Higher Education
Never Waste a Good Crisis
Thoughts on what students can do in these trying times.
Phil Simon
Phil Simon is probably the world's leading independent expert on workplace collaboration and tech. He is a frequent keynote speaker and the award-winning author of 14 books, most recently The Nine.
Announcements
Looking for Zoom For Dummies Case Studies
Is your organization using Zoom in interesting ways?
Announcements
Announcing My Next Book: Zoom For Dummies
I'll be penning the definitive guide on today's leading videoconferencing tool.
Faves
Geeking Out Over Scrabble in Python
Writing a little script to calculate the streak needed to hit a user-defined winning percentage.
Publishing
A Quick Note on Slack's New UI and Slack For Dummies
The new book reflects Slack's most updated version.
Analytics
Visualizing My Students' Slack Messages
A Tableau dataviz that explores the relationship between days active and messages sent.
Higher Education
Professors: Expect Your Student Evaluations to Drop
The online experiment likely means lower numbers at the end of the semester.
Higher Education
Tips for Professors Teaching Online for the First Time
Some tools to help newbies weather the transition.
Communication
Slack and Change Management
Thoughts on why it's essential to overcome employee resistance.
Dataviz
Tableau Animations Are Here. Professors Take Note.
It's a great time to spruce up a few assignments for my upcoming dataviz class.
Collaboration
Using Slack to Ghostwrite a Book: A Case Study
Add a few apps and make the flexible collaboration hub is ideal for this type of project.
Announcements
Slack For Dummies Book Trailer
What's my new creation about in 69 seconds?
Collaboration
Thoughts on Slack and Flexibility
The collaboration tool proves that one size need not fit all.
Communication
A Preview of Slack For Dummies
A roadmap for book number nine.
Analytics
The Wild Wild West of Analytics Programs
Pedagogy and definitions around higher ed's trendy new discipline are anything but consistent.
Analytics
Contribution in Forthcoming HBR Book on Agile Methods
Some golf applause is in order.
Higher Education
My Five Most Popular Posts From 2019
What resonated with my readers last year.
Dataviz
Visualizing Two NFL Franchises
Dysfunction and stability define Browns and the Patriots, respectively.
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