PHIL SIMON
Cal Newport is a smart dude whose new book is based upon two fundamental misconceptions.
Category: Faves
“Is someone getting the best
The best, the best, the best of you?”
—Foo Fighters, “Best of You”
Category: Faves
The Hub-Spoke Model of Collaboration
Here’s the big idea at the center of Reimagining Collaboration.
Thinking Differently About Collaboration
We have entered the era of hubs and spokes.
Ruminations on the Future of Work
What might typical work day look like in 2028?
Geeking Out Over Scrabble in Python
Writing a little script to calculate the streak needed to hit a user-defined winning percentage.
Visualizing My Students’ Slack Messages
A Tableau dataviz that explores the relationship between days active and messages sent.
The Wild Wild West of Analytics Programs
Pedagogy and definitions around higher ed’s trendy new discipline are anything but consistent.
Using Slack in the Classroom: A Case Study
How professors can use the collaboration tool to engage their students
A Visual Look at the Success of NBA Franchises
Some teams have been remarkably consistent.
Reflections on Carnegie Mellon 25 Years Later
Thoughts on the most important skills and abilities that I picked up at CMU.