I just checked into a very nice room here in Minneapolis, getting ready to have lunch then heading over to the conference hotel. My goal this year is to just take everything in and not spend too much …
Stock Images are Lame
Why is it that some generic picture of a smiling person makes a site seem more professional? …
Toon: Cherry picking data
Update! October 2022. I created the original cartoon over 10 years ago. Recently an author requested use for a book, so I decided to give the cartoon a much needed refresh. Cartoon looks a little …
Down with Power Point
The problem with Power Point is pretty simple. If you use it the way it wants you to use it, your presentation will probably be lame. Now if you just use it to show off cool cartoon slides, that's a …
Where you can find me at Evaluation 2012
The American Evaluation Association Conference begins in just over a week. I've decided to cartoon the event so you'll likely see my post frequency pick up for a few days starting on the 24th. If …
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Difference Between a Researcher during Proposal Season and a Zombie
A coworker of mine sent an email in search of "fresh brains." It inspired this cartoon... …
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The Power of Networks
My initial updates to Eval Central are complete, so back to cartooning! Are networks an evolution in the manner by which we organize and process complexity? Manuel Lima of Bing makes the argument …
My new goal, less posts higher quality
This will be the last week of daily posts (at least for the near future). This blog will stay active. I'm just going to devote more energy into the creation of better posts. So, stay tuned, I have …
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Copyright laws and kale
One 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). …
Mass survey reminder emails are inadequate
Email 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 …
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Animation and Poetry
Today'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 …
Doing what you love, a conversation with Ray Bradbury
Brain Pickings posted a short video conversation with Ray Bradbury the other day. Something he said at the end of the video inspired this cartoon. http://youtu.be/EzD0YtbViCs …
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