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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Are Our Schools Positioned To Succeed With Our Help?
One thing I always find odd is that when I tell people that one reason I choose to live in Arizona, beyond it’s sheer beauty and affordable cost of living is a fairly strong elementary school system (compared to the [...]
No Creative Left Behind…
I had planned to release this post in a week or two, but I am jumping it up in the queue after hearing Brent Spore’s “Social Media Universe” session at PodCamp. This is largely to refute those people who think [...]
Posted in Community, Creativity, Gangplank
Tagged bohemians, creative class, creatives, data, maricopa county
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Splitting a Problem Into Pieces Then Reassembling It
Another “ThinkerToys” exercise, by Michael Michalko. It’s been a while, but finding time to force the brain to think is hard to do. During the week I have attended several events and heard lots of people talking about community. [...]
Posted in Community, Creativity, Productivity
Tagged brainstorming, Community, Creativity, crowd sourcing, thinkertoys
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So What Exactly Is Keeping You In Your Current Mortgage?
The bailout had it all wrong. It attempted to fix problems in the system by letting the very people that got us in trouble apply the fix, THE BANKS. Don’t get me wrong, I think everyone who has over extended [...]
Best Orchestra Deal in Town?
Recently I had gone looking to step out of my norm. I had seen a commercial while watching TV with my wife announcing that the Trans Siberian Orchestra was on tour. We both lit up and were interested in going. [...]
Posted in Community
Tagged arts, chandler, chandler center for the arts, economic development, orchestra, symphony
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Some Thoughts on the Future of Gangplank
Brandon Franklin was great in summing up his thoughts from the Gangplank Futurespective. First, let me say that we are thankful to have people that care enough about Gangplank to think about it’s future and actively engage in dialogue on [...]
Metro Phoenix: Where Awesome Happens
The other night I was sitting at work finishing up some things and the Phoenix Rails Meeting was just starting. After that meeting, we had a great discussion on MacRuby and some of what was in the future for that [...]
Posted in Community, Gangplank
Tagged arizona, chandler, Community, Creativity, east valley, Gangplank, gilbert, Integrum, liberty market, phoenix
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Clean Up Your Own Yard, Before Cleaning Up The Neighborhood
I stumbled up on “Can Phoenix Make a ‘Creative Class’ appeal” and found it reassuring that others in the area are talking about the current state of the economy in Metro Phoenix in ways other than “doom and gloom”. I [...]
Posted in Community, Creativity, Gangplank
Tagged arizona, Community, creative class, Creativity, economic development, motivation, phoenix, theory
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Break Your Problems Into Pieces and Then Reassemble!
Another “ThinkerToys” exercise, by Michael Michalko. Im not meeting my goal of one per day, but hey one per week is better than none. I have been thinking a lot about education and after watching kids at Gangplank Jr. this [...]
Posted in Creativity, Education, Personal
Tagged Creativity, Personal, Startups, thinkertoys
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Successful Startups Need Supportive Communities
A while back I was reading Paul Graham‘s “What Startups Are Really Like“. The whole essay is great, Paul has a way of really getting to the point and understanding the culture, pain and joy of startups. I am always [...]
Posted in Community, Gangplank, Personal, Startups
Tagged arizona, Community, Gangplank, motivation, tip
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