Is the video below funny, creative, rule breaking and subversive or a waste of time, waste of energy and sadly pathetic? Depends on your view. Depends on how you frame things. A Carrot Life Lens® appreciates the attention to detail. A Mountain Life Lens® likes the strategy. A Destination Life … [Read more...] about What frames your view? A Life Lenses® take on provocative video
What can you do with the element of surprise?
Great pic from Larry Norman, which captures the importance of surprise. Seth Godin says attention is what's most scarce. The element of surprise can capture attention. It's a particularly god-sent element for training & development folk. Surprise a participant & you've got their … [Read more...] about What can you do with the element of surprise?
Good Deed Feed – what you look for may be just what you find
I saw this 'good deed feed' in the UK Metro newspaper & had to share it. If you had your own good deed feed what would you put on it in the world of work? In the world of play? What you look for may be just what you find. Here are some examples from a July 2012 issue. To the girl who put a … [Read more...] about Good Deed Feed – what you look for may be just what you find
What would you do with 148 bad boys?
Check your perspective at the door. Literally. Watch the clip below up to 58 seconds. Then stop. Ask yourself what you'd do. Then continue. Perspective - it's a noose around our neck or a world enhancing view. ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com … [Read more...] about What would you do with 148 bad boys?
'A head on approach to tackling water conservation' plus a brilliant training & development technique
This is a brilliant concept by photographer Peter Holmes, who according to an article from UBC 'has a head on approach to tackling complacency around water conservation.' Simply put, Peter convinces his subjects to have the average amount of water a citizen from various cities & countries … [Read more...] about 'A head on approach to tackling water conservation' plus a brilliant training & development technique
From complicated report cards to great graphics- how report cards can help us learn what to do & not to do
As the new school year draws closer (or has already begun here in Kenya) parents gird their loins for the disassembling process of understanding their kids' report cards. What should be a relatively simple snapshot is often ambiguous & hard to understand. That's why I loved the article in the … [Read more...] about From complicated report cards to great graphics- how report cards can help us learn what to do & not to do
Change your seat, change your view – how about this chair?
We have an unparalleled ability to analyze, create, cogitate and ruminate. That very ability can get us in trouble if our view or perspective is slanted. Take a look. What do you see? ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com blog, which is about enhancing … [Read more...] about Change your seat, change your view – how about this chair?
25 years of cataloguing 137,000 Moghul documents
Since 1961 a team has been hard at work in India cataloguing 137,000 documents from the Moghul era (Moghuls are descendants of Genghis Khan). The team has dwindled in size to only 4, because there are only 4 people who can read them. In an article in the Globe & Mail Stephanie Nolen says “It is … [Read more...] about 25 years of cataloguing 137,000 Moghul documents
See ME! Relate to ME! A guide for managing change thanks to Puma
My son & I bought some new soccer equipment for him the other day. Afterwards he was ogling his new purchases, including the box that the soccer shoes came in (see said box above). If you take a closer look, the cleverly designed box compares your shoe size to other things. If, for example, … [Read more...] about See ME! Relate to ME! A guide for managing change thanks to Puma
Theory is when you know everything but nothing works
As a training & development expert I laughed out loud when I read this. Some participants LOVE theory - give them sources and concepts, reports & ruminations, inspirations & ideas, as well as books & bibliographies. Some participants LOVE action - give them activities & … [Read more...] about Theory is when you know everything but nothing works
Alan Alda's 'What's a flame?' contest where the judges are 11 year olds
You may have heard of Alan Alda. He's been around forever it seems. Who can forget his character Hawkeye on the long running TV series M.A.S.H.? Turns out he also has an avid interest in science, stemming from his early years, which he put to good use in a contest. I remembered this moment from … [Read more...] about Alan Alda's 'What's a flame?' contest where the judges are 11 year olds
A creative ode to the linoleum temple (thanks to Elizabeth Gilbert & Balkan Beat Box)
Elizabeth Gilbert, in her book Committed: a Love Story, calls the kitchen the 'linoleum temple.' Love it. Here's the linoleum temple in all it's musical, yes musical, glory (see video below). It's an ode to creativity. Notice the elements of surprise & the unusual use of everyday objects. … [Read more...] about A creative ode to the linoleum temple (thanks to Elizabeth Gilbert & Balkan Beat Box)
