During a discussion about companies and how they are structured/how they change/how they move, Rachel reminded me of the all-important feature of slime mold: they know when to signal.   It’s handy advice for many contexts: when you’re driving, if you’re making a role change in a company, when a company decides to change direction, when [...]
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Fave idea of the week : April 11th, 2008
April 11th, 2008 · No Comments · fave ideas, slime mold
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from the sketchbook
February 26th, 2007 · No Comments · sketchbook, slime mold
November 2006 I cut out interesting patterns to use in other creative works. Also, snippets from magazines that have relevance to what I’m thinking about…or what I want to think about. The visuals on this page became watercolored gift bags that I used to wrap my holiday gifts. (Helped with the watercolor skills, yea!) The [...]
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Roll your own…anything
February 26th, 2007 · No Comments · neat things, slime mold
I subscribe to 2 Google alerts: “prime numbers” and “slime mold“. Both are hobbies of mine. When this gem came in, I realized that slime mold is more than a hobby…it’s how I learn about the coolest stuff out there. Science Daily reports on the Open-source Replicator: a home-built 3-D printer that could launch a revolution. Want [...]
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Under the influence
February 21st, 2007 · No Comments · neat things, random thoughts, slime mold
It all started with an innocent request from Amanda: “What are the top 10 books, papers, websites, or objects had the most influence on your work, inspired you, or made you a better person?” Hell, why stop at 10? Here’s the list of lists…no real order, but all very, very influential. 10 books that influenced greatly [...]
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