Left brained or right brained?
Dr. E Hampson had this to say…
This brings us to another popular notion: does it make any sense to classify people as “left-brained” or “right-brained”? It is a mistake to think that any normal person uses one side of the brain selectively for thinking. If a child is intuitive, not verbally-adept and excels at expressing himself in pictures rather than words, the child may be especially proficient at some abilities and less proficient at others, but it does not mean that this child relies on only one hemisphere.
The pdf below goes into much more detail, the above snippet is just a flavor. In summary, both sides of the brain are connected and support one another, the idea that people are more left or right brained is a myth, it has been over-simplified.
http://www.societyforqualityeducation.org/newsletter/archives/left.pdf
#brain #learning #cognitive #myth
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Husbandgarten
'…for the big children in your life'
The idea is not flawed, I'd be happy to act as a Guineapig… Thanks to +Dick Carlson for surfacing this gem on Facebook earlier.
The image is dying for a great caption, if one springs to mind add it in the comments.
#fun #marketing #value
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Data Metrics: Avoiding Sour Cream
How do you surface the cream from a complex mesh of data?
1. Choose metrics that relate to a clear set of objectives.
2. Old adage, garbage in garbage out. Aggregate primary sources well, review and update often.
3. Comparing results requires consistency over time. Apples with apples.
4. Arriving at decisions is the goal. Speed / Freshness is key. Analytics should sift intelligent options based on the metrics that are important.
+Michael Wu recent article on big data was the spark to this post and it follows the theme of yesterday's post on speaking data.
http://simbeckhampson.com/2012/01/30/do-you-speak-data/
From Big Data Analytics Reducing Zettabytes of Data Down to a Few
Since we do not have the resources to act on too many choices, good analytics must reduce the big data down to a few bits to facilitate the evaluation and comparison of their utility (i.e. value, ROI, engagement, influence, or whatever it is that we are interested). This would in turn help us make an informed and hopefully intelligent choice between the few available options. ~ Michael Wu
#bigdata #analytics #decisions
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Sexy Statisticians
A short follow up on my latest post 'Do you speak data' http://goo.gl/uwRwR – Two years ago Google's Chief Economist, Hal Varian said…
#bigdata #google #curation #analytics
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Curated Curation Tools by @RobinGood #mindmeister
+Robin Good Two more for the list – +Memonic and soon to be launching @Squirro also by +Memonic #follow +Dorian Selz
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Best News Curation Tools for Independent Publishe…
This map lists and organizes the best real-time news curation tools and services available – updated and curated weekly by Robin Good –
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My new desktop background
Bill Watterson made this watercolor in the 1980s as a gift for comics historian Rick Marschall. It was later the cover of the 1989-90 calendar.
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Do you speak data?
Businesses need to make smarter decisions, quicker. The smart business of the future will correlate and compute a mix of demographics, psychographics, web analytics, social analytics and business intelligence to create predictive scenarios that can be delivered in real time at the point of need; this will enable those with access to make better informed decisions that more accurately impact performance in a positive way. This creates vital brand differentiation in the market place and sustains real competitive advantage. Continue Reading
Imagination is more important than knowledge
~ Einstein
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I found a quoted used by Ken Robinson on Presentation Zen (http://goo.gl/0o7ei)“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”
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The New Workstyle (Infographic) via @gist
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My Lego reply – Friday fun!
Saw this on Google plus yesterday and although the title was father – son, with creative license I'm now calling it father – daughter 
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This is you, Papa!
This made me smile this evening, my daughter is really getting the hang of digital sharing, sent via WhatsApp.
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Wise words to calm the soul
Wise words to calm the soul
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US Education: 6 yr old suspended for sexual assault #wtf
The article's title should read…
US Education: Obama recommends psychological rehab for all those involved in the 6 yr old sex assault scandal.
My comment and initial reaction on the original post:
'Overboard' is a pleasant and polite way to say it… I'd say that any adult who comes to the conclusion that a 6 year old child should be labeled a sex offender and officially removed from school needs clinical help and/or locking up. I'm ashamed to be part of the human race, and really glad I'm not American! #shameful
As I read the NY Times article the first thing that strikes me is that the person/principal who made this decision was a woman – I'd automatically decided that only a man could be so stupid.
I'd suggest, based on the information provided, that this adult needs a break from being near children. Everyone makes mistakes, everyone should be given a second chance, but first you have to understand you did something (very) wrong.
This teacher must resign! It's not clear from the article but it appears she is still in her position. I also think she should send an official written apology to the little boy, the girl, their friends and family; the boy should be returned to his original school.
The end of article is very sad. The little boy had been transferred to another school and is said to be somewhat confused by all the fuss.
WHAT A MESS!
#education #schools #teachers #wtf
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Schools have gone overboard with this "sexual assault" stuff. It was just a couple of 6 year olds rough housing.
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Boy, 6, Suspended in Sexual Assault Case at Elementary School
The incident of the 6-year-old boy suspended from elementary school for a case of “sexual assault” is not isolated, experts say.
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The hunt for socialgraphic data
In a noisy online world increasingly cluttered with content, understanding your customers this deeply may be the only way to create a point of differentiation for your brand in the long-term.
#demographics #psychographic #socialgraphic
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Forget demographics. It’s all about the socialgraphics
Traditionally marketers have used demographic and pyschographic data. Digital marketing today calls for adding socialgraphic data to the mix.
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New: Google Earth 6.2 with G+ Sharing
New: Google Earth 6.2 with G+ Sharing
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Networks trump hierarchy
#commonpurpose #network #trust #transparency
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Murdoch: the network defeats the hierarchy
Paul Mason says the interplay between social media responses and the mainstream broadcast media defeated Rupert Murdoch's empire.
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The Lions Mane Jellyfish #speechless
The Lions Mane Jellyfish #speechless
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The Lions Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago) and are among some of the oldest surviving species in the world. The largest can come in at about 6 meters and has tentacles over 50 meters long.
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Measuring Social Media
Great analogy – American Football
"The biggest woe in social media is measurement. No one has figured it out. There are no standards. There are hundreds of measurement tools. There are all kinds of metrics and statistics that can be measured.
The great thing about social media is that you can measure everything, but the worst part of social media is that you can measure everything.
Measurement is important, but only if you measure the right thing. When you measure the wrong thing you get results, but it might not be results that are going to accurately help you reach your business goals." ~ George F Snell III
http://hightalk.net/2012/01/20/tackling-the-woes-of-social-measurement/
cc/ +David Pidsley
#ROI #measurement #socialmedia #objectives #insight
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Tackling the Woes of Social Measurement
The biggest woe in social media is measurement. No one has figured it out. There are no standards. There are hundreds of measurement tools. There are all kinds of metrics and statistics tha…
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Without clay you can't make bricks
“Data! Data! Data!” he cried impatiently. “I can’t make bricks without clay.” ~ Sherlock Holmes
#contentanalysis #bigdata #opendata #analytics
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Networked organisations have the edge
…“networked organizations” can gain an edge by opening information conduits internally and by engaging customers and suppliers strategically through Web-based exchanges of information.
https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Strategy/Innovation/Are_you_ready_for_the_era_of_big_data_2864
#bigdata #networks
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