Monthly Archives: July 2010

Fred Brooks On Failure And Design

Posted on July 30, 2010 by D. Mark Jackson

Wired Magazine features an interview with Fred Brooks, author of Mythical Man-Month and The Design of Design.  My two favorite lines: Brooks: You can learn more from failure than success. In failure you’re forced to find out what part did not work. … Continue reading →

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10 Things To Check Before Every Presentation

Posted on July 27, 2010 by D. Mark Jackson

There’s a lot to remember when giving multimedia presentations. PowerPoint or KeyNote presentations involve the complex interaction of your computer, your software, the presentation file, a display screen or projector, your remote, and the audio system. And increasingly, presentations are given … Continue reading →

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To Be Profitable: Focus On The Customer, Not Profits.

Posted on July 23, 2010 by D. Mark Jackson

(updated below) I finally had the chance to watch the Steve Jobs presentation on the iPhone 4 antennae issue. You can watch it here. I was impressed by this statement in Job’s opening remarks: We want to make … all our users … Continue reading →

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The World’s Got Talent

Posted on July 23, 2010 by D. Mark Jackson

Among the many ways the web has changed the world, I’d like to add one more. For me, at least, it’s engendered a greater appreciation for the variety and extent of human ability. Sure, some of what gets posted to … Continue reading →

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Psychological Techniques For Boosting Creativity

Posted on July 19, 2010 by D. Mark Jackson

Looking for ways to increase creativity, methods grounded in actual research?  Take a look at this two part series on psychological techniques to boost creativity.  One of my favorites: People often jump to answers too quickly before they’ve really thought about the … Continue reading →

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How A Burglar Changed Gravity

Posted on July 14, 2010 by D. Mark Jackson

The New York Times has an interesting article about a new approach to understanding gravity led by physicist Erik Verlinde. Rather than treating gravity as a separate fundamental force, it can be seen as a consequence of the laws of … Continue reading →

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Is Law Practice More Like Russia or Poland?

Posted on July 9, 2010 by D. Mark Jackson

Salon has a fascinating interview of Clay Shirky in which he lays out his Russia-Poland Theory: Which is: one of the reasons Poland did better than Russia after the collapse of Communism is they’d only had one generation under the Communists, … Continue reading →

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5 Things Science Tells Us About Motivation

Posted on July 7, 2010 by D. Mark Jackson

What does science tell us about motivating people to do good work?  Here’s an interesting ten minute video combining illustrations with a Daniel Pink lecture, and discussing five key findings: For rewarding simple straightforward tasks, money is a good motivator. When … Continue reading →

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