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Snowflake Minds! Uniqueness Not Unanimity!
Here is a quote I came across from Christopher Morley that nicely captures the spirit of my ranting and raving about all of us being snowflakes: Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. ... Read More
Snowstorm of Chat, Conversation and Content
As many of you would know from past posts, podcasts and talks, my fellow snowflake Erik and I are working on developing and sharing our thoughts and passion around what we call The Snowflake Effect, which is our vision of a world designed for the uniqueness of ... Read More
Arthur C. Clarke: Discovering the Limits of the Impossible
Today (March 19, 2008), this world lost a great mind and great person with the passing of Arthur C. Clarke. I suspect another world gained an equal or greater amount. While I am not personally a big science fiction reader or watcher, I have long been fascinated by and most ... Read More
Tools I Use: Vanishing Point Fountain Pen
I truly believe that every one of us (yes, that includes YOU!) has cool tools that we use on an everyday basis and stories about how we use these tools and how we came to find and use them. I'd like to hear about yours. Meanwhile, here's another one ... Read More
My LEGO™ Epiphany
In my posting Happy 50th birthday, LEGO blocks!, I mentioned that the genesis of my model of Learning Objects started with one of those wonderful epiphany moments—in ... Read More
Don’t Mean to Bug You, but …….
Jonas Salk, the man who developed the polio vaccine, once said "If all the insects on earth disappeared, within 50 years all life on earth would disappear. If all humans disappeared, within 50 years all species would flourish as never before." There would be some debate as to the precise ... Read More
Confusing Flapping with Flying
For a number of years now, I've shared a short story that many have said has helped them to think outside that proverbial box, giving them a new perspective on solving some of their more vexing problems. This is the story about how we often confuse “flapping” with “flying”. It's ... Read More
Shift happens—especially in your mind!
I want to alert you to an article and a book that recently came to my attention with some compelling empirical evidence that shows how effort and attitude really DO matter and that learning to “embrace failures” appears to be a discerning factor of those who succeed. ... Read More
Paying Forward Really Pays Back!
I’m sending this post out to those of you who have been giving unselfishly of your time helping others, whether formally as a teacher, coach, instructor, club leader, or more informally as a parent, mentor, trusted advisor, or friend. I suspect (and hope) that this includes most of you. I’ve ... Read More
My Dad
A doubly unique post from me today; it's short and it's personal. I just wanted to say thanks to all of you who have been so patient and supportive as I spent the past 2 weeks up in Vancouver with my father, Bert Hodgins. I was able to be at his ... Read More
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