The Underlying Blog

Are You a Dinosaur?

'We are all information managers, whether we acknowledge it or not, the fact that we create, manage and exchange information to gain knowledge is a testament to the human need for expansion.' -Wallace Tait-

 

Amen. A recent theme for me is how impossible it is to stay still: you either get worse or you get better as a recent post by my buddy Rich Schefren illustrates. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STAY THE SAME. In the 21st century knowledge is a commodity to be managed and if you don't think so you'd better start looking for your jeans in the dinosaur department. Because if you don't acknowledge it, your competitor will... and down the line you'll hear the cannon of competition in the distance, growing louder every day.

Curious to learn what all the fuss is about? You can read Wallace Tait's Interview here:

Assistive Technology: Visual Mapping and the Information Economy

Technorati tags: Wallace Tait, Brian Friedlander, Kyle McFarlin, Information Economy, Visual Strategist, Rich Schefren

The Paradox of Blogging

Someone out there has to have written about the blogging paradox I'm experiencing: When business is booming/busy, I'm a sucky blogger. I mean not just mediocre but terrible. Some of you bloggers out there who work 80 hour weeks and still put up articles on the intellectual motivations of Fred Flintstone and management theories of Barney Fife... my hats off to you, because I seem to be falling short.

Another reason I think I don't blog as much as some of the other mind mapping bloggers is that I tend to think in terms of total systems to the Nth degree. When I start blogging about mind mapping in earnest in the coming months with deep content posts, I'll be coming from a position of having something more comprehensive to say. It's just not my personality to blog this cool mind map or that. Sorry, but that's just the way it is.

In the meantime, I want to refer you to some buddies of mine who are delivering great content to you, NOW. The team at VisualMapper.org, Wallace Tait & Arjen ter Hoeve, are giving away their ebook for free, and I'd recommend taking a look at it. They go DEEP into the subject.

Download the VisualMapper ebook today:

http://ebook.visualmapper.org/

Technorati tags: VisualMapper.org, Blogging Paradox, Barney Fife, Fred Flintstone, Kyle McFarlin, Arjen ter Hoeve, Wallace Tait

Michael Scherotter interview with Ice Cube

Mindjet alumni and Microsoft maverick Michael Scherotter recently had the opportunity to interview my childhood friend (I wish) Ice Cube. On a serious note, I'm a HUGE fan of hip-hop, and Michael got a once in a lifetime chance here that I can't help but envy:

http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=390405

I appreciate the depth of Cube's thinking on what technology means to the musical landscape. And I wonder if he'll use the Zune? If not, he can send it to me with a car adaptor.

Check it out now:

http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=390405

Technorati tags: Mindjet, Microsoft, Michael Scherotter, Ice Cube, Zune