Wild Apricot

JUNE 1, 2006

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Idea Architects

DECEMBER 20, 2006

“I don’t think of myself as a critic or teacher either, but simply — and at the obvious risk of disingenuousness — as someone who teaches, writes drama criticism (and other things) and feels that the American compulsion to take your identity from your profession, with its corollary of only one trade to a practitioner, may be a convenience to society but is burdensome and constricting to yourself.

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Executive Connections

NOVEMBER 30, 2006

Executive Connections. « Report from Internet Librarian 2006 | Main. | CBCs Secret Weapon: SLA Members! » 30 November 2006. And the Envelope Please. It is a thrill and an honor to inform you that two of SLAs outstanding leaders won prestigious awards tonight at the London Online Conferences International Information Industry Awards ceremony.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 12, 2006

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 4, 2006

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NOVEMBER 15, 2006

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

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Wild Apricot

JULY 5, 2006

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Idea Architects

DECEMBER 19, 2006

Like many a wee young lad, once upon a time I had a paper route for a weekly newspaper. Once a week tall stacks of paper were dropped off at our driveway. I carefully folded each one in thirds, stuffed them into my bag, and then took off either by bike or on foot to make my deliveries. Crazy kids that we were back in those days, we actually put the paper inside your screen door.

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Events hold the power to create lasting impressions and meaningful connections. They are not only occasions for celebration but also valuable marketing opportunities. Event marketing has become an essential component of successful business strategies, enabling organizations to engage with their target audience and create memorable experiences. However, behind every successful event lies a well-thought-out marketing strategy.

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Idea Architects

DECEMBER 11, 2006

You'll find me guest blogging all this week at the Meeting Industry Guru blog. My posts will focus on designing better meetings and conferences and creating more powerful learning experiences. Some theory, some practice.

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Idea Architects

SEPTEMBER 28, 2006

Writing about her feminist upbringing in her October 2 issue Newsweek column , writer Anna Quindlen notes that “ … the battle was really against waste, the waste of talent, the waste to society, the waste of women who had certain gifts and goals and had to suppress both.” Anyone who is part of an organization doesn’t need proof that talent among the ranks is wasted everyday, but for those who need proof, one only needs to look at the burgeoning amount of research being released by the Gallup org

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Idea Architects

SEPTEMBER 26, 2006

Starbucks raised its coffee prices five cents , its first increase in more than two years, and a minor media frenzy ensured. Am I the only one who finds this strange? Some stories actually led with the assertion that Starbucks customers would likely be unfazed by the price increase. Well, duh! What it reinforces for me is that “overpriced coffee” has become firmly entrenched as part of the story some people tell themselves about Starbucks as much as others believe the Starbucks story is more abo

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Idea Architects

SEPTEMBER 14, 2006

Truth be told, I wanted to wring her neck. She had gabbed on her cellphone the entire time in the security line and then seemed surprised when she was asked to take off her shoes. Of course she set off the detector when walking through. We all got to wait for an additional five minutes while she and the TSA agent tried to determine what else she shouldn’t be wearing.

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Idea Architects

SEPTEMBER 7, 2006

clarity calm on a hairy day Sam Sartorius, 2006 20" x 15.5" oil on canvas $650 Without patrons there can be no artists. Without artists there can be no art. Without art there cannot be lives filled with color, melody, motion, drama, and joy. These are the thoughts hardwired in the forefront of my mind after attending the Arts Council of Indianapolis' Start with Art luncheon today.

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Idea Architects

AUGUST 30, 2006

It happens when a politician’s private choices are revealed to be different than the public philosophies espoused. It happens every time a doctor or hospital is found to be overcharging patients in order to get more Medicaid money from the government. It happens every time a nonprofit leader steers the organization in a direction that provides personal gain or furthers self-interest.

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Idea Architects

AUGUST 23, 2006

Beloit College has released its annual list offering an ingishtful and humorous look at the attitudes, mindset, and life experiences of this fall's entering class of college freshmen. A few that stood out for me are: • The Soviet Union has never existed and therefore is about as scary as the student union. • They have never heard anyone actually "ring it up" on a cash register. • Phantom of the Opera has always been on Broadway. • Reality shows have always been on television. • They have no idea

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Idea Architects

JULY 23, 2006

A colleague recently asked me if I was planning on attending the fall annual meeting of a group we have both belonged to for some time. Not likely, I said, since I had not found the topics I'm most interested in to be among those in the list of general sessions and workshops being offered. "Oh, there will be a lot more than what you're seeing right now.

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Idea Architects

JULY 15, 2006

I recently stayed at one of my favorite hotels. It is part of a brand that for the past several months has been aggressively promoting some upgrades at its properties. In early June I had a great workout in one of the new fitness centers at another of this brand's properties. So I was looking forward to doing the same at this hotel. When checking in, my enthusiasm peaked as I was given a room key with a photo promoting the new fitness centers.

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Idea Architects

JUNE 30, 2006

If you find youself at all challenged by making sense of how things are changing in the world of media, communications, and information sharing, read this great post from Jay Rosen that spells it out in a very forthright fashion.

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Idea Architects

JUNE 25, 2006

Breath of Chutzpah. Copyright Sam Sartorius. It’s not about being #1 or even “the one.” For no galaxy has room for only one star. It’s not about being famous. It’s not about being the "leading anything" or being celebrated, sought after, flashy, admired, rich, noticed, or adored. For whenever it becomes about any of these things, it ceases to be about what it really is (and always will be) about.

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Idea Architects

JUNE 15, 2006

The three of them were giggling like schoolgirls, probably because they were just that … three schoolgirls taking the subway home after the last day of class. And as I sat across from them I couldn't help but notice their deep engagement in a time-tested end of the year ritual: reading what people wrote in their yearbook. They laughed, spun the book around repeatedly like a ballerina doing a pirouette, and read each and every comment inscribed by photos, inside the cover, and in every square inc

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Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

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Idea Architects

JUNE 14, 2006

Seeing Oprah on The Tony’s reminded me that regardless of what you might think of her, the gal knows how to throw a gala. When ABC televised her Legends Ball in May viewers could be forgiven if they thought they had tuned into an episode of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. But beneath all of the glitz and glamour (and it was piled on) there was a true attitude of gratitude.

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Idea Architects

APRIL 4, 2006

The essence of what is most wrong in so many businesses nowadays is perhaps best symbolized by the sloppy swerve instead of the tight turn that seems to be the current practice of so many drivers. Why stay in your own lane and make a proper turn when you can just haphazardly aim your car in the general direction of the corner you are about to come to and swerve your way through others’ lanes as you go around it?

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Idea Architects

MARCH 15, 2006

On Friday, March 11, I completed an online form at the site for our Mayor's Action Center. I noted a large pothole had developed in front of my house and needed to be filled. On Saturday, March 12, I received confirmation of my form and a tracking number for my issue. On Monday, March 13, I noticed city crews had been by and spraypainted the area around the pothole, as well as noting a few other spots in adjacent streets that needed filling.

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Idea Architects

FEBRUARY 22, 2006

The relationship between people who are filled with anticipation and the event or thing they may be anticipating is an interesting one. It's clearly mutually reinforcing in that they feed off each other in an upwards spiral of energy and attention. It is this dynamic that I find myself plunked thick in the middle of at TED 2006, the conference I am attending all this week. 1000 people have shelled out $4400 each in registration fees to be a part of one of the most eclectic conference communities

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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