Community Action Hero

"HEY There, there goes a Spiderman...!"

2010-02-19T14:51:00.000-05:00

Chicago cartoon of my youth
This short episode of Spiderman 1967 episode 45 reminds me of summer visits to my Grandparents on the South Side. My three kids dig the short jazzy theme song, yep they are old school with there super hero theme songs.

'Daredevill The Man Without....

2010-02-14T01:54:00.000-05:00

'Daredevil' Reboot Coming, David Scarpa Hired as Scrib
This makes sense to me -read the article, share your opinion.

Drive

2010-02-10T04:13:00.001-05:00

Drive – Video Book Review

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Trends in Social Media 2010

2010-01-24T22:40:00.001-05:00

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Trends in Social Media 2010

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Comic Art At MoMA

2010-01-23T23:19:00.000-05:00

Before We Had Funnies (or papers for that matter)

"Watcha Gonna Do about CLEVELAND...?"

2010-01-09T16:58:00.000-05:00

Hero Town

The Plain Dealer does on ongoing feature Home Grown Heroes and hey, my parents met in Cleveland, my lovely bride was born in Cleveland and many of my O.S.U. college buddies are from...you got it. I might go on about the great personal and professional adventures I have enjoyed near the lake though the local hero list (click on the title above) is more interesting.

A Final Best Of List

2010-01-04T23:44:00.000-05:00

BEST COMICS Of THE YEAR
I had to slip in a final list from comixtreme.com. It just feels right to post it up --
Best 2010 to all and "Flame On!"

What Me Worry?

2009-12-23T12:38:00.003-05:00

Why I don't worry about competition
Rashmi Sina captures my thoughts and feelings regarding keeping an eye on"The competition." (in other words --couldn't have said it any better myself.)

I do enjoy following her work and words enough to include a bio from her blog.

Short bio
Rashmi Sinha is a designer and entrepreneur. She is confounder & CEO for SlideShare, the best place to share your presentations on the web.
Rashmi believes that good software comes from a true collaboration between developers and designers. Her background is social software & interface design. She did a Phd from Brown University and researched search engines & recommender systems at UC Berkeley. Deciding that she wanted to build products, she cofounded Uzanto which did design consulting during the day and built MindCanvas (online games meet online surveys) at night! Her appetite for products was whetted and SlideShare is her next venture.
Rashmi blogs about the social web at www.rashmisinha.com. She speaks frequently at conferences like FOWA, SXSW & WebVisions. For her next career, she wants to write a book about strange things people do on social websites.

Work & Play Game Design At Work V4

2009-12-23T11:19:00.001-05:00

Check out this SlideShare Presentation: Just enough theory + engaging "flow" of content.

Work & Play Game Design At Work V4

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50 Social Media Tactics for Nonprofits

2009-12-23T10:07:00.001-05:00

Check out this SlideShare Presentation: It is loaded with Community user content.

50 Social Media Tactics for Nonprofits

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Academic Skillz

2009-12-16T00:23:00.001-05:00

http://ping.fm/8s0Nv

2009-12-15T13:46:00.001-05:00

Seth's Blog: What Matters Now: get the free ebook http://ping.fm/AAmKB

Stans' Glee from UnWired

2009-12-11T17:44:00.027-05:00

Stan Lee Says His Thor Cameo Will Be Good But Small
With no shortage of super sequals, prequals and reboots on the horizon
Mr. Lee may wind up with a comic cameo Super-montage.

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10 Things to Do Before Launching Your Blog

2009-11-24T21:45:00.001-05:00

10 Things to Do Before Launching Your Blog

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Google Batman or Batman Google

2009-11-23T23:27:00.000-05:00

Google in Gotham
I cut out T.V. commercials ( with the exception of the ads before the trailers/ads) a couple years ago. I had to share this clever Google video advert - enjoy.

Plastered T-shirts Building a Brand in China

2009-11-21T10:28:00.001-05:00

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Plastered T-shirts Building a Brand in China

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It's Good and Good for Ya"

2009-11-04T16:41:00.000-05:00

Movement via microchip
I must admit there are times when I feel like minimizing the powerful role that emerging techologies play in changing the world for the best. It can be Skoll Foundation, Kiva, Heafer, Knowledge Works, Edutopia just to name a few Philinthropic outfits that are consistantly show casing new tools and amazing ideas.

I suspect that as an old Gen X'er with a passion for puttin vision into play I stay restless and impatient and the creative culture 2.0 is a frequent reminder that "IT" is possible.

Businessweek.com did a swell special report "The Do-good Imperative."

Seeing and believing

2009-10-25T13:46:00.000-04:00

Visualization Lab: A brief article from the NYT online Science Journal about an IBM Visualization tool
( data and information) called Many Eyes . They provide a link to the project and it is worth a look see.

Got GAME (theory)? then take a bite out of crime

2009-10-12T19:34:00.000-04:00

New York Times eArticle New Way to Fight Crime?
I have come to enjoy particular theories in their application or interpretation in the concrete world. Game theory is a common and longstanding example of pulling out ideas from an abstract concept to do something in a new way.

2009-10-09T15:12:00.000-04:00

Home Town Heroes Book Concept

Home Town Heroes

2009-10-01T00:47:00.045-04:00

A Brief Background

Home Town Heroes is (HH) the working title of a new book that features local everyday folk and even a few household names. The book features a group of Columbus natives that meet our Hero criteria. (Many heroes are ordinary people who do extraordinarily actions) Each individual will receive a short list of questions followed by an interview about their life story.

The first decade of my role as a social worker I learned that the single most powerful intervention in an individual’s life was finding work that was deeply fulfilling and it paid “real money.” I was bored with acquiring stressful jobs with titles that all sounded the same.

That year I read a book by Daniel Pink called A Whole New Mind which described our new paradigm of working and life style. The combination of my past work, reading Dan Pinks’ book started to free me up to redefine my work acquiring by first identifying a the portable job role that could capture all my skills and talents. Community Action Hero David Yorka emerged as a job role container that is just the right size for my Vocational Identity.Initially I resisted this title at first and then embraced it under the professional guidance of local Brain-Stormer Don “The Idea Guy” Snyder.

Both Don and I saw a direct connection between the comic book superheroes superpowers and the skills, talents and fascinations that everyone has inside them. It is referred to by a small group of career professionals as one’s Internal Job Description – our personal mission, calling or vocation that we can use to change the lives of others.

Superman a fictional character, a comic book superhero widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio. Sports superstars and show business figures are often cited as heroes however they do not feel as deeply rooted in our group mind as the classic comic superheroes; Superman (created in 1932) Batman (1939) Spiderman (1962) and this year’s surprise box office blockbuster Ironman (1963) who was conceived by comic book legend Stan Lee. The heroes that change the world are as we know; the real-life human heroes are parents, friends, family and others who have come to us in a time of need.

As the definition of work and career continue to expand and change at a rapid pace there are more and more young men and boys that are lost in a fog of confusion and fear for lack of the right tools and support. When a student comes to class "unable to learn" with no dreams to pursue when they leave school there is a "brain drain"(down instead of out) of a different kind.

Today many movies, graphic novels and other superhero fare contain a more “adult” content with added complexity and have evolved as our larger culture has progressed. I believe that beneath the escapism our superheroes represent a truly American interpretation of the mythology of ancient Rome, Greece, Asia and other cultures that have used super-human characters in fantastic stories that provided basic human principals and tales to enrich or explain the true nature of mankind.

How About Instituting a Failure-Based Curriculum?

2009-09-30T01:17:00.002-04:00

How About Instituting a Failure-Based Curriculum?
One teachers'compelling response to an NPR- All Things Considered interview with co-author Po Bronsons' new book NutureShock. Thanks to the Knowledge Works Foundation for including this in their top notch blog.

New Hero Machine

2009-09-22T16:09:00.000-04:00

There are better things to do with your time and there are worse ways to spend your time. Please use your own discretion. Hero Machine 2.5

Good Intentions - The Ethical pitfalls and road conditions of Leadershhip

2009-09-05T22:30:00.000-04:00

Ethics and Nonprofits
Stanford Social Innovation provides the interested reader with a lengthy, comprehensive piece on taking your ethics to work and the forces that challenge leaders to resisit the tug to trade personal morals for a more comfortable ride at the helm of a powerful craft.

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Daniel Pink on the surprising science of motivation pt.1

2009-08-31T07:23:00.001-04:00

Daniel Pink author off" A Whole New Mind "and" The Adventures of "Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need" This presentation is both a preview of his new book and the grand prize for an amazing contest utilizing the ideas and energy spawned by "Johnny Bunko"