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Making the Future
Reading about the augmented future of technical communication triggered a memory.
Many years ago, when I worked at Computer Associates, they produced a product called CA-7/OLC. (I think that was the abbreviation.) It was an enhancement to their CA-7 software, which is still used for scheduling jobs on big old mainframe computers. The interface for CA-7 [...]
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Meditation from Reboot11
Reboot11 was my first reboot conference. It was a milestone in my life. Nothing less.
As a member of the reboot book crew, I took notes on all the speakers presenting in the main hall. It didn’t take long to see a pattern emerging – there was actually a sequence to the topics. Speakers were referring [...]
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Crisis Communication is Ushahidi
It began as a collaboration of journalists during the Kenyan post-election violence in early 2008. Now, Ushahidi is taking collaboration to a whole new level with the Haiti Ushahidi site.
Unless you have been living under a rock the past few days, you should know that Haiti requires a massive humanitarian effort in the wake [...]
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What mindset are you wearing?
I saw an amazing movie, but found no reviews that saw it my way…
The movie in question is Avatar. If you haven’t seen the movie and want to see it, stop here. Keep your mind open and free of any influence to make your movie experience your own. That’s how I like my movies!
After watching [...]
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Visual storytelling – Project 365
In 2010, I’m going to take a photo a day to learn more about, well, many things. The idea comes from Project 365, which is “How to Take a Photo a Day and See Your Life in a Whole New Way”.
What can I do with this?
Discipline – it seems easy enough now, but it might [...]
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Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010
It felt like the year came to an abrupt end. December was a whirlwind of activity and change.
There are so many people who made 2009 a wonderful year. I want to thank all of them. I will do so over time in 2010. I want to make the thanks personal and meaningful. For now, know [...]
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Waste not, want not
Have any old electronic equipment cluttering up the house?
People in North America can use Goodwill to recycle “e-waste” responsibly. It looks like there is something similar in the UK. What’s a person in Denmark to do?
In Denmark, waste is handled in each municipality. The explanation of what you can and cannot do is too [...]
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Tell the story
There are a million stories in the naked city, and a million cities.
I think one of the first blogs I ever read – and ever loved – was San Francisco Stories. Its author, Derek Powazek, reached around the globe to me with his wonderful storytelling. Later, he started the City Stories project. The lead-in quote [...]
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The fierce urgency of now – COP15
Snow falls on the streets of Copenhagen tonight bringing a gentle quiet to the city. I also think Mother Nature is reminding the leaders at the Copenhagen Climate Conference that she is ultimately in charge.
The past eight days have been a whirlwind of activity in the city for the thousands of people involved in the [...]
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Open source in your projects, in your organizations – in your life?
Umbraco’s Niels Hartvig called his Reboot 11 presentation “How to start an open source project with and without code”. It wasn’t just about the technology of open source, however; it was about the mind set of open source.
The tips given here have lingered in my mind since Reboot 11. I have seen how they are [...]
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