Category Archives: Does This Need a New Category?

Stuff that doesn’t fit, and that I’m actively wondering about creating a new category for.

Downtown Project Las Vegas

[fr]Quelques infos sur Downtown Project Las Vegas, un projet très inspirant.[en]Yesterday, before diving back into #joiito, I was rummaging around a little to see what Zappos and Tony Hsieh had been upto since the Amazon acquisition, where Tony’s book Delivering … Continue reading

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My Interest in Organisations and how Social Media Fits in

[fr]Ce qui m’intéresse dans ces histoires d’organisations, et le lien avec les médias sociaux (du coup, aussi des infos sur mon intérêt pour ceux-ci).[en]I found these thoughts about organisations at the beginning of Here Comes Everybody fascinating: organisations and how … Continue reading

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A Bunch of Links

[fr]Pelote de liens.[en]Linkball time. 10 Rules to Reverse the Email Spiral Post-Industrial Journalism: Adapting to the Present (Tow Report) (read about it here and here for example) 8 Deadly Myths About Stress Thinking the Unthinkable – touching testimony by the mother of a … Continue reading

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Plant News

[fr]Mes plantes vont bien![en]The plant-life in my appartment is doing pretty well, so I thought I’d give you some news. Happy news, to make up for the poor yucca, who is, it’s decided, going to be chopped up. If you … Continue reading

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The Unhappy Yucca

[fr]Le yucca de l’eclau n’est pas heureux.[en]There is a very unhappy Yucca at eclau. Here he is: As you can see, his lower leaves are drying out in huge quantities. By the time I remembered to take a photo, I … Continue reading

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Formateurs: et vos supports de cours?

[en]Trainers: do you make your course material freely available, or do you guard it safely for only those who followed your teaching?[fr]Au début de la formation MCMS/MSCL, nous avons décidé de rendre publics les supports de cours des intervenants. Cela … Continue reading

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Plantgasm: I Love Plants Too!

[fr]Mes plantes![en]A few months ago, I discovered Derek‘s new blog Plantgasm. Derek and I have met a few times, but to be honest, I had no idea (or had completely forgot) that he loved plants. I’ve spent a few hours … Continue reading

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Solar Impulse Test Flight Live From Payerne

[fr]A Payerne, pour voir voler l’avion Solar Impulse![en] So, here I am in Payerne, after waking up at an ungodly hour. A chance to see Solar Impulse on its last test flight before it heads out to Brussels later this … Continue reading

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Pollens Pédagogiques 2011

[en]As promised, here are the presentations I gave at Collège du Léman last Friday (Pollens Pédagogiques). Enjoy the reading as you follow the links![fr]A l’occasion de la journée Pollens Pédagogiques de l’IFP, j’ai donné un atelier sur les applications pédagiques … Continue reading

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Ken Robinson: Changing Education Paradigms (RSAnimate)

[fr]Excellente explication du pourquoi (et comment) le système éducatif d’aujourd’hui est… coincé. Héritage des Lumières dans un monde qui est aujourd’hui celui de la technologie et de la globalisation: dur, dur![en]This is the second RSAnimate video I’ve watched (the first … Continue reading

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