Sideways Thoughts

Thoughts, dreams, and opinions of a guy named Chad Renando

Do you want spam on your pizza personality? A Twitter case study

June25

A month and over 600 responses into the My Pizza Personality project and my disillusionment with Twitter has solidified like congealed cheese.  After weeks of selling any self-respect in 140 characters or less, I now have a bad taste in my mouth.  However, that won’t stop me from going back for seconds with the thought that the next bite might be different.

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A three phase approach to breaking the blogging block and setting New Year’s resolutions

December31

A pause in my blog provides a great opportunity for a New Year’s resolution.  An intentional three-phased approach may help avoid the 88 percent failure rate for such endeavours. …read more »

Progressive elaboration happens

October18

What do you do when you are impacted by unknowns?  Whether you are dealing with live projects or dead cats, the concept of progressive elaboration can provide guidance.   

Progressive Elaboration Cat

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Me and my death wish

October1

A brief non-event on my scooter prompted a fellow commuter to question if I have a ‘death wish’.  This leads me to ponder the rationale behind initiating a change in others through inane questions.

Viking death wish

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Acting on creativity (Puppy poop pumpkin and Vodka Blackcurrant cupcakes)

August17

As I used the hacksaw to cut through the neck and legs of my giraffe and saw my hippopotamus in half, I had to ask myself if this was the time I went too far.  The response to my Puppy poop pumpkin and Vodka Blackcurrant Don’t-Drink-and-Drive Roadkill RSPCA cupcakes for work said “no”, but it does have me thinking about our creative “sweet spot”. …read more »