New York Nostalgia

July 17, 2010

Remember my New York trip in January? I attended a wonderful Triiibes conference (the first of its kind!) and had a ton of fun with fellow Triiibes members, having dinner, exercising our brains, and attending the Linchpin Session book launch.
Now, Rex and David — two particularly brilliant Triiibesters — have shipped a video clipfest [...]

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Two Sides of Spirit

July 12, 2010

Wednesday night I had a terrible and beautiful dream. People were dying in complex and nightmarish ways, but one of them took his glider wings and flew, knowing it was his last opportunity to do so.
His flight was fast and desperate, waiting for the changes to his body that would end his life as he [...]

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Poetry, Passion and You: Why Your Story Matters as Much as Your Work

July 9, 2010

I want to talk about poetry and story and the work you are trying to do in the world.
I spent twenty years in the non-profit world, and I’m here to tell you — good people, terrible storytellers.
Here you have a whole sector of humanity dedicating their lives to improving the world. And while some tell [...]

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The Bad Part of Town

July 7, 2010

I live in the bad part of town. I try to be charitable by calling it the “not great” part of town, instead, because what the hell do I know about the bad part of town or how bad it needs to be in order to get that label?
Maybe it’s bad. Maybe it’s “not [...]

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Adventures in Propaganda: Getting Creative

July 5, 2010

Okay, we’ve been having WAY too much fun around here… can you tell?
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been fiddling with some bona fide Creative Team in a Box propaganda. It’s a PDF, it’s HI-larious, and it’s mostly Marty’s fault. He wrote the initial draft. If anything totally offends you, talk to him. (Emails [...]

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