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Welcome back. You belong here. Innovation will pay. It will be on the TOP of every organization’s money making, job making, reformation list. One of my favorite parts of the interview with Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan was that by April 17th “we want to be the place that builds up innovation and new […]

Welcome back. You belong here. I don’t know if it’s Obama or the web or both, but for the first time ever, I am actually reading the White House website and finding useful information such as the President’s Agenda (think today’s Turkey speech). There I found links the Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan and

Welcome back. You belong here. I remember when I graduated college in CS Engineering (CSULB ,’93), basically writing code in C and C++, they posted a list of top earning jobs with CSE at the top at $80k back in 1993. It seems I could be making much more than that now even in this

Welcome back. You belong here. A new idea we’re putting into place in May is a Meet-N-Greet for new artisans (not the coolest name). Usually, people that join our creative team get to know the leaders and each other pretty organically which is the best way. But I also think it’s good to do something

Welcome back. You belong here. This week is Easter and for the creative teams of most churches, this is a big week. How to make a timeless story, fresh, meaningful, unchanged yet in tune with today’s questions and needs. Things are pretty much in place for us. What am I looking forward to? First, the

Welcome back. You belong here. It was nice to drive through NM, AZ, CA, UT, CO in the last week or so, you see a lot of architecture. Probably the architecture I enjoyed the most was in Santa Fe, NM. The houses, new or old, all have the same Santa Fe look, and instead of

Welcome back. You belong here. Denver-LB flight can’t stop! So raise the fees! JetBlue considers leaving Long Beach Airport. Have a great day, Into the future, davidT

Welcome back. You belong here. Currently in New Mexico (Sheridan Hotel), we drove (all 5 of us, 3 children) 13hrs today from LA to Albuquerque, NM (nice town, btw). Tomorrow we drive into Denver, CO. Roads should be pretty clear but very cold (30’s). Have a great day, Into the future, davidT

Welcome back. You belong here. When collaborating with creative types it’s very important (especially if you are the default team leader), to let everyone know you could be wrong. Sometimes a person can express an opinion that can hurt other people’s feelings or quench the creative process. Adding a phrase like “you know I could

Welcome back. You belong here. Today I did a Twitter tutorial for a friend. He didn’t buy it, but I did answer his biggest question which was, “why do I need it?” I told him he’d have to figure out the why, but here are some reasons why he might want to consider it: 1.