Archive for the ‘Fun’ Category

Things we can learn from dogs

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —August 31, 2006
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About two weeks ago my wife entered and won a Toastmasters humorous speech competition. Her winning speech was “searching for a soulmate”. It was about …

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Being an Expert on Anything

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —August 17, 2006
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Stephen Colbert, the comedian who brought us the devastating roast of George W. Bush at the 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner, has outlined how you can …

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Change your story – Change your world

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —August 14, 2006
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What happens when you cross a well known Improv guru with a company passionate about story? You get a new workshop, of course! With Izzy …

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Visualising statistics

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —July 29, 2006
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I’ve always has an admiration for anyone who can display complex information simply. This is why Edward Tufte’s books, like Envisioning Information, are among my favourites. …

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Data, information and knowledge finally explained

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —July 22, 2006
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Professor Gervaise Germaine from the Free University of Munsterburg provides a lucid description of the difference between data, information and knowledge in this short video clip. The …

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Getting your survey questions tuned

Posted by  Andrew Rixon —June 13, 2006
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It seems to me that the word ‘survey’ is often clumped together with other words like ‘mother-in law’,‘cane toad’, ‘pestilence’ and maybe even ‘microsoft’. For all …

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Anecdote apparel

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —June 3, 2006
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For a bit of fun I have created an Anecdote apparel shop on CafePress tonight. You can also buy an Anecdote coffee mug.

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Abundance

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —May 29, 2006
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This clip sums up how crazy things are getting,

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Newspaper generator

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —May 10, 2006
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Looks like we had one of our articles published in The Daily Anecdote. This newspaper clipping generator is a bit of fun. [via Steve Rubel] …

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8 ways to avoid complexity

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —April 25, 2006
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Do not do business Reduce your activities to zero Don’t leave the house Don’t call Don’t talk to anybody Stay in bed Close your eyes …

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