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Richard Sheridan (Cofounder and CEO, Menlo Innovations) wrote Joy Inc to share insight into all XP practices that worked for his Org. Here is a summary of his thoughts on pairing. In the long run, the only sustainable source of competitive advantage is your organization’s ability to learn faster than your competition. Why do programmers…

Richard Sheridan (Cofounder and CEO, Menlo Innovations) wrote Joy Inc to share insight into all XP practices that worked for his Org. Here is a summary of his thoughts on organizing working spaces at Menlo. High cube walls, standard height drop ceiling. Sterile, bright fluorescent light. Not a single item hung on white walls. Library…

Solve big problems and test new ideas in just five days. Form a question, build a prototype, run a test! Can this be a habit in your company? Do read Sprint by Jake Knapp if that’s interesting! Below are my notes from the book. Entrepreneurs and leaders face big questions every day: What’s the most…

An extract from Tim Brown’s Change by Design. Building to think Since openness to experimentation is the lifeblood of any creative organization, prototyping — the willingness to go ahead and try something by building it — is the best evidence of experimentation. We may think of the prototype as a finished model of a product…

I like collecting good questions. Here are some. What is your favorite compliment of all the compliments you’ve ever received? It’s too easy to hoard hurtful insults, so as an antidote, we can try to collect compliments instead. What are you looking forward to right now? The question “seems to center the conversation on hope.”…

Video has several benefits in a blended or online course. Videos put students in control of the pace they consume and process information. They can pause, rewind, or re-watch video content. Videos also become a resource for both students and parents as they work remotely. This article is an excerpt from Dr Catlin Tucker’s post.…

Here’s a favorite from Gavin Aung Than’s work at http://zenpencils.com/. Check more of his works here.  Alan Watts (1915-1973) was an English philosopher and writer who played a large part in popularizing Zen Buddhism in the west. He gained a wide following after moving to the United States where he published numerous books on Zen and Eastern philosophy. During…

Here’s a favorite from Gavin Aung Than’s work at http://zenpencils.com/. Check more of his works here.  Taylor Mali (1965-) is a an American slam poet who has been part of four winning teams at the National Poetry Slam competition. The words used in this comic are from What Teachers Make, Mali’s most well-known poem, and was born out of an…

Loved this little infographic made by George Couros. When we talk about “learning” are we talking about the ability to do well in school or the ability to learn?  To some, it might seem like a false dichotomy, but here is the way that I see it; if you help students become great learners, they…

Here’s a favorite from Gavin Aung Than’s work at http://zenpencils.com/. Check more of his works here. The quotes used in the comic are taken from Robinson’s now-famous 2006 TED talk How schools kill creativity.