Should art should be owned by the person who feels the strongest for it?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
Art should be owned by the person who feels the strongest for it. That’s why we arranged the world’s first auction completely based on emotions, in Stockholm, Sweden. More than 300 people placed bids on three unique art glass pieces, worth in total over € 25 000. Biometric sensors were used to determined who had […]
Tags: decision making, emotion, kosta boda
How ear worms get your point across
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
My kids, hubbie & me were driving down the highway & the song Mahna mahna da da da da da came up in conversation. Say what?! If you grew up with Sesame Street & you know the Muppets then it’s likely you would recognize this song. (And if you don’t or you want to revisit it, […]
Tags: communication, ear worm, muppets
Replacing the grinding & gnashing of teeth that technology can induce with some chortles
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Communication
If you’ve ever found yourself grinding your teeth during a conference call then prepare to chortle while relating to this short video below. I teach a course on using social media for learning & development purposes & one thing that most of my participants have in common is frustration with technology. It’s an inclusive club. […]
Tags: humour, social media, technology
Hidden gems in Google Maps- learn how to scroll through time
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Training & development
Steve Dotto is a tech guru who regularly films easy to understand videos. I stumbled across his video on hidden gems in Google Maps, like this one… 1. Go to a place where you think Google has mapped by street view (hint: not in Kenya). I clicked on London & bingo. 2. Click on street […]
Tags: google maps, steve dotto
Creating social videos with your smart phone
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
There’s no end to creative tools to teach, communicate, listen, learn, leverage & have fun. Here’s a great round up of how to create a social video with your smart phone via Social Media examiner which I came across through Bonnie Sainsbury. 3,2,1 action…
Tags: bonnie sainsbury, smart phone, social media examiner, video
Taking the cup game up a notch
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution
Zowee- this cup video (below) is great! I learned the cup game years ago when I worked with youth through the YMCA. It was a fav at conference meal times. Now I frequently use it during trainings, to help clients with: training trainers (Google ‘cup game’ to see good, bad & ugly examples of teaching […]
Tags: cup game, training trainers, UNEP
How much money do people just like you make? (online calculator)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
Just how much money do people like you make? Here’s an online calculator from Canada that does just that – calculates what people make based on gender, education, age & ethnicity. If you’re living outside Canada, at least you can see what Canadians make compared to you. Try keeping your demographic details the same & […]
Tags: ethnicity, gender, perspective
Where the Mississippi crosses into Canada or doesn’t (via map geek Colin Grey)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
Where supposedly straight lines go curvy. Where there’s no-touch territory. Where the Mississippi crosses into Canada or doesn’t. Where kids cross 4 times/day from the U.S. into Canada to go to school. All because of interesting perspectives. (From map geek Colin Grey.) ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com […]
Tags: colin grey, perspective
Amp your productivity with Vocaroo, a dead easy online voice recorder
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
Have space in your brain for a cool, easy tool? Need to send a message but too tired or busy to type it out? Try Vocaroo– an online voice recording tool & amp up your productivity. It couldn’t be any easier to use. Just click the button & start talking, then hit save & send […]
Tags: productivity, vocaroo, voice recorder
Thomas Jefferson’s ‘vrs’ Elizabeth Gilbert’s view
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
Love the view enhancing, through the looking glass mirror gender perspective. You? Regarding credit for the image: I tried to find conscious harvest (as it’s inscribed on the right of the image) but the link doesn’t work. I came to the image through A Beautiful Mess’ facebook feed. ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post […]
Tags: beautiful mess, elizabeth gilbert, gender, perspective, thomas jefferson