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| Podcast title | Chris Spagnuolo's Edgehopper
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| Description | Check out tales from the edge of software development. Thoughts on agile practices, branding, customer evangelism, presentation design, and other Zen goodness. | |
| Updated | Tue, 17 May 2011 02:41:11 +0000 | |
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1. I Am Completely Stopping http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: In all of the busy-ness and chaos of our daily lives, sometimes it’s very hard to just stop, breathe, and take a second to relax. That makes it difficult to be in the moment and really be open to the goodness that surrounds you everywhere. Losing touch with stillness and the “now” of things can [...] Related posts:Finding Clarity: What’s Really Important in Life 8 Ways to Become More Mindful at Work My vote for the agile mascot Murakami on Sustainable Pace QA and Testing in an Agile Environment |
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2. Lucy Bradshaw: Innovation Agent http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (application/x-shockwave-flash, 0.03Mb) Description: An interview with Lucy Bradshaw, the brains behind The Sims & Spore. Find out how playfulness & collaboration have led to the success she's had with her teams. Related posts:Are you listening? Conformity, innovation, and progress Sustainable design interview with Greg Lee, CFO of Livestrong Ideas without action are called dreams Pixar’s Randy Nelson on Learning and Working in the Collaborative Age |
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3. Hiring and firing based on cultural fit http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Make every decision based on your corporate culture to create brands and products that customers will not only recognize but love. Related posts:Are you bringing your true self to work with you? Agile micro-cultures: Fan those flames How playful is your workplace? Learning from Quincy Jones Stifling agility with organizational complacency |
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4. Ideas without action are called dreams http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Did you have some great ideas in 2010? What became of them? Did you act on them and create something…or are they still just great ideas? Here are some thoughts about ideas: Ideas without action are called dreams. Ideas are worth exactly $0.00 unless someone brings them to life. Most people don’t care about [...] Related posts:Where Good Ideas Come From I Can Live with That The Give and Get of Engaged Employees What if: We all did presentations like Starbucks? Did we forget how to talk to each other? |
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5. My Outsourced Life: Maybe I should try this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I was recently going through my iPod when I came across my favorite podcast series The Moth. The Moth is an incredible series of storytellers brought together under one electronic roof to tell true stories live, without notes or PowerPoints. Just good old-fashioned story telling. And there are some amazing stories to be heard for [...] Related posts:The Life Manifesto Private: Extending Your Personal Brand Without Diluting It Finding Clarity: What’s Really Important in Life Commit to Something Today! You’ll Be Glad You Did. Know Your Users |
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6. 5 Ways to Reduce Workplace Stress http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Do you frequently feel stressed at work? If you do, you’re probably not alone. Chances are that others on your team feel stressed too. OK, so you feel stressed. Big deal right? Who isn’t stressed these days? We all have a great deal that is expected of us and most of us feel like we [...] Related posts:8 Ways to Become More Mindful at Work Talk About the Passion How playful is your workplace? Is There a Process for Innovation? Asleep on the Job? 10 Tips for Napping at Work |
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7. How playful is your workplace? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: This morning I spent some time with a team going through some serious morale issues. Lots of things seemed to be getting the team members down, but when they broke it down to the “root cause” it seemed that the team just wasn’t having fun anymore. There is no sense of playfulness at all. In [...] Related posts:5 Ways to Reduce Workplace Stress Hiring and firing based on cultural fit Is improv the key to innovative teams? Why is Microsoft arguing? Bert Decker: You’ve Got to Be Believed to Be Heard |
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8. The Pause that Refreshes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I’m a super passionate person about my work. I love to be 100% engaged in everything I do. But to be honest, I get bored easily. Sometimes it’ll be some small thing that I get bored with during the day. Sometimes, I’ll get bored with something more significant in my life. Either way, my boredom [...] Related posts:How playful is your workplace? Where Good Ideas Come From 8 Ways to Become More Mindful at Work How to be an Expert Agile Team Is improv the key to innovative teams? |
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9. Are you bringing your true self to work with you? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I overheard a conversation last week in which someone said “Today’s corporate culture has no heartbeat…no soul.” And to a certain extent I agree. There may be a good reason why it seems like corporate cultures lack a soul. Ever since I started my career back in the early 90′s the mantra was “It’s not [...] No related posts. |
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10. 8 Ways to Become More Mindful at Work http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: . Take a minute to think about your workday. Actually, forget the work “day” and just focus on this present moment. How do you feel? Excited, depressed, happy, anxious, stressed? What is true about this very moment for you? Don’t judge anything, just be in touch with and aware of the present moment. Are you [...] Related posts:Are you bringing your true self to work with you? Agile Dilbert? Mid-week Iterations 12 Things I Learned at Story Time More about agile meetings |
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11. What it really takes to innovate http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Here’s a quiz for you. Which of these two teams succeeded in making history and being extremely innovative in the process? The A Team • Budget: $2,000,000 in grant money.* • Project Manager: A world renowned scientist and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute. • Team members: The best scientists money could buy. • Subject matter [...] Related posts:The Life Manifesto Why customer service matters Is improv the key to innovative teams? How playful is your workplace? The Give and Get of Engaged Employees |
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12. Asleep on the Job? 10 Tips for Napping at Work http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Here are a few tips that I've personally used to make sure that no matter where I've worked, I've been able to grab a short "power nap" to keep myself fresh and energized during the day. Related posts:The Benjamin Experience: Not your average satisfaction gaurantee Are you bringing your true self to work with you? Score a free trip to Boulder, CO Guest Post: Andrew Warner and Seth Godin Talk Tribes and a Whole Lot More 8 Ways to Become More Mindful at Work |
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13. Is There a Process for Innovation? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: The system is that there is no system. That doesn't mean we don't have process. Apple is a very disciplined company, and we have great processes. But that's not what it's about. Process makes you more efficient. But innovation comes from people meeting up in the hallways or calling each other at 10:30 at night with a new idea, or because they realized something that shoots holes in how we've been thinking about a problem. It's ad hoc meetings of six people called by someone who thinks he has figured out the coolest new thing ever and who wants to know what other people think of his idea. Related posts:Why is Microsoft arguing? Innovative design is simple Talk About the Passion Effectiveness vs. Efficiency The agile meeting dilemma |
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14. Wisdom 2.0 Conference http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (application/x-shockwave-flash, 0.00Mb) Description: On a recommendation from Brad Feld, I recently grabbed a copy of Soren Gordhamer's book Wisdom 2.0. It is hands down the best book I've read so far this year. It's a book about how we can live with all the amazing technology surrounding us today but still remain connected to our inner self, our creative. It's making a huge difference in how I'm approaching my life and technology these days. Related posts:Don’t get skewered when you speak at a conference Agile Development Practices Conference 2008 Where 2.0: Lior Ron, Google Private: Friday Freebies Vol. 2 Get Seth Godin’s Tribes for FREE |
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15. Do One Thing Every Day That Scares You http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: How do you stop flailing and begin meaningful change? Maybe take the advice of wise person, Eleanor Roosevelt: “Do one thing every day that scares you.” Related posts:Are you listening? The Life Manifesto Are you bringing your true self to work with you? Project reporting Abe Lincoln: The Original Presentation Zen? |
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16. The Give and Get of Engaged Employees http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Why do you stay at your job? Is it because of what you give or because of what you get? I think that’s a very important question to answer for yourself. And I think organizations need to understand how their employees answer this question as well. A recent Gallup Management Journal survey indicated that only [...] No related posts. |
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17. Where Good Ideas Come From http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (application/x-shockwave-flash, 0.48Mb) Description: I was watching a video of Steven Johnson speaking about where good ideas come from on TED recently. To say that this talk is jam packed with amazing insight of how collaboration leads to innovative ideas would be an understatement. Not to spoil your enjoyment of watching this video, but the very last statement of [...] Related posts:Is There a Process for Innovation? Ideas without action are called dreams Is improv the key to innovative teams? Pixar’s Randy Nelson on Learning and Working in the Collaborative Age Talk About the Passion |
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18. The Life Manifesto http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Shortly after publishing yesteday’s post (Talk About the Passion), a close friend of mine sent me a link to Holstee’s site. Holstee is a design group who’s tagline is “Wear Your Passion”. What was interesting is that they have published what they call The Holstee Manifesto. It’s really a manifesto about life and passion. It’s [...] Related posts:The Myth of Managed Multi-tasking Where 2.0 Morning Wrap Up: Disasters and Design What it really takes to innovate My Outsourced Life: Maybe I should try this Lucy Bradshaw: Innovation Agent |
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19. Talk About the Passion http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: What are you passionate about? What keeps you awake at night? Those are the first two questions Tim Miller (CEO of Rally Software) asked me when I came to work for him. Before then, I don’t think I ever stopped and asked myself either of those questions. But they’re important to answer. Understanding your answer to these questions can make a huge difference in whether you are happy in your work and your life. Related posts:Conformity, innovation, and progress Commit to Something Today! You’ll Be Glad You Did. Ideas without action are called dreams Mid-week Iterations Where Good Ideas Come From |
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20. Pixar’s Randy Nelson on Learning and Working in the Collaborative Age http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (application/x-shockwave-flash, 0.00Mb) Description: While laying in bed recovering from an injury last year, I was stumbling around through the myriad of video podcasts I subscribe to and decided to take a look at some of the videos in the The George Lucas Educational Foundation Integrated Studies series. That’s where I came across this gem featuring Pixar’s Randy Nelson [...] Related posts:Is improv the key to innovative teams? Where Good Ideas Come From Did we forget how to talk to each other? Scaling agile success In team we trust |
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21. Commit to Something Today! You’ll Be Glad You Did. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Last February, I spent a few weeks on my back with a herniated disk and pinched nerves in my neck. (Yes, it hurt). One of the worst parts of spending time in bed was missing my daily indulgence of visiting Starbuck’s for my coffee in the morning. One morning, my amazing wife brought me [...] Related posts:What if: We all did presentations like Starbucks? Private: Extending Your Personal Brand Without Diluting It Effectiveness vs. Efficiency My Outsourced Life: Maybe I should try this Agile/Scrum Elevator Speech |
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22. 10 Questions with Bert Decker http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Over the past two years, I have had the good fortune to get to know Bert Decker. He is an amazing person with an incredible background. If you haven’t heard of him before, Bert Decker is a national communications expert, best selling author and entrepreneur. He founded the 100 person communications training company Decker Communications, [...] Related posts:Bert Decker: You’ve Got to Be Believed to Be Heard Did we forget how to talk to each other? Learning to Speak Distributed communications mediums Social Media and Your Business |
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23. 12 Things I Learned at Story Time http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: I was working from home yesterday and my 3-year old convinced me to go with him to Story Time at our local library. He’s so cute, I couldn’t resist. I hadn’t been to Story Time in years. In fact, the last time I was at Story Time was back in the early 90′s when I [...] Related posts:Presentation Reboot Private: Uncorking Collateralized Debt Obligations…with pictures The shape of things to come Get Smart: Storyotypes in your backlog Guest Post: 7 Ways to Use Twitter to Engage Your Audience |
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24. Guest Post: Andrew Warner and Seth Godin Talk Tribes and a Whole Lot More http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: My friend Andrew Warner from Mixergy.com recently sat down with Seth Godin to talk about his latest book Tribes. The interview was originally condensed to a few short minutes on Mashable.com. Andrew has graciously guest posted the entire 45-minute interview here on EdgeHopper.com. It’s a great interview that dives into how and more importantly why [...] Related posts:Get Seth Godin’s Tribes for FREE More Seth Godin “Tribes” Goodness Seth Godin and persistence Tribes Seminar MP3 Download Return of the Blog |
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25. Are you listening? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: “Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Maybe we can learn an awful lot from Emerson’s words. And maybe we can apply these words on a less ethereal level. Let us be silent that we may hear each other. As executives, managers, mentors, and team [...] Related posts:Lucy Bradshaw: Innovation Agent How do you know what to build? What inspires you? The Give and Get of Engaged Employees 12 Things I Learned at Story Time |
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26. Is improv the key to innovative teams? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: According to Webster’s Dictionary the word improvise means “to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously; to make, invent, or arrange offhand; to make or fabricate out of what is conveniently on hand”. I actually prefer the definition of improvisation that Wikipedia provides though. According to Wikipedia, improvisation is “the practice of acting and reacting, of [...] Related posts:Is There a Process for Innovation? How playful is your workplace? If scrum only had a heart Pixar’s Randy Nelson on Learning and Working in the Collaborative Age Agile culture at Microsoft |
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27. Condition: Critical, Voices from the War in Eastern Congo http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: During my graduate studies in the mid-1990′s, I spent a good deal of time working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the time, there were political tensions brewing that were threatening to tear the country apart at the seams. Much to my dismay, after leaving the country in 1998, a brutal war broke [...] Related posts:Sustainable design interview with Greg Lee, CFO of Livestrong The EdgeHopper Squidoo Lens Global Oneness: Raising consciousness through storytelling 5 Ways to Reduce Workplace Stress Beaujolais Nouveau: Edgecrafted wine |
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28. Sustainable design interview with Greg Lee, CFO of Livestrong http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (audio/mpeg, 13.48Mb) Description: I recently had the opportunity to speak with Greg Lee, the Chief Financial Officer of the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Livestrong, about the design and buildout of the new Livestrong world headquarters in Austin, Texas. Livestrong is in the process of converting a 30,000 square-foot, 1950′s-era industrial building into a modern, green, collaborative workspace for [...] No related posts. |
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29. The Benjamin Experience: Not your average satisfaction gaurantee http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: If you don’t sleep as well at The Benjamin Hotel as you do at home, Andy Labetti, General Manager for The Benjamin, will give you a free night’s stay. A good night’s sleep is non-negotiable. The Benjamin’s ‘Sleep Guarantee’ ensures that everyone who stays at the hotel walks away well rested or gets their money [...] Related posts:Asleep on the Job? 10 Tips for Napping at Work Why customer service matters Green IT: You can do it too T. Boone Pickens’ Energy Plan Ocean’s Eleven: The perfect agile model? |
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30. Crowdsourcing Journalism: Help A Reporter Out http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... download (, 0.00Mb) Description: Let me just say that I love crowdsourcing and crowdsourced projects. With all the things that are being crowdsourced today, one of the most interesting is the trend toward crowdsourcing journalism. On the forefront of this effort is HARO….or Help A Reporter Out. HARO is the brainchild of Peter Shankman, an entrepreneur and the CEO [...] Related posts:Talk About the Passion Get Smart: Storyotypes in your backlog Fixed-price Agility? The Daily Scrum: Scrum gratia totus Private: The Fastest Brand Man on Twitter |
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