Thursday, February 28, 2008

Zeitgeist: In the Statesman Out & About blog

I was in the paper today - a photo with Lee Thompson and another Leadership Austin grad - at Lee's retirement party.

Books: The Advantage of Closing a Few Doors

A good article from the NY Times by John Tierney. Will put this book on my list of books to read.
"Dan Ariely’s new book, “Predictably Irrational,” an entertaining look at human foibles like the penchant for keeping too many options open."

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Design: Pecha Kucha

Fight Death by Powerpoint with Pecha Kucha. I found out about this on an Artful Manager blog post. Also found a good site - Garr Reynolds - with tips for doing effective presentations.

What Is Pecha Kucha Night?
Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each - giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show.