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Special Topics in MediaFuture Shock Film: Minority Report (2002)In a world where free will routinely faces interruption from government intervention, one agent faces the crossroads between duty to the status quo and revelatory transformation. Directed by Steven Spielberg, released in 2002, and starring global superstar Tom Cruise, Minority Report provided excitement for audiences while still adhering to the sci-fi skepticism presented by this film adaptation's literary originator, Philip K. Dick. Host Garret Castleberry welcomes Scott McMurry into the dystopian discourse that foregrounds this "Future Shock Film" season of Special Topic in Media. The dialogic duo explore the dystopian spaces that haunt not only sci-fi film but a...
2024-10-011h 28
Special Topics in MediaFuture Shock Film: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)In a world where ecological effects from advanced climate change force key shifts in social conditions, humankind enters a new age forged by the advent of AI companionship. In this episode, our Future Shock season burrows deeper into the frail space between humanity and technology. Hosts Garret Castleberry and Scott McMurry examine director Steven Spielberg's 2001 science fiction fable, A.I. Artificial Intelligence. The film tells the story of David (Haley Joel Osment), a mechanized child companion programmed to hold the capacity for human love. What programmed love looks like and how David enacts his love for humans ignites a...
2024-09-241h 44
Simple Church MusicEmbracing Generational Differences + The Worship Workshop with TheresaOn today's episode of the Simple Church Music podcast, my guest, Theresa, and I discuss:some challenges we face with smaller music teamsthe need to constantly reinvent and be flexibleThe Worship Workshop (this is amazing!)using respect (and humor!) to embrace generational differences within your teamgiving space for members of your team to grow in their unique giftshow guided listening can be an efficient and effective use of rehearsal timelearning to trust your teamremembering that God fills in the gapsSongs Mentioned on this Episode: When I Speak Your Name - Gateway WorshipSomething H...
2023-04-1954 min
The podCAST IRONEpisode 25 | Alison Ouellette-Kirby | For the Love of Learning Alison has always enjoyed learning new things and her story demonstrates how this behavior is a major benefit to any artist – or even just every person in general. Through trial and error she has become an accomplished iron caster and she is leading the way into the future through her teaching and service as a Western Cast Iron Art Alliance Committee Member. The podCAST IRON is made possible in part by our Patreon members. This episode is brought to you by our top supporter, Sloss Metal Arts - a national center for iron casting and metal art. For mo...
2022-12-231h 31
Alliance ReportsIs Your Business Like an Orchestra or a Jazz Band?What does strategic planning have to do with jazz? Listen to my new article to find out!
2021-11-2304 min
Alliance ReportsTrying to Please Everyone Means That You Don’t Please AnyoneIf Abe Lincoln had been a marketing manager today, well, the US would be a whole lot worse off. But if he were, he might say “You can please some of your customers all of the time, and all of your customers some of the time, but if you try to please all of your customers all of the time, you will please no one.” What is a company to make of that?
2021-08-0908 min
Alliance ReportsRight Data > Big Data“Big Data” is big right now. It offers the promise of turning vast amounts of data into profits. Often, however, this promise is not fulfilled, because in order to reap the benefits of big data, you first have to know what the right data is. And that is a question that no AI can yet answer.
2021-07-0906 min
Invest Florida - A Real Estate PodcastNatalia Ouellette: Due Diligence in Real EstateOn today's podcast we talk about the importance of due diligence on both the buyer and tenant side with Natalia Ouellette, founding partner at LCO Law LLC. Natalie offers a wealth of information as we cover numerous aspects of due diligence, from engineering and structural aspects to making sure the survey and title is accurate, and we spend a good deal of time covering some common lease terms that may trip up a buyer. Key Discussion Points [01:10] Opening remarks by Eric Odum [04:30] About our guest: Natalia Ouellette [07:19] How did you get started in real estate? [11:40] Discussion about due diligence on the...
2021-06-281h 00
Alliance ReportsThe Metrics Catch-22Joseph Heller’s dark satire Catch-22 proposes the term for problems that inherently prevent their own solutions. Creating good metrics can be seen as a Catch-22: Good metrics take time to create, but until you have good metrics there is no time to create them. How true is this and is there a way to break this cycle?
2021-05-2604 min
Alliance ReportsIt’s Going to be Harder Than You Think to Go Back to the WorkplaceI lived in Western Europe for a year after college when I was a Watson Fellow. Adapting to new cultures and mores was difficult, but I was surprised at how much more difficult it was returning to my own country afterwards.
As we near the milestone in the US of 50% with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, it is time to think about how to begin the transition back to the workplace. I think companies are going to find out that it is much more difficult than just “getting back to normal.” I can offer some...
2021-04-3008 min
Alliance ReportsExperience Teaches NothingYou’ve seen the situation – a manager makes the same mistakes over and over, an executive reads a book or article and decides to implement it at their organization. Why do they fail when they try to use their own or someone else’s experience? It’s because experience alone teaches nothing.
2021-03-2207 min
Alliance ReportsOne Simple Rule To Control A Business: Emergent BehaviorEven a small business is pretty complicated. I have heard some people say that business is so complicated that no one can really understand or control one. While the former might be true, you don’t need to understand everything about a business to manage it. And it can be understood by watching flocks of birds.
2021-03-0206 min
Alliance ReportsHow is Making Metrics Like an Organ Transplant?Most businesses know the importance of using metrics to manage, but a lot of them struggle with creating metrics that actually fulfill their purpose. How do they go wrong, and how is hiring an external consultant to tell you the “right” metrics like getting an organ transplant that fails?
2021-02-2206 min
Alliance ReportsManagement vs. Project MetricsOne thing I run into at many clients is that they don’t differentiate between metrics for a project and metrics used in management. How does confusing the two reduce your effectiveness and how can you fix it?
2021-02-1604 min
Alliance ReportsStatistical Management Control?Have you ever wondered how statistics can make a manager's job easier? Explore how managers can use statistical process control to support process improvement.
2020-08-2708 min
Alliance ReportsAnything Worth Doing is Worth Doing Half-AssedCreating and translating metrics to every level of a business is essential to get and stay competitive. But don’t be overwhelmed and think that you have to get everything up and running all at once. As a wise man is misquoted to say, “Anything worth doing is worth doing half-assed.”
2020-07-2003 min
Alliance ReportsThinking Small About Supplier QualityWhat is supplier quality assurance, and how did it almost put a client of mine out of business?
2020-07-0605 min
Alliance ReportsWhere Does Value Come From?One thing is clear from how we help our clients generate their metrics - where the value is generated. The answer might surprise you!
2020-06-1606 min
Alliance ReportsWe Don't Need Another HeroDoes your business need a hero to save it? Maybe this is a bad sign...
2020-05-2603 min
Alliance ReportsManaging When Working From HomeMillennials (and others) have been asking for more options to work from home, and now reluctant businesses have had to grant that wish. How does this new paradigm affect managing?
2020-05-1205 min
Alliance ReportsOpportunity Amidst the Tragedy of the PandemicIf you are finding you have some time in between trying to keep everyone safe and sane, it might be an opportunity to start looking at how you manage and for ways to improve it for when things get back to something more normal.
2020-05-0402 min
Christopher's ClassesFilm 08 - Moral Relativity, Citizen Kane, Harley Quinn, and the ending of CasablancaIf you have questions: email or Christopher's Classes on Facebook
Today we talked about Moral Relativity,Citizen Kane, Harley Quin, and the ending of Casablanca
I also mentioned
The Stand By Steven King
On Writing by Steven King
Batman the Animated Series
Next class is 1951 The Day the Earth Stood Still
If you would like to see the full Syllabus, it's here
And this is the film list I started with before I pared it down for the class.
You can list...
2020-04-2521 min
Alliance ReportsCOVID-19, Black Swans, and Gray RhinosWhat can your business learn from the pandemic? Maybe in addition to how to stay healthy, something that will help for the next, inevitable, unpredictable event?
2020-04-2103 min
Alliance ReportsThe Cost of Saying "Yes"If you had a new client offer you $1 million revenue, should you take it? Or is there a price in saying “Yes”?
2020-04-0304 min
Alliance ReportsAn Employee Fulfillment Model - Part 5In the past few blogs, I have been building a model to understand and improve employee empowerment and engagement Is there something even beyond those? Listen on to find out!
2020-03-2604 min
Alliance ReportsAn Employee Fulfillment Model - Part 4As I described in the last blog, we can measure and improve empowerment using a simple model and some data analysis. If, however, we define “employee empowerment” as when an employee has everything they need to do their job, it is a pretty low bar. Is there something above employee empowerment that we can work towards? Something we might call “engagement?” Read on to find out!
2020-03-1909 min
Alliance ReportsAn Employee Fulfillment Model – Part 3Empowering employees sounds great, but is there a way to measure empowerment and actually take actions as a manager to improve it? Listen to the blog and see what the power of data can do for you!
2020-02-2710 min
Alliance ReportsAn Employee Fulfillment Model - Part 2If you want to engage your employees, first you need to empower them. But what does that even mean? In this blog I will give you a basic definition and set the stage to measure and improve it with data, so listen on!
2020-02-1805 min
Alliance ReportsAn Employee Fulfillment Model - Part 1Has someone ever told you, "Your employees are not engaged," or "I don't feel empowered"? Would you know what to do about it?
Listen to the first part of the answer now!
2020-02-1101 minAlliance ReportsBusiness Metrics and Performance ReviewsAs part of the Business Performance Excellence (BPE) process, we help clients create and align metrics from the top of the organization on down to the individual contributor. These metrics can then be used to lead via a strategic plan and manage the day to day operations.
I often get asked, “Can we use these metrics in performance evaluation?” Listen to find out the answer!
2020-02-0404 minAlliance ReportsWhy Strategic Plans Fail and How to Avoid ThatThis is part one of how to use the tool hoshin in strategic planning. We will set the stage with some definitions, examine how strategic plans fail, and talk about the optimum time horizon for a strategic plan.
2019-10-1809 minAlliance ReportsHoshin Kanri - Making Organization-Wide Metrics That Make Sense How can does a #business create an integrated set of #metrics? Our new video shows how to use the concept of #hoshinkanri to make sure everyone is measuring the right #management metrics that align with what the organization is trying to do.
2019-08-1610 min
Alliance ReportsOverview of the Performance Excellence ProcessThis episode provides a high-level overview of a process to help a business or organization align its employees by creating an integrated set of metrics.
2019-06-2116 min
STEM Fatale PodcastEpisode 034 -Hedy Lamarr | InventorAlternate Title: A-Hedy of Her Time
Emma tells Emlyn about the Hollywood star and inventor, Hedy Lamarr, and Emlyn tells Emma about the book, Invisible women! Apologies on this episode, we get excited, and there is quite a bit of audio distortion.
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Main Story - Hedy Lamarr
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story. Directed by Alexandra Dean (2017).
George, Alice. “Thank This W...
2019-04-3050 min
Final Surge PodcastShannon Thompson on sports performance and psychologyAre you struggling to get the most out of your racing? In episode 91 of the Final Surge Podcast we talk with Shannon Thompson a sports psychology and mental performance expert at Hypo2Sport in Flagstaff where she works with professional runners and the 2x defending national cross country championship team from NAU. Shannon is going to tell you how to break down your race and get the most out of it mentally. How did you get involved in the psychology field? 3-day eventing athlete and coach Rode professionally for 12 years and coached for 10 Could s...
2018-08-0253 min