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A 480 year-old insight on innovation that still holds true today 27 Aug 2013 | 06:45 am
And it ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order...
Innovating on the Lecture: How I Got a Crash Course on Design Thinking at DT:DC 19 Aug 2013 | 05:12 pm
When I made the move out to DC, one of the few people I knew was Wendi Chiong, a good friend from Stanford who is a co-organizer of a Meetup group called Design Thinking DC. Their mission is to “bring...
Don’t Start Sentences with “Soooo” and Other Things I Learned at Toastmasters 13 Aug 2013 | 09:47 am
I always thought Toastmasters was like one of those quaint support-group esque membership organizations, in the same category as Boy Scouts, Rotary clubs, Alcoholics Anonymous. And indeed, it turns o...
Are These The Hardest Pushups Ever? 6 Aug 2013 | 10:10 am
(Can’t see the video? Click through) After finishing up my max squat jump challenge, I wanted to bring it back to something that worked arms, shoulders, chest. Something that was hard, and wouldn’t h...
There’s Probably a Limit to How Fast You Can Do Squat Jumps 6 Aug 2013 | 09:36 am
(Can’t see the video? Click through) The weather has been great in DC (despite my earlier complaints about the heat) and I enjoyed shooting the finale to my July Fitness Challenge of squat jumps. In...
Notes on @acroll’s Lean Analytics presentation to Presidential Innovation Fellows 2 Aug 2013 | 07:40 pm
One of the great things about my current gig is that we bring in smart folks from all over to share their thoughts on innovation within government. Recently, Alistair Croll (@acroll), coauthor of Lean...
Design For Non-Designers 25 Jul 2013 | 08:56 am
I recently sent an email to some peers at my fellowship about “Design Resources” which got some positive responses. I decided to expand on those thoughts and thus this blog post was born. Hope you fin...
Reflections from an SF Tech Entrepreneur After One Month in Washington DC 18 Jul 2013 | 03:27 am
I can’t believe it, but I’ve already spent a month here in Washington DC for my new job. It’s been a very different experience compared being in SF and I thought I’d note some of my observations as an...
FitChal #7: Max Squat Jumps in 1 Min 9 Jul 2013 | 08:47 am
(Click through to see the video) This month I’ve decided to take on squat jumps as my fitness challenge. I haven’t gotten gym access to the building at the Smithsonian yet so I need a challenge that ...
FitChal #6 (Finale): Max L-Seat Hold 9 Jul 2013 | 08:35 am
(Can’t seen the video? Click through to the post.) Apologies for the delay, but here is the finale to my Max L-Seat hold challenge. In the month of July I packed up everything I owned and moved moved...
