Chrystia Freeland’s excellent essay on Business Journalism slowly draws you into her argument that getting data is easy, but telling a story isn’t. I believe that not only getting data, but the barriers to cheaply process data are lowering. This has implications for those who haven’t learned how to be “narrators.” “We are living in the [...]
Steve Slater, a former Jet Blue flight attendant, is best known for his outrage, his dramatic slide from employment, and subsequent hero worship. Although the NYTimes article today doesn’t explain who he is, it did bring in Alexander Fink to give us some context. What does it all mean Mr. Fink? NYTimes “The Folk Hero [...]
Being fluent in finance is important. Now, even more so because institutions take advantage of the average person’s ignorance on this issue. If you’re not sure how, check out a fantastic video on the recent credit crisis by my instructional design hero, Jonathan Jarvis. The Credit Crisis – Animatic from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo. Today, [...]
I have many friends on Facebook or Twitter who would understand business models involving free content, but pull back from the bleeding edge of tech and you’ll find many people who don’t understand how business is conducted online. Chris Anderson’s book, Free: The Future of a Radical Price, is a great introduction on the concept. [...]
CCNY, which is supported by Gateway-Longview’s human resource department, is searching for a qualified applicant for the position of Contract Administrator. The details of the position are below. If you are interested, please email Heidi Milch, Executive Director, with your resume and cover letter. Position Title: Contract Administration and Support Specialist Grade: 6 Supervisor: Director of Vendor Development [...]
I’m just going to list them all pretty like: First, the one that broke my head open. It shows that individuals united in their self-interested, by their drum major instinct, can create a better economy for themselves with examples of how it has been done all over the world. Thanks Michael. Although not strictly about [...]
