Today I learned about ethnography. I was invited to speak to a public policy class at University of Delaware and to give feedback on student projects. The other speaker and feedback-giver was an …
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The dinosaur kind
The other day I was in the grocery store and I heard the effects of mass marketing. A little kid, maybe 4 or 5 years old, was walking down the freezer aisle with his Dad. They stopped at the waffle …
Little row boats
Imagine, every child, in their own little row boat, staying in a preset lane. Moving gently down a river. Some learned how to paddle from a young age. Others didn’t, and they’ve lost interest. They …
Mindset first
Most meaningful education is much more about developing mindset than it is about content. Oftentimes the biggest barrier to success is not lack of knowledge, but lack of creative confidence. We need …
Finding problems worth solving
There are only two types of problems: problems you've encountered, and problems other people have encountered. Within each set there are countless problems worth solving. Let's talk about how to find …
The worst thing and still okay
Yesterday I gave a TEDx talk. It went well. The day before, I rehearsed my TEDx talk and froze on stage. I drew a blank in the middle of my talk. It's the worst possible feeling. You forget what to …