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Kaizen, That Continuous Improvement Strategy, Finds Its Ideal Environment - New York Times
Given a performance measure, be it clicks, revenue or something entirely different, a disciplined process of experimentation and evaluation can lead to rapid improvements.
2007, adaptation, adoption, article, evaluation, experimentation, exploration, feedback, innovation, kaizen, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/08/business/08scene.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin&oref...
How to Make Your Users Feel Smart
Don't just help your users solve their problems or accomplish their tasks, make their experience productive pleasures; make them feel smart; and engage them in your application!
education, exploration, intuition, motivation, persuasion saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.plainsimple.org/archives/000060.html
OK/Cancel: Stop the Presses! User Experience Owner Found!
usability does a great job at describing whether a point reached by design will work or not, but does a very bad job of recommending where to go next.
adoption, evaluation, exploration, iteration, navigation, optimization, selection, variation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.ok-cancel.com/archives/post/2005/02/stop_the_presses_user_experience_owner_found....
It will pay to be creative, nimble in the 'conceptual age'
The people who will do best in this economy are those who don't just take and give orders but also move smoothly between boundaries, like the technical guru who understands marketing or t...
competition, comprehension, contribution, exploration, globalization, innovation, navigation, negotiation, observation, perception, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://bostonworks.boston.com/globe/climb/archives/071005.shtml
Blogging as Attempts at Understanding
[Students] have to learn to be a community - and we have to show them how.
communication, contribution, cooperation, education, emersion, exploration saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.teachandlearn.ca/blog/2005/11/22/blogging-as-attempts-at-understanding
Faceted Search Interfaces
In identity search, we are either finders or browsers. The finder is looking for an explicit good - a person they've met or wish to research. The browser, on the other hand, is looking to...
exploration, navigation, selection saved by: meryn more details ...
http://chimprawk.blogspot.com/2006/04/faceted-search-interfaces.html
Two gifts for your children: roots and wings
Parents must give their children two things: roots and wings. Give them roots to keep them grounded through tough times. Give them wings to soar above everything, explore new worlds and f...
education, exploration, individualization, individuation, socialization saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2006/05/01/two_gifts_for_y.html
Progressive Disclosure- the best interaction design technique?
By disclosing information progressively, you reveal only the essentials and help the user manage the complexity of feature-rich sites or applications.
attraction, education, exploration, interaction, navigation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://experiencedynamics.blogs.com/site_search_usability/2004/03/progressive_dis.html
Design as Play
Organisations that wish to foster creativity and innovation in the 21st century need to reshape their current conceptions of production and consumption.
collaboration, contribution, experimentation, exploration, facilitation, gratification, innovation, motivation, participation, production, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://ullamaaria.typepad.com/hobbyprincess/2006/05/design_as_play_.html
The Earth's Learning Curve
Every day one reads of a new study comparing nations in everything from Internet penetration to inflation. [All these] are symbols of a learning process that is accelerating, reinforcing ...
acceleration, adaptation, adoption, catalyzation, comparison, configuration, diffusion, education, emersion, exploration, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10206249/site/newsweek
What Should I Do With My Life?
There are far too many smart, educated, talented people operating at quarter speed, unsure of their place in the world, contributing far too little to the productive engine of modern civi...
aspiration, distraction, education, exploration, inspiration, motivation, navigation, suggestion, transformation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.fastcompany.com/online/66/mylife.html
Against School, by John Taylor Gatto
School trains children to be employees and consumers; teach your own to be leaders and adventurers. School trains children to obey reflexively; teach your own to think critically and inde...
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http://www.spinninglobe.net/againstschool.htm
The Next Revolution in Interactions
The only sustainable edge will come from accelerating the pace of capability building, rather than relying on any specific set of innovations in tacit interactions.
adaptation, competition, coordination, education, exploration, formalization, innovation, interaction, mediation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://edgeperspectives.typepad.com/edge_perspectives/2006/04/the_next_revolu.html
MySpace and Deleting Online Predators Act
Suppose that MySpace is, in fact, exposing large numbers of teens to high-risk situations, then shouldn't the role of educational institutions be to help those teens understand those risk...
education, exploration, humiliation, individuation, legislation, regulation, socialization saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.danah.org/papers/MySpaceDOPA.html
Stealing from the Oil Companies
Reneging on existing deals, even bad ones, is disastrous. If the government can, in effect, steal from private companies whenever that generates good PR for politicians, the incentives fo...
anticipation, contribution, expectation, exploration, intervention, motivation, negotiation, reputation, taxation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://jeffreyalanmiron.typepad.com/jeffrey_alan_miron/2006/05/theft_from_the_.html
The Knowledge Tree Goes Social
Moving away from the ‘copy-ready’ tradition of journal production [...], there are now opportunities to engage in ongoing debate, learning through connections and negotiation strategi...
conversation, education, exploration, promulgation, publication, vernacularization saved by: meryn more details ...
http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/edition-9/the-knowledge-tree-goes-social-lead-article-by-j...
Stories Teachers Tell One Another
Those teachers with the most clearly articulated stories of the process are those who have not let go of the past. They tell the old story with clarity and certainty while those learning ...
articulation, communication, comprehension, education, exploration, formalization, formulation, narration, observation, persuasion, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://hent.blogspot.com/2006/05/stories-teachers-tell-one-another.html
The Power of Play: Crossing Boundaries in Content Classrooms
We must learn to embrace the idea of learning through play and begin to understand that the boundaries between content and play must be porous and permeable.
experimentation, exploration, facilitation, interaction, motivation saved by: meryn more details ...
http://teachersteachingteachers.org/?p=27
Federal Financing of Research II: Why Universities?
For the purposes of providing accurate financial accounting, universities should have two entities -- the "university" which performs teaching, and the "university research institute" whi...
attribution, consumption, designation, education, exploration, subsidization, tuition saved by: meryn more details ...
http://collegeaffordability.blogspot.com/2006/09/federal-financing-of-research-ii-why.html
On space, Generation Y prefers cyber to outer - Space.com- msnbc.com
Generation Y lives on the Internet where geographical boundaries have no meaning. "Therefore, why should that distance between here and the moon have any meaning? It's just another place,"
2008, article, engagement, exploration, nasa saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23560690