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Matthew Cornell comments on 2010 Webby Awards: Explore Thomas Cole website is an Official Honoree

Matthew Cornell — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:13:05 +0000

Wow!! A big congratulations, all.

djs comments on Emotion Products for Consumers, Tool Products for Business

djs — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:54:18 +0000

IMO This is the whole crux of the Apple iMac versus Windows PC debate. And since modern generations don't mind learning multiple User Interfaces - they don't mind having a different computing platform for these two modes.

djs comments on A 2x2 on Skill and Philosophy

djs — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:22:05 +0000

Hmmmm.... Thinking "Low Skill" and "Low Philosophy" would result in a broader applicability. It is true that a child may have no skill and no philosophy - but there are adults who possess and/or even prefer "low skill" and "low philosophy" perspectives.

Matthew Cornell comments on Natural Beauty; a Visit to the Smith College Arboretum

Matthew Cornell — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:26:35 +0000

Beautiful! Important to include beauty in our lives.

Matthew Cornell comments on Question Driven Process (QDP): A New Roadmap for Website Development

Matthew Cornell — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:11:12 +0000

Very, very good post, Liza.

Liza comments on Beautiful Process, Beautiful Product; the Emotional Response to Design Patterns

Liza — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:11:17 +0000

Matt, you raise an interesting point about natural vs. man-made beauty. In nature there is no control, it simply is. Randomness is part of nature.

When man intervenes, the composition changes and man's flaws are highlighted. Man's ability or inability to see affects the outcome. But nothing is random in man's creation; it is either broken or not.

Matthew Cornell comments on Beautiful Process, Beautiful Product; the Emotional Response to Design Patterns

Matthew Cornell — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:48:55 +0000

Great insight re: beauty, process, and product. A variation on form following function? Re patterns, I agree - I know little, but it's clear our brains crave order. Does order mean saftey, I wonder... Also, when is disorder or randomness pleasing. I'm thinking of when I stood outside a few weeks ago on one of those days when ice on branches was melting, and the sun was shining just perfectly, causing millions of scintillating diamonds in every color imaginable. I was stopped dead in my tracks, it was so beautiful. And completely random. Similar to leaves' shadows in a gentle wind in the fall?

Great stuff, Liza.

Liza comments on Is success a repeatable process?

Liza — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:11:14 +0000

Absolutely, people creating a Non-Repeatable process are visionaries or trendsetters. There will be a small percent of people who travel this path and stay on it.

Matthew Cornell comments on Is success a repeatable process?

Matthew Cornell — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:06:10 +0000

Non-repeatable processes represent a significant barrier to entry, no? They're also *costly* in terms of thinking and time.

Liza comments on Is success a repeatable process?

Liza — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:05:33 +0000

Thanks for noting the task/process split.

Here is the parallel in GTD terms:

Non-Repeatable Task would be a "Single Action"
Repeatable Task would be a Project (containing a series of Next Actions).

Repeatable and Non-Repeatable Process contain a series of a Projects. For Repeatable Process, you know what you are doing which means you have a clear sequence of next actions. With Non-Repeatable Process you are learning, creating the roadmap, so you are defining the next actions.

Matthew Cornell comments on Is success a repeatable process?

Matthew Cornell — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:35:37 +0000

Very stimulating post, Liza. I agree completely that most self-help success stories are non-repeatable. I'll think more about Skill versus Philosophy. I admit I'm having trouble getting my head around the task/process split. Let's talk!

Liza Bouchard comments on Brainstorming is Half the Journey

Liza Bouchard — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:54:13 +0000

Matt, yes a great point, the convergence/divergence process seems nonlinear, and never in a static place. Awareness is a very important part, yes!

Matthew Cornell comments on Brainstorming is Half the Journey

Matthew Cornell — Tue, 12 May 2009 02:24:43 +0000

Great conversation. One aspect I'm thinking about is awareness (knowing which phase you're in) and heuristics for knowing when to move from one/to the other. Also, we need a nonlinear description - journeys, paths, etc. Cycles?

Matthew Cornell comments on A 2x2 on Skill and Philosophy

Matthew Cornell — Sun, 03 May 2009 15:00:30 +0000

Nice! I had Style vs. Talent and Joy vs. Talent, but yours is deeper.

Matthew Cornell comments on My New Food Journal

Matthew Cornell — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:05:29 +0000

I love the power of pure observation - large potential for creating behavior changes, simply by recording. And paper is great!