We’ve all worked in environments where there was that one person who seemed to thrive on negativity. It turns out; their impact is even more destructive than once thought. Harvard Business School’s TOXIC WORKERS paper “found that this type of…
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An interactive history of an unsung hero—the scroll bar
We talk about user experience all the time in the eLearning world. This experience includes the user interface—how the user and a computer system interact. One of the most critical UI’s is what you used to get to this post—the…
A life well lived—and loved
We wanted to draw your attention to one of the most lovingly crafted (and humorous) obituaries we’ve ever come across. His daughters wrote and published it in The Hartford Courant, Joe Heller (1937-2019). Among the tidbits: “Feel free to be…
What’s in the mashed potatoes?
Sometimes you come across an advice column that makes you go just wow… This is one of them. The Cut’s regular advice columnist, Heather Havrilesky’s response to a reader writing about how her in-laws are careless with her serious mushroom…
Incredible sports stories
Here are a few sports-related items that were wows this week: Gymnast, SIMONE BILES won her sixth championship and became the first woman to land a triple double in competition on the floor. Toronto Blue Jay rookie, BO BICHETTE entered the history books…
A celebration that will be talked about for generations
Congratulations to the Toronto Raptors on their first NBA title! Canada saw a sports celebration not seen in Toronto since the Blue Jays’ World Series wins in 1992 and 1993. We know because we were at all of them. We…
Sure, I’ll photoshop your photo
James Fridman is a photoshop expert. Give him any photo and he’ll tweak it. He gets requests from people around the world. But be careful what you wish for. His interpretation of your request might not be what you asked…
The making of planet earth
This is stunning! And a good example of how far technologies and innovation have come. Joss Fong and Dion Lee write in Vox about How the BBC makes wildlife films that look like Hollywood movies through storytelling and movement. It’s not…
The use, abuse and disuse of power
We recently facilitated a webinar with Change Management expert and coach Kashmir Birk called Culture is Change: The Use, Abuse and Disuse of Power. He talked about how there is a blind spot in some organizations that allows a culture of…
RIP Grumpy Cat
Internet meme sensation and Friskies spokescat, Grumpy Cat has passed away at the age of seven. Her name was Tardar Sauce and she became one of the first viral memes in 2012 when a photo of her was posted on the…