“I don’t compromise often. I live in the real world and know what’s possible and what’s not. It’s a dialogue between what you see appearing before your eyes and what you direct, choose, realize. Compromise is a dangerous word because it makes me think of petulance, and I don’t want to be like that. You can’t go kicking-and-screaming to get everything you want; rather, you adapt to get it as close as you can to your vision. It’s about learning and working within the confines of your limitations, be they financial, physical, or temporal.”
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Choreographer David Dawson
via BaseNow
Published on October 7, 2009 8:35 pm.
Filed under: Ephemera, Quotations Tags: compromise, dialogue, learning, petulance
Some related thoughts, disparately organized:
The inimitable Dave Coustan (@extraface on Twitter) has been up here in Boston from Atlanta working with us for the last few days. Among the many things I have learned about Dave in that time:
Dave has a soft spot for really good Pinot
Dave likes push messaging for his regular FourSquare updates
Dave [...]
Published on September 11, 2009 10:40 am.
Filed under: People and Devices, Things I Have Written Tags: interface, learning, logic, questions, tools, trust
I awoke to a fantastic post on Make this morning about Youth Music Box – an installation at the Royal Music Hall in London that allows kids to construct their own original composition in a few short minutes.
Youth Music Box is a free, interactive musical experience, allowing you to create your own unique track and [...]
Published on September 3, 2009 10:26 am.
Filed under: Notes on Things Seen, People and Devices Tags: branded utility, brands, experiences, functionality, le centre pompidou, learning, teaching, technology, tools
There are many paradigm shifts on the horizon for both the United States as well as the world, there are two that I am optimistic about; one very general, the other very esoteric.
First, I am optimistic about the future of science literacy. For years, there has been a difficulty in getting people in the United [...]
Published on March 29, 2009 9:48 pm.
Filed under: Ephemera, Links Tags: baseball, education, evolution, learning, literacy, optimism, struggle, teaching