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Stop debating and focus on persuasion, to drive out intolerance.
I agree with Dr. Burton (see below), and I think that when we are trying to build consensus, we have to turn away from presenting evidence and using Robert's Rules of Order. Persuasion, as Dr. Cialdini has pointed out, is based on behaviors, not ideas. When we practice reciprocity, when we appreciate consistency, and try…
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Designing the world for our children
As my mother enters the late stages of Alzheimers, I'm looking around her cluttered home and wondering who'll carry out all the stuff. Then I go home and look at my cluttered home and think, "I'm not leaving this for someone else to sort out." In the future, when I acquire something and manage my…
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My narrative template
Storytelling is HARD for me. I tend to analyze and abstract, which kills the narrative. So I have blended two storytelling models into one I can use for Creative Houston. The two models which influenced me are from Pixar and John Hagel. Once there as a WHO… Every day they did WHAT (ACTION)… One day…
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A better way to understand the internet: weather
A useful metaphor allows us to manage our work around a force of nature. We think of the internet as a manmade thing but it's gotten way out of hand. Now all we can do is learn how to ride it. Or should I say–ride it out? (Everything below was written by "Blogdana".) @Bogdana: A…
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May as well post to the blog. Or not.
Dave Winer was one of the first bloggers, and he doesn't take it seriously. Just words. May as well put them out there. So I guess I'll keep doing it, just as he does. Scripting News: Blogs are little things, 2019-Oct-11 by Dave Winer I know what a blog is, behind the scenes. It isn't…
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Walking the Houston Museum Distrtict
About once a week, I walk through the MFA complex. The new building for the Glassell School of Art is a source of constant joy.
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Asakura Robinson Open House
The Houston architectural planning and design firm Asakura Robinson has just relocated to 2500 Summer in the Houston Arts District. Last night they gave a wonderful open house. I appreciate the 'cloud views' available in the windows. What color of makers do they need for landscape and environmental design? Lots of green and tan, of…
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Recent photos from the Museum District
Photos taken around the Museum District in the last month are so. Most are heavily processed. Click on image for full view. Park life Buildings
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Posting is paused here, please visit CreativeHouston.org
Creative Houston is a new venture for me, an effort to build a business that could support the development of Houston as a magnet for talent and a creative hotbed for the arts, technology, and entrepreneurship. Please visit the BETA web site at www.CreativeHouston.org, and check out LetsLaunch.com to see our crowdfunding campaign. We mean…
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