of BusinessWeek had a great idea: use this time before New Year's – when, unless you're in the retail space, ... what the bottom line benefits are from this type of employee engagement and team building. Using ... a premium on holding retreats, allowing teams the time to step back, reflect on past work [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 21:18:03
Declare (Production) Bankruptcy This Week
Last week Liz Ryan of BusinessWeek had a great idea: use this time before New Year's – when, unless you're in the retail space, ... what the bottom line benefits are from this type of employee engagement and team building. Using ... a premium on holding retreats, allowing teams the time to step back, reflect on past work [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 21:18:03
Eye-socket camera films from inside the head
There's a blurred line between challenge and opportunity. The prosthesis and the tiny camera it contains. (Credit: Eyeborgblog.com) ... , a photographer/engineer, and a team of ocularists , inventors and engineering specialists. The team is building a prosthetic eye that can capture and transmit video. While the idea is simple [more...]
Date: 2009-03-10 00:27:02
Focusing On Your Circle of Financial Influence
In an effort at personal development, I am currently reading the long-time bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey. I got the book years ago from some sort of corporate team-building workshop but never finished reading it. I think that many ideas within [more...]
Date: 2008-08-12 12:11:58
Seminar on Entrepreneurship on Dec 29 in Karachi
P@SHA & MITEFP are hosting a seminar on Entrepreneurship & Technologies for the Hospitality/Travel Industry with Idris Kothari, ... s of a Startup - Idea to Production, How to Build a team, Angel/VC Funding vs Bootstrapping 7:30 - 8:30 pm [more...]
Date: 2008-12-25 02:14:29
Ars at SXSW: our panel there; we're up for Web award and need your votes
For college students, mid-March means spring break: a time of revelry, debauchery, and time spent (though not always remembered) in tropical locales ... Awards , but more on that later in the post . Our team here put together an idea for a SXSW panel ... . This panel is about building strong online communities—of which almost all of you are a part. In [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 18:11:49
Offices Built out of Cardboard for Nothing
Photos by Joachim Baan.We have showed cardboard offices before, but Alrik Koudenburg, together with Joost van Bleiswijk ( ... one for creative firm Nothing. They say: "The idea being, to create an office...by using the most Nothing building material we could find." CR Blog notes:The Nothing team took the idea behind the company name [more...]
Date: 2009-03-09 18:35:12
Finding supporters for our goals
From long-tail 15 months ago, this blog was my ‘miscellaneous’ - the place where I thought through up-and-coming ideas in management, ... leadership on the one hand, to building a team or group on the other. The first end looks at personal [more...]
Date: 2009-02-23 23:21:06
Not Another SEO Checklist Post!
by Stoney deGeyter Anybody who knows me, or reads my writings long enough knows that I'm a huge fan of checklists ... of free information out there. Don't just read about what to do, start building a document of the ideas ... day of the value of making lists. Recently my team and I (mostly my team) have been doing a lot [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 17:14:38
Eight Tips for Lead Developers
photo credit: Jonathan D. Blundell Working as a team lead in any company is especially challenging ... , sharing ideas, new code, and new methods of getting the job done. This is real team-building ... s not something you learn in school. Here are a few tips I’ve picked up in the last few years [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 05:17:04
Daily Digest: Online Indy Press Making News, Enemies
The Web on the Candidates Michigan's Web Press Showdown: The Center for Independent Media launched in 2006 with an audacious goal: ... and dissects how team Greenwald turn an idea, news story, or unfortunate quote into viral video clips ... building a thriving independent online news network from scratch. Now the Michigan Messenger [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 16:16:50
Daily Digest: Online Indy Press Making News, Enemies
The Web on the Candidates Michigan's Web Press Showdown: The Center for Independent Media launched in 2006 with an audacious goal: ... and dissects how team Greenwald turn an idea, news story, or unfortunate quote into viral video clips ... building a thriving independent online news network from scratch. Now the Michigan Messenger [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 16:16:48
Pune’s too expensive, outsource to Nashik - Interview of Sushrut Bidwai (StartupForStartups)
Nashik based StartupForStartups (SFS) is marketing itself as a “facility to help early stage companies with limited resources to build first cut of ... them to pursue these ideas further. In some cases none of the founding team members are from tech ... taking the risk of quitting (high paying) jobs. It gives you more insight into product you are building [more...]
Date: 2008-09-25 01:52:27
Get Motivated!
Last Monday (Feb 9), I attended the Get Motivated! Conference at the Blaisdell Arena ... for me to get some motivation as well! Seminar topics included leadership, business, and building relationships ... about leading and inspiring a team towards a common goal. I got some great ideas on how to keep [more...]
Date: 2009-02-12 21:59:00
Today’s Science Policy News for January, 9th 2009
A look at today’s science and health policy news:Obama Speech Pushes Clean Energy N.Y ... -elect Barack Obama’s transition team pleading with him to restructure the agency, saying managers ... building. The latest idea: more spending on smart grids.Daschle vows aggressive reform as US health [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 15:48:58
A 19th Century Jail becomes 21st Century Hotel
Entrance Lobby Charles Street Jail of Boston, built in 1851, was active till 1990 ... ) came up theidea of redeveloping this jail. Their idea: Convert the building into a four-star luxury ... of Historic Places, the team on the $150 million project worked closely with a bevy of agencies, including [more...]
Date: 2009-03-04 22:27:47
Searching for an angle...
Touched down in Philadelphia last night around 8 p.m ... instructor -- deserve tons of credit for building this team and turning it over to Joe Torre and his staff ... with interesting ideas. Among them... - Our Chief Operating Officer, Dennis Mannion, worked [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 14:04:23
Only One $25,000 Green X PRIZE Contest Finalist Addresses Climate Change
The X PRIZE Foundation, well known for its $10 million Ansari X PRIZE for building and launching a spacecraft to push the limits of space travel, ... , proposed by a team of MIT graduate students, addresses climate change directly. One finalist's idea ... . The team suggests that the competition reward the community that can most drastically reduce its [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 12:39:15
Urban Oyster Thursdays
If an oyster is your world, and it is mine, you will also be very excited about these upcoming lectures hosted by the New York Oyster Garden ... to participate in skill building and idea sharing.Thursday May 14th, 6:00pmGlobal Shellfish Reefs at Risk Dr. Mike Beck, The Nature Conservancy's Global Marine Team Senior Scientist, will discuss [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 21:03:00
Design Winner: Footsteps to Pump Drinking Water
Urban Re:Vision — a think tank, media company and real estate developer all rolled into one San Francisco for-profit — has announced the winners of ... -movement powered water pump, a structural building block made from repurposed maps that can’ ... with water shortages or contaminated surface water, according to the project team. It’s a great idea — [more...]
Date: 2008-10-16 20:00:30
Teambuilding Ideas #3
Continuing our series of our popular Modules for Team Building events. Kick Start your Creativity! ... of the book bundle often exceeds our fee for the session. Full details on our Corporate TeamBuilding Events [more...]
Date: 2008-11-16 21:32:51
Discovery De-Mystified
In " The Myth of Discovery " Ted Neward complains that the software industry is unwilling to look beyond its bounds for new ideas and innovation ... like a mis-understanding of Lean/Agile principals which focus on building the quality ... : Prejudices Can Alter Team Work and Agile Bonobos ; and the article: " Who Do You Trust ?" Alistair [more...]
Date: 2008-12-12 02:11:14
Getting in the team spirit
As a designer I work with a writer as a creative partner on most of my projects ... . In this situation, I find that the collaboration results in building on top of each other’s ideas and yielding solid work.I really prefer working with another person to a team. It can be difficult [more...]
Date: 2009-03-09 05:59:25
Planning can increase your effectiveness and efficiency by dovetailing activities
“So how am I supposed to make time for this wonderful idea? ... Team seminar. This advanced AR seminar is designed for experienced AR staff and managers who need ... Relationship building exercise Chance to influence the analyst’s research priority list for the next year [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 13:00:09
Introducing … IAAPA – Small Parks and Attractions
The purpose of these "Membership Minutes" is to make sure you know exactly what you’re getting when you join or renew your IAAPA membership—and why ... series for economical training ideas that can really come in handy as you start building your staff ... your monetary goals. Government Relations Our team is constantly monitoring issues that affect [more...]
Date: 2009-02-27 22:00:00
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