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It’s Not Apathy – It’s Barriers
During the last municipal election I had a rather disturbing conversation with one of the folks running for council. The gist of the conversation was that I believed that city hall, elected councillors, and city staff could do a better job of engaging, informing, inviting, and generally including constituents in local initiatives, decisions and plans….
Marshall McLuhan – The World is a Global Village (CBC TV)
This classic McLuhan clip predicted so much of what we’re seeing now. McLuhan enters the video at the 2:45 minute mark and suggests that there is a difference between book readers and those who were at that time embracing the “new” media of radio, television and movies. He uses the term being “with it”. He…
Google Search Story Creator
This is quite brilliant, fun and quick.. which means many, many people and companies will use it. I suspect the glow will wear thin for corporate use after a bit but should prove more long wearing in education and just plain fun. I can see a marriage proposal or two being done using this.. I…
Digital Asset Management
On November 16-17, 2010 I attended a conference sponsored by Indian and Northern Affairs (INAC) and Tewanee Consulting Group Inc. at the Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver BC. This is the first of a series of posts reflecting my impressions of the conference and the presenters.  Day 2 – Afternoon Session – Show and…