On Creativity, Imagination, and Technology for Researchers and Evaluators

Copyright laws and kale

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TweetPin ItOne day historians are going to look back at this era as the time in which the notion of intellectual property met its toughest challenge (or maybe even the time in which it was turned on its head).    We see skirmishes taking place in the ongoing tech patent cold war,  political battles against [...]

Mass survey reminder emails are inadequate

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TweetPin ItEmail blasts are often not enough to get people to respond to surveys, but we often settle for this type of mass communication when launching on the web. If you want/need a high response it’s all about continuous individualized follow-up. Oh, and being nice helps too. TweetPin It

Animation and Poetry

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TweetPin ItToday’s cartoon inspired by poet Billy Collins’ Ted Talk (embedded below). I feel like animation is witnessing a rebirth as speakers seek ways to enrich their online presentations. Definitely watch this talk, he’s a funny guy. TweetPin It

Doing what you love, a conversation with Ray Bradbury

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TweetPin ItBrain Pickings posted a short video conversation with Ray Bradbury the other day. Something he said at the end of the video inspired this cartoon. TweetPin It

Annotating a Paul Ryan budget chart

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TweetPin ItI was leafing through the house republican budget the other day, it is chock full of charts. Lots of examples of how to visualize political bunk. One of the first charts seemed a little silly, so I thought I would annotate it with a few of my thoughts. If you would like to play [...]