#77 Fortune: Problems Can Be Awesome

Back of the envelop pragmatic optimism philosophical thoughts for the day:: Problems Can Be Awesome, Because They Are Opportunities. They make us work, and we’re happy when we solve them. And if there were no… Read More →

#76 The Mother of Dragons: What We Can Learn From The Game of Thrones About Being Badass

Lately I’ve been getting calls and emails from pals looking for advice as they finish up their MBA degrees at the University of Oregon. Gladly, I give my two cents. Understandably there’s an… Read More →

#69 Blood, Sweat and Crazy = Lessons from the iPhone Bike App (A Finalist for the Net Impact’s Force For Change 2011 Award)

I didn’t know a dang thing about how to develop an iPhone app last winter in 2011, when I was in my second year of MBA school at the University of Oregon. But… Read More →

Curious Gorge: Scratching the Surface on Two Hearty Years in MBA School (Incl. Anarchy)

Curious Gorge: Scratching the Surface on Two Hearty Years in MBA School. (It’s a long one: 1500 words, 5 pictures, 1 video, 1 App) I’m a second year MBA graduating today, June 10,… Read More →

#66 COMMON – The New Industrialists (E.G. B2C and B2C2B)

[Note: I wrote this post for the Oregon MBA Career Center.] Over spring break 2011 I went wild–to visit with some great companies in Boulder, Colorado. I’m an MBA (it’s official in about… Read More →

#64 Designer Jeff Oeth of Fearless Cottage/COMMON on Creatives as Entreprenuers

I recently visited one of my brothers over spring break. He works and lives in Boulder, Colorado, which is lucky for me because I took the opportunity to visit with the good folks… Read More →

# 62 Our Bike App is Funded-Cool. It’s Going to Be Featured at UO Earth Day Events-Whoa!

As project lead on the UO Net Impact Grad Chapter Bike App initiative (to record the miles biked=carbon saved on the UO campus), there’s a lot to report on. In January, we developed… Read More →

#60 Laura Moorhead of IDEO on Why Video Is So Great

I’m new to taking & making videos, but I keep a Flip Cam with me nearly all the time lately to capture the great things people say and do. So when Laura Moorhead… Read More →

#59 What Do You Know About Mr. W?

In the last week in my MBA program, several friends and I have had long discussions about creativity and innovation. During these discussions, I have been witnessing the tide turning toward an appreciation… Read More →

#57 Folk Painting of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Courtney King

Since we still have an hour left of MLK day here on the west coast, I had to post this incredible example of folk art. I rediscovered this great example of folk art… Read More →