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Last weekend marked the 10th anniversary of the highly revered Pacific Northwest BI Summit in Grant’s Pass, Oregon. For ten years running, Scott Humphrey of Humphrey Strategic Communications, has invited prominent business intelligence analysts and vendors to come together for a long weekend of intense conversation & networking and extreme recreation. It is truly a one-of-a-kind event. (more…)
A post by guest blogger Bree Baich. This is part 2 of a 2-part series about Nancy Duarte’s book, “Resonate” – this time from a trainer’s perspective. You can check out part 1 here.
How many times have you been required to attend a training session only to leave overwhelmed, confused, and feeling like the content was not just mind-numbing, it didn’t appear to be applicable or implementable once you returned to your daily grind? (more…)
I am not a designer. But I love the design process of taking a raw, untamed idea and molding it into some beautiful, visually-appealing masterpiece. And I also love those folks who help wannabe designers like me bring these raw ideas to life. Folks like Dave Accampo, an extraordinarily talented guy that I worked with at Baseline Consulting. And Nancy Duarte, who writes books like Slide:ology and Resonate, and breaks down this creative process into practical, bite-size pieces. (more…)
Yes, I’m back. And no, this blog has not died. Yet.
As some of you may know, I joined the team at Lyzasoft last month. It’s a great fit for me because Lyzasoft brings together the best of two worlds I play in: business intelligence and social media. And I get to do the things I love to do: product management with a dose of product marketing for good measure. The people are awesome. The product rocks. It has a lizard. Life is indeed good. (more…)
What a great way to end the week! This morning, DataFlux announced its acquisition of one of my favorite companies, Baseline Consulting! By the excitement I’m currently feeling, you’d think I was still an employee. Geesh! Call me a sentimental fool, but I had to capture the image above from DataFlux‘s homepage just for posterity’s sake. (more…)
“…on average many [game] players are physically healthier, work harder, make better grades, earn higher salaries, and are more socially connected than those who play less or not at all.” Total Engagement, p. 13
I have always been intrigued with the notion that one’s work should be challenging, and at the same time: fun. Seriously fun. So, of course, this book by Byron Reeves and J. Leighton Read caught my attention: Total Engagement: Using Games and Virtual Worlds to Change the Way People Work and Businesses Compete.
The book successfully fueled my “fun notion” with compelling business cases and research showing that gaming is not just for high school boys anymore. [Or grown-up kids such as myself.] If businesses want to compete successfully in today’s culture, then we will have to overcome our taboo feelings of “playing games” at work. (more…)
I bought my primary TV from Costco in 2000. It's a 32" Philip Magnavox, and for the most part, it has served me well. I have it hooked up to my JVC A/V receiver and DVD player, and with my digital cable subscription, I can't complain.
But as any media/technophile will tell you, this setup is so yesterday. Where's the LCD, plasma and HD? I am clearly not "keeping up with the Joneses" or my family and friends, as they continue to upgrade to the latest media technology. (more…)
