The name Jedemi is a mash-up of Jedi and Gemini. The backstory is interesting. One day I flipped on the television and saw Deepak Chopra giving a lecture about the Mind, Body & Soul that seemed to me was alluding to “The Force” as conveyed in the Star Wars series…. more »
Thinking Collaboration: New Book Shows the Edison Way…
January 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I was perusing the Fast Company website when my eyes were drawn to an article titled, “Thomas Edison’s Keys To Managing Team Collaboration.” Since Edison (AKA Tommie) is one of my “guys” (Lost Pins), I felt compelled to check it out. The author, Kaihan Krippendorff wrote about a recently released… more »
Paper Robots: Stimulating the Brain through Hand Crafting…
December 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
There’s something pretty cool about a company (Magnote) whose motto is “reaching beyond,” a product (PIPEROID) that beckons you to “create your creativity” by a process of “Cut, Fold, Connect” and its designer (Takashi Tsunoda) who strongly believes in “Teaching Values Through Handcrafts.” But what’s even cooler is the looks… more »
It’s for Real and it’s a Rosenthal…
December 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Monday’s San Francisco Chronicle had a full page ad for Bloomingdale’s promoting their “Fun & Festive” gifts for $100 or under. So I perused it and noticed what looked like a broken vase in the lower left corner. ??? Was that a joke? Did someone muck up the photoshoot? So… more »
Need for Speed: Notable Quotable from Pixar’s “Maverick Director”
December 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Steve Pond’s column for The Wrap (Pixar’s Maverick Director: How I’d Tweak Our Formula for Success) had an awesome notable quotable: “…I came out of TV animation, where you work on the kind of schedule where you don’t have time to doodle. It was a really good testing ground, because… more »
