UNCERTAINTY At the beginning of this week, I was struck by the relevance of this question: “How do you adjust to an ever-changing situation where the ‘new normal’ is indefinite uncertainty?” From my perspective, there is nothing unusual with an “ever-changing situation” nor with “indefinite uncertainty.” They are both part of the what we face
Here is a brief summary of some of the top influencers in the world of social media. The first social media site to reach a million monthly active users was MySpace – it achieved this milestone around 2004, about the same time as Facebook started. This is arguably the beginning of social media as we
From the Consulting page on my web site, this: “There are two kinds of change, planned and unplanned. While the former is more desirable, it’s not always possible. When planned change can be anticipated there are specific steps to ensure that the most effective and successful change is implemented. When change that is precipitated by
There are many conversations going on at every level about going back to school. So much is uncertain, insecure, unknown that it’s hard to make a wise and sound decision. No one wants to start it up only to have to shut it down later although there seem to be those who are willing to
When we moved to the River House in Abiquiu, New Mexico, in 2005, we found ourselves with a wonderful house on the banks of the Chama River which we remodeled completely. It was about a mile south of the village and Georgia O’Keefe’s studio. When we surveyed the entire property I thought we needed a
No one said it would be easy and a number of people have made various suggestions, many of which ended up with tweaks around the edges. Much about the system, the delivery and the environments remain too much the same and are not engaging the majority of students in meaningful learning experiences. Part of the
