Music's Magic Learning Properties
People have known since just about the beginning of human social organization that if you want people to remember something you put it to...
The Not it! Leader
Have you ever had the experience of trying without luck to get customer service to solve a problem for you? Have you ever asked who else you
Building Consensus for Change
I was talking to a CMO of a very large corporation the other day who was working through simplifying her company’s branding. It’s the...
Overflowing the Funnel
Our brains are like funnels. When you are trying to fill a jar or bottle that has a narrow neck, you probably use a funnel. The funnel...
Reading Jail?
I am not against reading but I am against reading jail. We know that the best way to teach our kids to read is to expose them to reading...
A right to a free, effective education
Every tax payer has the right to a free, effective elementary school education. I don’t think anybody disagrees with that. When I went to...
The Blind Leading the Blind
I don’t teach blind obedience. Wait. What? I don’t teach blind obedience. I don’t teach children (my own or others) that they must do...
Living Learning for Littles
When my son was a baby, I used life integration to weave learning into every day activities. I let him choose what we did and simply...
Improv techniques for reducing bullying
When my child started getting to the developmental stage where he wanted all of his ideas to be accepted by his playmate, I started...
Neutral Space
Have you ever been in a situation where everybody else shared a common experience that you didn't? Was it uncomfortable? Did you speak...