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 the future of work, 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. I inject humor often into my posts and freakin’ despise jargon. Click here to see an interactive word cloud and treemap of my posts’ tags.
Slack For Dummies Book Trailer
What’s my new creation about in 69 seconds?
Thoughts on Slack and Flexibility
The collaboration tool proves that one size need not fit all.
A Preview of Slack For Dummies
A roadmap for book number nine.
The Wild Wild West of Analytics Programs
Pedagogy and definitions around higher ed’s trendy new discipline are anything but consistent.
Contribution in Forthcoming HBR Book on Agile Methods
Some golf applause is in order.
My Five Most Popular Posts From 2019
What resonated with my readers last year.
Visualizing Two NFL Franchises
Dysfunction and stability define Browns and the Patriots, respectively.
Advice for My Dataviz Students
Parting thoughts as they embark on their careers.
Thoughts on Slack, Culture, and Workplace Boundaries
Don’t let one CEO’s toxic behavior poison your view of the tool.
Don’t Be Evil by Rana Foroohar
Has Big Tech become too powerful? Hell yes.
Using Slack in the Classroom: A Case Study
How professors can use the collaboration tool to engage their students
The Years That Matter Most
A review of Paul Tough’s new book
Finding Teachable Moments in Poor Student Presentations
How a disappointing result can lead to true learning.
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.