Donating food from meetings and events is getting a lot easier thanks to mobile apps, but education still lags behind.
Temple of Wisdom
I had the opportunity to interview Temple Grandin this past summer, and it’s featured in the November issue of The Meeting Professional.
Making Public Space Personal
Artist and “Before I Die” creator Candy Chang transforms space through curiosity and humanity.
Play is Serious Business
Kevin Carroll’s “job” is to inspire businesses, organizations, and individuals to embrace their spirit of play and creativity to maximize their human potential and sustain more meaningful business and personal growth.
Planning to Dance
Hosting an electronic dance music festival is all about strategy and execution.
Book Review: “A Load of Hooey” by Bob Odenkirk
From the Dallas Comedy House blog: Mr. Bob Odenkirk was late for our lunch date. I sat in the Waffle House just outside the city limits of Los Gatos, California, waiting for him for an[…]
Book Review: “Improvisation at the Speed of Life: The TJ and Dave Book” by T.J. Jagodowski, David Pasquesi, and Pam Victor
From the Dallas Comedy House blog: Pay attention. If you want to know the secret to a TJ & Dave show, then pay attention. That’s their secret. Everything in the show, from facial expressions to[…]
Computer Science Solves Successful Fiction
Computer scientists over at Stony Brook University have figured out what makes one fiction book more successful over another.
Books Read in 2013
As I’ve done in the past, here’s the list of books I read this year. More than once I surprised myself with a, “I read that book?” statement. Either that says more about the book’s[…]
Ugly Employees Are Targets of Abuse at Work
Studies show that disagreeable and physically unattractive employees received more abuse from their coworkers.
Singing Helps You Learn a Foreign Language
According to a new study, singing in a foreign language can improve learning of the language.
Fish Linked to Hand Gestures
You can blame fish for why you gesticulate when you talk.