RafaelFajardo

Category: words

  • Scratch@MIT 2012 – Day 2 (by ScratchEdTeam) That’s me on the left getting ready to begin my presentation.

  • Some of the images from my presentation today at Scratch@MIT 2012.

  • stephen-howell: Scratch and Kinect – find instructions on doing this below. Just met Stephen here at Scratch@MIT. He says to follow his wordpress blog. (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)

  • Teaching: Philosophy Statement (extract, for @Notational)

    I love to teach design. I feel as though I am genuinely working on the future of the discipline in the classroom. I approach my teaching with a scholarly rigor, attempting to understand the history of the methods of teaching design, and attempting to practice experimental pedagogy in order to continually adapt to changes in…

  • I’m in Boston to present at Scratch@MIT 2012, from tonight through sunday, 24-28 July.

  • This is the weapon of the enemy. We do not need it. We will not use it.

  • What does branding mean now?

    What does branding mean now? ibmsocialbiz: There are differences in execution when we build brand relationships with individuals versus communities. More mportantly, how do we even think about the nature of branding itself and the role it plays in designing a customer relevant, connected business. Is it realistic to design products and services for individuals not…

  • Eichenwald: Well that’s what’s called not having a vision. Starting in the early 2000s, the man who now is their chief executive – Ballmer – would say we are going to be last to cool, first to profit. And last to cool, what that means is, we’re not going to be cutting edge. We’re going…

  • Suppose you are in a unit with 10 other people. Your boss thinks every one of you is spectacular. Well it doesn’t matter because at Microsoft, you have to designate two of them as spectacular, four of them as mediocre, and then the rest as terrible. What you’ve done is create a system where every…

  • notational: “The trick to fostering collective creativity, Catmull says, is threefold: Place the creative authority for product development firmly in the hands of the project leaders (as opposed to corporate executives); build a culture and processes that encourage people to share their work-in-progress and support one another as peers; and dismantle the natural barriers that…