Archive for July, 2010
Mysteries and Puzzles
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010Often during the process of making something (be it your new start-up or slow project) there comes a point where you bump into problems. Often, this problem is actually a gap in your knowledge; you don’t know enough about something to NOT make it a problem. And it needs to be solved. But why do we […]
Finding magic.
Sunday, July 25th, 2010We all like meeting people who are doing amazing things. The excitement that comes from finding a kindred spirit, who is working hard on their own slow project in their spare time, is one of lifes joys. But how do you find people that are doing these things? How do you go about locating them? […]
Natural decision points
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010Last month, we had a planning meeting for Trampoline, which was kindly facilitated for us by Jan Stewart. At this session, we focused on allowing ourselves to come to natural decision points about the different choices and options ahead for the event.
I think everyone, when asked about where they make the best decisions, would probably say something like “the shower” […]
Use @kickstarter to find awesome projects
Monday, July 19th, 2010Whilst I was away in London recently I was really chuffed to check into my email briefly and notice that Trade School, a project I had backed on Kickstarter, had reached it’s funding goal of $9000. I thought that was fantastic, and can’t wait to see another term happen.
I love the idea of Trade School, because it […]