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If you are observant, and more than a little lucky, every once in a while you get to meet a person whose skill and dedication empowers them to channel their life experience into art. Introducing Yves Kamonier. Yves comes from generations of jewelers. He has designed for Tiffany & Co. in New York and Chaumet…

Social media is full of signaling. “Look what I cooked!” “Look what I ate!” I’ve done my fair share of posting when I’m proud of my accomplishments. Last year around this time I posted about how I finished my first Ironman triathlon. But if we’re being honest, life brings more disappointment than success. Since our…

In September I went to Santa Fe, New Mexico to share Open-Source Learning with the Dent Conference. Rather than describe the experience, I thought I’d show it to you. Feel free to dive deeper by checking the time-stamped annotated notes below. Enjoy! NOTES 00:01 Consciously reflecting on and understanding our reasons for taking action helps…

The first time I brought my family to the Coachella Valley, temperatures soared over 120 degrees. We used lots of sun block, drank lots of water, got up early and stayed inside during the hottest part of the afternoon. We adapted. And we loved it so much that we moved here. The desert can be…

It’s been almost thirty years since I played golf. I don’t have that kind of time or money. So I got a little nervous last week when my friend Eric invited me to his country club in Los Angeles. I found myself looking for an out even though there was every reason to say yes…

As a Lead Learner, I try to find, analyze, evaluate, and use the best information out there. Here’s an example I shared with a learning community during the pandemic about physical fitness. ______________________ This page provides some basic information about physical fitness, one of the five fitnesses of Open-Source Learning. It also comes with a…

Looking closely was both the problem and the solution. I walk through my front yard at least a couple times a day but I don’t really see it. When I get the newspaper in the morning, or pull the car in and lock the gate at night, I notice the cactus and the ocotillo, framed…

Building a successful team is an art. 25 years ago I worked with the best coaches in the world to build a program that creates championship teams. What better place to savor success and learn bitter lessons than the kitchen? Participants in Too Many Cooks learn the processes and practices of successful teams. Then they…

Going online these days is like walking through a trade show in an office building full of corporate lobbies. While you’re trying to decide where to do your business – Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon – banner ads and pop ups constantly compete for your attention. You can’t read two paragraphs before something blocks your view…

Note: I originally wrote this post as a draft for 5PH1NX: 5tudent Peer Heuristic for 1Nformation Xchange (A slightly transmedia use case in peeragogical assessment.) David Preston, Ph.D. _________________________________________________________________ Over the last several decades technology has driven massive shifts in the way we communicate and collaborate.  Information technology, socioeconomic trends, an increasingly complex and uncertain…