Category Archives: Gangplank
Innovation: Organizing for Collaboration and Innovation through Policy, Innovation by Design
Recently I was invited to talk to a group of science educators about collaboration. I tend to rant a bit when talking about education, but at least it was a short rant. My talk starts about 3 minutes in…
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10 Steps for Planning a Great Event
The most difficult part about planning an event is knowing where to start. At Gangplank, we plan a lot of events. We have created a simple process that allows us to jump right into planning.
We assemble those involved in the [...]
The New Collaborative Economy
Today I was a guest on BlogTalkRadio C-Radio talking about the new collaborative economy.
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Reminding Yourself Where You Are Going
I generally keep voice memos or written journals around as outlets for my thoughts when I am not regularly able to connect with people to share what is on my mind. I try to purge them into a digital format [...]
The Effects of Shifting/Resetting on Society
If you are listening. A lot of people are talking about a “new norm”, a “reset” or a “shift”. Largely this discussion is around economics and growing concerns of debt. In reality it is about a lot more than that.
Every [...]
Coworking Space vs Collaborative Workspace
When talking about Gangplank I always struggle to consider it to have anything to do with coworking. After doing some reading on collaborative learning vs. cooperative learning, I believe I can better articulate the difference between collaborative workspaces and coworking spaces.
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Desert Code Camp 2011.1
Saturday April 2nd @ Chandler-Gilbert Community College Pecos Campus
Desert Code Camp has opened it’s call for suggestions. This is a great FREE event that brings together technologists of all kinds together at a single location to learn (while feeding them [...]
Entrepreneurs Put Capital to Work for Economic Growth
It doesn’t matter what country, society or region an entrepreneur operates within. They will put capital to work to help stimulate the economy. As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week the anchors at Gangplank decided to embark on a social experiment. [...]
Building Arizona’s Future: Jobs, Innovation and Competitiveness
This past April I attended the 96th Arizona Town Hall in Tucson Arizona. The New Economy: A Guide For Arizona serves as background information on the event. The result of the Town Hall was a set of recommendations (pdf). Recently [...]
You Can’t Do Collaboration Without Being a Collaborator
In various software development circles I hear the phrase “You can’t do Agile, you have to be Agile”. This makes sense to me so never thought much about it. However, when asked about Gangplank and describing it we choose say [...]













