Tag Archives: Google
Brainstorming vs. Improv
Posted on 18. May, 2009 by Kenny.
I was at a birthday party last night and met a guy. He’s a very successful business man responsible for many start-ups. He was recently at a conference where an executive from Google was being interviewed or spoke (I don’t remember the details). Supposedly, Google decision makers take part in improv classes.
Why?
The brainstorming process says, “that’s a good idea, but…”
Improvisation says, “that’s a good idea, and…”
So, I don’t know exactly what that means yet, but I’ve been thinking about it a lot. Here’s what I’m thinking. Many ideas in the brainstorming process only make it to the white board. Although it’s an incredibly collaborative process where ideas birth new ideas, usually only a few make it into reality.… Read the rest
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Google Video Chat
Posted on 18. Dec, 2008 by Kenny.
I remember visiting the Sharper Image store when I was a kid and playing around the video phone. I don’t know if it really was an actual product or just a gimmick. Well, the video phone never really caught on like it was envisioned in the 80′s, but video conferencing is alive and well. I first started dabbling in this five years ago using an external web cam and yahoo chat. In recent time I’ve used skype to video chat with my missionary friend in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Now that I have a Mac, I absolutely love iChat for the 2 or 3 people I use it with(except it’s only available for Mac users… come on Steve Jobs. I’m not drinking your cool aid and your closed and proprietary products don’t impress me, no matter how “great” they are.… Read the rest
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Is it curiosity or vanity?
Posted on 05. Apr, 2008 by Kenny.
My confession: Every now and again I Google my name. Don’t you?
I did a web search several years ago and I’d come up reviews that I had done for various resources. Then about 4 or 5 years ago there was a Kenny Conley in Boston who went to trial for police brutality. It caused quite the uproar in the city as people were sporting “Justice for Kenny Conley” bumper stickers. Actually, my admin from a previous church got one for me. Since I began working for churches with a bigger web presence, I started to show up on those pages in a general name search. Now that I’m blogging, my name is much more likely to come up in a web search.… Read the rest
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