Welcome back. You belong here. I still have a long way to go in verbalizing my ideas to others, often I lead by example and do things in hopes others will follow. Sometimes that works, sometimes not. Example – How do you get your team to use Google Docs when they’re used to paper copies, […]

Welcome back. You belong here. I’ve never felt so excited about the events I’m involved in both inside and outside the church. But some weeks, the to do list gets long, especially post-Easter. I’m feeling a bit stressed. Here’s the list: To Do’s…1. Finish taking pictures of parents who volunteer at EL Foster, and post

Welcome back. You belong here. Today I spoke to a friend who’s a painter. She has been involved in Art events in Arvada, CO but has found them lacking. I told her I agree, it’s a problem I’ve seen at the Arts in Old Town meetings I attend, old school meets new school, money goes

Welcome back. You belong here. Today I spoke to a friend who didn’t get the job he was hoping for. He felt suited for the position, but it went to someone who had been in the organization longer. He felt pretty down and wondered what to do next. What advice can you give in these

Welcome back. You belong here. Feedback is something our implementation team is trying to figure out. How do we close the feedback loop, from input, to analysis, response and notable change. One of the phrases we’re beginning to use is the phrase “as a result of your feedback.” This tells the user that first your

Welcome back. You belong here. I will be entering this challenge in July (if I get accepted) regarding Innovation and Ideation in the church. Here are some samples. Here’s the challenge: Your idea could be a concept, it could be a tool, it could be a way of looking at the world, a theory, a

Good Friday 09 at Foothills. A Labyrinth like experience, Friday, April 10th, 5-9pm. 400 walked through.

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