It all started with an article, The Globetrotters Guide to BBQ in Epicurious in July 2009. A story teasing a new cookbook full of international barbecue. The article whetted my appetite and I started watching for the release of the book. Finally Planet Barbecue!: 309 Recipes, 60 Countries showed up, along with a couple other [...] Click to continue reading »
Who Moved My Surplus?
Shirky says society is sitting on a big cognitive surplus. What about organizations & teams? Click to continue reading »
From the Studio: Hills
Visual Food
Things I found inspiring this week: Jennifer Maestre Sculptures In an article in Women’s Day, she mentions how her hands hurt if she doesn’t take a break. I’m trying to figure out how she gets the points all so perfect (I want her sharpener.) Then how she keeps them so perfect. Her website is worth [...] Click to continue reading »
Selecting a Starting Prompt
Picking a starting prompt can be the hardest part of a VisualsSpeak facilitation. Choose carefully! Click to continue reading »
VisualsSpeak Online Icebreaker
VisualsSpeak makes experiential visual tools which are hard to explain. Or maybe not to explain, but to convey the magic that happens when you use them to facilitate conversations. Our latest attempt to show some of what it feels like is our new Online Icebreaker. It’s free, it’s fun, and I invite you to try [...] Click to continue reading »
From the studio: Cliffs
Finding My Center in a Reorganization Storm
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, Getting Help When Your Business is Drowning, I chose to bring an operations person into my business. Aaron and I have known each other for several years, and we co-hosted a podcast for our local ASTD chapter. He has a wide range of skills and was willing to come [...] Click to continue reading »
Data Ain't Information
We're awash in data, but nearly bone-dry in information. And that's just the beginning. Click to continue reading »
Getting help when you feel like your business is drowning
Last February I wrote a post, My Business Has Cracked where I admitted that my business model wasn’t going to work. It was a tough post to write, but I got a lot of suggestions and help as a result. Since then I have been stripping everything to the core. In the process I had [...] Click to continue reading »