Blog
I am much more of a fox than a hedgehog. No, I don’t blog every day, but it’s fair to say that I’m pretty prolific. On this site, you’ll find a boatload of posts on higher education, technology, platforms, communication, collaboration, analytics, and other topics. They generally fall into the following buckets: insights, provocations, musings, predictions, and rants. I write more about big ideas than listicles and snackable content. Finally, I inject humor often into my posts and despise jargon. Click here to see an interactive word cloud and tree map of my posts’ tags.

13 Slack Tips
Some advice on how to use the collaboration tool from my forthcoming book.

Doing More With Slack
Thoughts on how most users interact with software applications.

Adding Spice to a Mundane Lecture Topic
Illustrating business processes need not be that boring.

Slack For Dummies Now Available for Pre-Order
We’re finally up and running.

Thoughts on the Hertz Debacle
$32M doesn’t get you what you think when you hire large consulting firms.

Update on Slack For Dummies
What’s up with book number nine.

Talking Tech With Professor Simon
Encouraging important discussions about the role of technology in our society.

How a Good Syllabus Can Set the Right Tone With Students
Why not show them that you’ve got a little personality?

Looking for Slack For Dummies Case Studies
Is your organization using Slack in interesting ways?

Visualizing My Books
An interactive Tableau dashboard on what I write about and where I write.

Announcing My Next Book: Slack For Dummies
I’ll be penning the definitive guide on my favorite collaboration tool.

A Visual Look at Breaking Bad IMDB Ratings
How each episode of my favorite show stacks up.

Visualizing the 2019 Men’s Wimbledon Final
A look back at one of the most exciting matches in tennis history.

Visualizing My Teaching Schedule
Sometimes Gantt charts actually make sense.

A Visual Look at the Success of NBA Franchises
Some teams have been remarkably consistent.

Visualizing Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals
Geeking out with Tableau again.