Here are a few items related to the theme of arranging ideas (content management, knowledge management, information gathering, cognitive science, creativity, etc.) that have caught my interest lately…
TOP OF THIS LIST: “Blink”, a new book by Malcolm Gladwell (author of “The Tipping Point”) is due out in January 2005 – and I can’t wait to read it. Blink is about rapid cognition – the kind of thinking that happens in a blink of an eye… (Read the rest of this list…)
Since the devastating earthquake and tsunami struck southeast Asia, I’ve been struggling to make meaning out of it. I guess, at the core, that’s what writers (and communicators, and human beings of all kinds) do: we make meaning. Ultimately, meaning derives from context…
Here are some items related to e-learning that have caught my interest lately. TOP OF THIS LIST: “Keyser Soze and Organizational Learning.” One of Maish Nichani’s favorite films (and mine) is “The Usual Suspects.” In this article, Nichani describes the key scene where the incognito mafia kingpin Keyser Soze (Kevin Spacey) uses random bits of information in a police interrogation room to spin a bizarre but believeable story which throws the cops off track. Building on that insight, Nichani writes, “A rich experience base is what distinguishes an expert from a novice. One way to build an experience base is to wait for experiences to come to you. This is the natural way. The other way is to create an environment where experiences can be accelerated. This is the realm of training. But how much of our training is based on accelerating experiences? How many training outcomes are based on interpretation and sensemaking capabilities?” An excellent question. Nichani explores it briefly, but I’d love to see other e-learning creators and participants discuss this further. (Read the rest of this list…)
Here are some items related to blogging that have caught my interest lately… TOP OF THIS LIST: “Why Do We Blog?” by Fred Paynter, IT Kitchen, Dec. 1. Excellent question! This article includes responses from three dozen bloggers. I’ll be adding my own response as soon as I figure out a better answer than “Because I simply cannot shut up.” (Read the rest of this list…)
Here are some notes about tools and resources that have caught my interest lately. TOP OF THIS LIST: Bloglines trouble alert. Not everyone is thrilled with Bloglines, the popular, free web-based feed reader service. Apparently Bloglines sometimes inexplicably stops showing updates to some webfeeds, giving the appearance that those blogs have stopped publishing. (Read the rest of this list…)
Here are some items that show how the internet is affecting society (or vice versa) which have caught my interest lately… TOP OF THIS LIST: US E-government progress? Depends on what you mean by “progress.” A new report on e-government from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) is striking for what it doesn’t address. (Read the rest of this list…)
A group of bloggers from India and elsewhere have set up a community weblog with news and information about resources, aid, donations and volunteer efforts. If you’re looking for a way to offer assistance, this would be a good place to check.
I need to get out of my house today, so I’m going to go to my satellite office: Caffe Sole, on the south side of Boulder, CO. I will be there from about 11am until late in the afternoon.
If you’re in the area, stop by and say hi! I’ll be the woman with the [...]
Here are some more items about news, media, and journalism that have caught my interest recently. TOP OF THIS LIST: BBC bamboozled by spoof site: On Dec. 3, the venerable TV news show BBC World broadcast an interview with Jude Finisterra, who claimed to be a spokesperson for Dow Chemical. The topic was the anniversary of the Bhopal disaster. (Several years ago Dow acquired Union Carbide, the company whose plant in Bhopal, India killed thousands and injured more than 100,000 in the world’s worst industrial disaster.) In the interview, Finisterra offered a $12 billion (US) settlement to the 120,000 surviving victims of the Bhopal disaster. Trouble is, Finisterra is a hoaxster — a member of the notorious group “Yes Men.” See “BBC reputation hit by Bhopal interview hoax,” The Guardian, Dec. 4. How did this happen? According to the Guardian, “…A producer on BBC World had been asked to book a representative from Dow for the 20th anniversary of the disaster. He went to the Dow website, and was directed to the media relations section. Email correspondence and phone calls followed, which resulted in yesterday’s interview with Mr Finisterra from the corporation’s Paris office. It appears that part of the Dow website had been hijacked in a detailed and carefully planned operation.” (Read the rest of this list…)
Just for fun, here is some miscellaneous cool weird stuff that’s caught my interest lately… TOP OF THIS LIST: Letters from Bad Santa. Do you know someone who deserves coal this year? There’s still time! Getting a bad Santa letter sent to your personal nemesis costs $2.95, but you can read the letter templates for free — and they’re hilarious! Check it out today. (Thanks to Chris White for this link.) Read the rest of this list…
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