Tag Archives: innovation
Collaboration to the NEXT level!
Posted on 20. Mar, 2012 by Kenny.
So, I posted the other day that I’ve been watching a lot of TED talks through the TED app. It’s funny because I find myself in many conversations recently where I’ll say, “You know, I watched a TED talk recently that said…” If you’re looking to enrich your conversations with other people, by all means, you should watch/listen to some of these talks.
However, I listened to one on Saturday that has shaken me. The pure beauty of the innovation and thinking outside of the box both excites me and challenges me. It made me wish and pray for this kind of innovative thought for ministry. In this talk, Luis von Ahn explains how he’s leveraging the masses for incredibly massive collaborative projects, even when the masses have no idea how they are contributing.
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Small changes can make a big difference
Posted on 30. Nov, 2011 by Kenny.
Just a few hours ago this link came through my twitter feed. I’m glad I caught it when I did. It’s titled, “Googlie eyes give everything personality.” At first I thought it was talking about Google. Ha! I clicked on the post and just about laughed out loud.
There are only a few pictures, but it is amazing how a set of googlie eyes makes a por-a-potty urinal look lovable. Maybe that’s a stretch.
This fall I lead a breakout at Kidmin on Technology in Ministry and my main point was not just introducing a bunch of applications designed for ministry or talking about technology that needs to be created for ministry, but how existing technology can be tweaked for ministry.… Read the rest
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The Kidmin Revolution
Posted on 13. May, 2010 by Kenny.
On Monday I started this series on starting or changing your career in Children’s Ministry; however, the conversation hasn’t gone in the direction I intended. That’s a good thing though, I feel like a good foundation was put in place here and some important things have been processed… for me at least. Next week I’ll get into the highly practical stuff of resumes and searching for an open ministry position. The following week I hope to talk about the interview process. I really do hope that this little series will be a great resource for those preparing to enter the ministry or make a jump to a different stage of ministry.
This post; however, I want to wrap up a theme that’s emerged this week.… Read the rest
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Recent innovations
Posted on 01. Apr, 2010 by Kenny.
Wow, so many really great innovation products and services launched today. What a great time to be alive!
Forget the iPad, TechCrunch launches the CrunchPad. It requires a little work on your end, but it’s significantly cheaper and comes works with HTML5 and Flash. Eat your heart out iPad.
Google officially changes it’s name today. I never saw this coming and I think it might take some time to catch on, but I’ve got to give them credit for being out there like this!
In other Google news, YouTube has allowed you to stream videos in 360p and 480p, now you have the option to steam it in TEXTp. This new method of streaming not only promotes literacy, but it saves YouTube 1$ a second in bandwidth costs. Awesome, huh?… Read the rest
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Pace of innovation
Posted on 31. Mar, 2010 by Kenny.
Last month I flew out to Nashville for a week. While at the airport, I noticed three distinct things.
First of all, I noticed the advertising in the security check-point trays. Since 9-11, going through security has changed everything about air travel. We wait in line and just about literally undress to go through the check-point. It’s been nine years since all of this changed for us, but it wasn’t until this trip that I found advertising in my little security tray. Good job Haynes. Thousands upon thousands of people see this advertisement every day at the Nashville airport, why didn’t someone do this earlier?
Only 3-5 minutes after coming out of security I passed by a Redbox. 
Duh! Redbox has just about taken over DVD rentals here in the United States, why is this the first one I’ve seen in an Airport.… Read the rest
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Great video to get your creative juices going
Posted on 07. Mar, 2010 by Kenny.
Most people know the group OK Go for their incredibly awesome music video with a choreographed dance involving treadmills. They’re not a band with the star appeal of U2 or Coldplay, but who hasn’t seen this video? Their creative genius got their music out there in a very creative way. I’m curious to know how many non OK Go fans bought this song (or at least the music video) simple becasue they liked the video so much or they came to like the music after being exposed to the viral video. I’ve not become a fan, but I did by the video several years ago for my video iPod.
Well, OK Go is at it again. This time with a new song set to Rube Goldberg Machine (think Mousetrap).… Read the rest
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Google Wave: A new tool for innovation
Posted on 08. Jun, 2009 by Kenny.
Several weeks ago I began hearing stuff about the new Google Wave. I heard a few explanations but didn’t quite get it. I missed the press conference. However, last week I leaned all about Google Wave on the podcast I listen to on an almost daily basis. Several of the hosts have had the opportunity to play with Google Wave and they’ve shared what they’ve experienced.
Essentially, Google Wave is an attempt to innovate email. Although we typically think of email, the internet and all things web as cutting edge and innovative. However, many parts of the internet, including email are old and outdated, based on systems and technologies that are far outdated. Google Wave is a new approach to email, IM and other stuff as well.… Read the rest
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Innovation breeds innovation which breeds more innovation
Posted on 08. Jun, 2009 by Kenny.
Last week I wrote about Sony’s attempt to innovate. Sony’s in a distant thrid place in the console market. Their idea is pretty fantastic. However, they’re not the only one innovating. Microsoft has a plan of their own. It’s called Project Natal. If it works as good the demo looks, Sony’s going to have to innovate even more. Check it out here. Nintendo revolutionized the controler, Mocrosoft may eliminate the controller.
Regardless of whether they knew Microsoft’s and Sony’s plans, Nintendo has been hard at work perfecting their controller. This summer Nintendo is releasing the Wii Motion Plus, a remarkable imporvement to already popular Wiimote.
Again this causes me to ask questions. These three companies are in fierce competition and they’re investing significant time and resources to stay ahead of their peers.… Read the rest
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Innovation vs. Experience
Posted on 03. Feb, 2009 by Kenny.
Something very interesting happen to me last week. My church uses Fellowship One as our church database. We’re moving the “members” side of our website to a social media structure that looks a lot like facebook. This will allow people to create profile page, join groups based on affinity or simply virtual groups of existing small groups. The company who created this social media set-up for churches recently partnered with another Church database company and has integrated the database fully with the social media components of the site. So, we has this database company do a demo for us. Their website and sales team promised that they did everything Fellowship One did and more, so it was worth checking out.
Not even ten minutes into the presentation, I began to notice that this software looked and operated very similarly to another software I used at my last church that literally was the bane of my existence (another company that promised that they could do everything Fellowship One could do).… Read the rest
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What I like about Apple
Posted on 22. Mar, 2008 by Kenny.
One word. Innovation.
By reading my other posts, you might think I was a mac hater. By no means. I didn’t use my first Windows based PC until 1995. From the time I was 6 or 7, we had an Apple computer in our house. At school I used the Macs in the computer lab. For graduation, one. Once Steve Jobs came back as interim CEO, everything started to change. Six months before I sold my Mac, the first iMac came out. Who thought people would want computers in colors other than beige? During this time Mac introduced new technologies such as USB, Firewire, the absence of floppy disks. Not long after this was iTunes, the iPod, iLife and everything else.… Read the rest
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