The Things We Do For Love
This past week I had the honor of delivering the keynote at the Knowbility John Slatin AccessU Conference in Austin, TX. In this post I do a deeper dive on the process of innovation, how I work with my project teams and methods of connecting with stakeholders.
Comedy Routine Gives Voice to Man Without Speech
Lee Ridley, born with cerebral palsy and unable to speak since birth, transforms himself as a working stand-up comedian at London’s Soho Theatre thanks to new technology.
No Evidence of Food Deserts: A Rebuttal
Two studies emerged this past week questioning the pairing of “food deserts” with the rate of obesity among urban populations. I wrote a rebuttal.
Digital Outcasts and Food Deserts
A food desert is a term given to any part of the industrialized world where healthy, affordable food is difficult for consumers to obtain. New technologies combined with community involvement may one day solve a growing health problem.
‘Soul Train’ a Model of Innovation and Inclusion
The passing of Don Cornelius, the inventor and host of the ‘Soul Train’ television program, reminds us of important lessons on innovation and inclusion.
Keynote for John Slatin AccessU for Knowbility
It’s one thing when you get to meet your heroes and express your appreciate for the inspiration work they do. It’s quite another when they ask you to deliver a keynote at their conference. I’m twice humbled.
Interaction 12 Dublin Recap
Having done a number of speaking engagements the last few years, I’ve discovered that it’s the unexpected surprises that make a conference or event truly worthwhile. Interaction 12, held this week by the Interaction Design Association (IxDA), was no different.
Interaction12 in Dublin
Next week begins the “Digital Outcasts 2012″ speaking tour, with the first stop at Interaction12 in Dublin.
Building Innovation Teams
Why Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees present an interesting case study for hiring and developing innovation teams.
Of Bees and Chess
A young chess player learns a lesson applicable to the innovation cycle and people with special needs.
The Business Rationale for Virtual Accessibility
How would a merger between virtual worlds and commercial retailers affect consumers with disabilities? First in a series of sample chapters from the book Digital Outcasts.
What Steve Jobs Meant to Digital Outcasts
As most folks undoubtedly know, this week the world lost Steve Jobs after his quasi-secretive battle with pancreatic cancer. From a consumer standpoint, Jobs was arguably the most significant business figure of the past quarter century. For digital outcasts, that impact is significant.
AbilityLinks 10 Year Anniversary Celebration and Business Leader Breakfast Forum
Anikto is proud to endorse AbilityLinks, a job opportunity website for workers with disabilities and inclusive employers. The initiative from Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital is celebrating a decade of providing networking opportunities and career placement services.
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The End of Google Health
Google Health announced last week it was closing up shop by the end of 2011. What went wrong and what does it mean?
On Adapting
Leaders of project teams establish timelines, create elaborative gantt charts, assign roles & goals, set milestones and insist upon timely deliverables. Still, things go wrong and these setbacks must be managed.
On Leadership
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about management styles and the distinctions between “good” and “bad” leadership, and I keep coming back to the late Randy Pausch as inspiration.
CSUN 2011 International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference
In just under two weeks, I’ll be presenting on the topic “Innovations in Accessibility: Designing for Digital Outcasts” on Wednesday March 16 at 10:40, in a room ceremoniously named America’s Cup D.
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Advocating for the Digital Outcast
Similar to how a beaver builds a dam or how a bird builds a nest, Digital Outcasts must alter their technological environment to remain relevant in the modern ecosystem. This interregnum is where a surprising amount of innovation is currently taking place.
The New Age of Innovation (Again)
Management professor, author, technologist, free-thinker and advocate, Prahalad’s contribution to modern business theory was the idea that making money and helping people were goals that could be accomplished in tandem.
Random Thoughts from Barcelona
Last week I had the honor and pleasure of taking part in the first ever International Conference on Translation and Accessibility in Video Games and Virtual Worlds at the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. Here are some random thoughts.
Virtual Worlds for Cancer Patients and Students with Disabilities
Virtual worlds continue to be investigated and funded to advance wellness initiatives spanning multiple demographics. Discussed here are uses for cancer patients, students with disabilities and children with autism.
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