[This post is part of a series dedicated to the free online Model Thinking course. See all other posts related to this course here.] Using models to think more clearly might be the biggest reason that I am taking this course. I have decided that I want to apply the use of models and of… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Model Thinking Sketch Notes: Intelligent Citizens of the World
[This post is part of a series dedicated to the free online Model Thinking course. See all other posts related to this course here.] In his second video lecture of the course, Page takes a global approach by explaining how models help you to be a more intelligent citizen of the world. As he points… Continue Reading
Post-Recording Analysis using Roam’s Vivid Grammar Graph
I am currently reading Dan Roam‘s book Blah Blah Blah: What To Do When Words Don’t Work, and I just finished the chapter that discusses the role of form when turning verbal ideas into visual ideas. Before moving on in the book, I wanted to try to use his framework – the Vivid Grammar Graph… Continue Reading
Model Thinking Sketch Notes: Why Model?
I am excited for the upcoming Model Thinking course for many reasons. First, because of the format: it is online, free, and collaborative. Second, because it will strengthen my ability to use modeling as a teaching tool in science and math courses. Third, because it will give me a chance to practice graphic recording in… Continue Reading
Daniel Pink’s Office Hours: Jim Collins
I first heard of Jim Collins back in the spring of 2009. I had just finished year one of a Ph.D. Physics program (which I left soon thereafter), and I was beginning to play around with computer programming. I wanted to make iPhone apps. The first book of Collins’ that I read was Good to… Continue Reading
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On Writing Well: The Transaction
The result of good writing, according to William Zinsser, is the personal transaction that takes place between the writer and the reader. The clearer and more naturally the writer’s self comes through, the stronger the connection and the greater the transfer of energy from writer to reader. This reminds me of what Sarah Kay has… Continue Reading
