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Heater requires teamwork

This is such a clever idea. People waiting in a cold bus stop shelter can turn an overhead heater on IF they cooperate. Go Canada!

“Adventures of a Geek Dad” — my Ignite Asheville 2013 talk

I’m sharing this post on the TeachMeTeamwork.com website because so many in our community supported me in the following project (thank you all!)… On February 19, 2013  I spoke at IGNITE Asheville. See my video below. My talk was entitled “Adventures of a Geek Dad” and I won 1st place! The crazy thing is, I tried […]

Sending a Video Camera to “Near Space”

For the past two years I’ve volunteered with TEDx Asheville.  For the November 2012 event we selected the theme of “THE EDGE”.  I thought the theme was the perfect opportunity to send a video camera to “the edge” of Earth’s atmosphere. In the fall of 2012 I began volunteering with a group of middle school […]

Stormtroopers like Teamwork

These are images from the awesome www.365DaysofClones.com collection. When you’re up against a Jedi you better know how to work as a team!

Leadership Lesson from Stephen Colbert: “Yes, and…”

Stephen Colbert is one of my favorite comedians. Colbert started his professional comedic career in Chicago’s “Second City” improv group.  In the commencement speech below Colbert offers the graduating class some words of wisdom from the world of improve theatre. What I enjoy most about this “Yes, and” approach is that it remains open-ended.  Improv […]