Bully - The Movie

      4 min read      National/International Politics

GO SEE THIS MOVIE! Bully is a documentary that tells the story of 5 kids who are victims of bullying. The kids range in age from 11 to 17. Viewers never get a chance to meet two of the kids, who committed suicide as a result of their victimization. This is a powerfully produced movie. It has been the subject of some controversy due to the producers’ struggle with the Motion Picture Association of America over the final rating of the movie.

Designing for Growth - Book Review

      1 min read      Books

Designing for Growth: A Design Thinking Tool Kit for Managers by Jeanne Liedtka My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is a good introduction to applying design thinking principles to business. While it’s focused mainly on business growth, I think it can easily be applied to any facet of business. Design thinking entails a set of skills different from what most business people use on a daily basis. The authors lay out an easy-to-follow set of steps that can be applied to any business problem.

Flying Leap Book Review

      1 min read      Books

Flying Leap: A Novel in Perspective by Ralf Oliver My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book. It’s of the genre “lost person meets guru and gets life lessons.” But it’s a neat twist that the guru is a pigeon. Most of the lessons discussed fit pretty well with Buddhist teachings. Books like this always help me to step back from the craziness of day-to-day life and examine what I’m doing.

Small Town Rules

      2 min read      Books      Professsional · CommunityDevelopment · Books

by Barry Moltz and Becky McCray (Full disclosure: Becky is one of the organizers of #140conf Small Town, where I’ve spoken the last two years. She was kind enough to provide me with a review copy of her book.) This book, subtitled “How Big Brands and Small Business Can Prosper in a Connected Economy”, is a great look at the unique attributes that can make small town and rural businesses successful.

Business Use of Social Media

      1 min read        Professsional · Technology · SocialMedia

This morning I’m giving a talk for the Dunn County Economic Development Corporation on “Business Use of Social Media.” You can find the resources for this talk here.

Is Social Media Working for Us?

      1 min read        Professsional · Technology · SocialMedia

I’m in Green Bay this morning to present at the Leadership Wisconsin 2012 Conference, Rewriting the Rules. My talk is on social media analytics and tools, “Is Social Media Working for Us?“

Links for 03/29/2012

      0 min read      Links

Click Here for Customers

      1 min read        Professsional · Technology

I’m in Superior this morning to speak at the Click Here for Customers event set up by the UW-Superior Small Business Development Center. You can find the references and slides from this talk here.

Links for 02/22/2012

      1 min read      Links

Autodesk 123D - Free 3D Modeling Software, 3D Models, DIY Projects, Personal Fabrication Tools Free 3D modeling and design software. The ultra-cool part of this is that once you have designed something, you can send it off to be manufactured in plastic at relatively low cost. tags: blog 3d design Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Links for 02/16/2012

      1 min read      Links

Where Students Read Textbooks FREE | Flat World Knowledge | Flat World Knowledge A very cool new model for creating and distributing college textbooks. Uses the Creative Commons licensing model to allow professors to create their own course materials. tags: blog ebooks education Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.