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Learning from Failure #intlib10

October 30, 2010
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Learning from Failure #intlib10

I had a few slides for my session on failure with Matt Hamilton but I think it is more useful if I post some of the research and articles I read and refered to in my session. (plus I don’t want to get a cease and desist from Disney, if you were there you know what I’m talking about. ) 8 Bad Habits that Crush Your Creativity And Stifle Your Success 6 Reasons Why People Don’t Change, and What to Do About That Are You Squandering Your Intelligent Failures How to Learn From Failure Do We Really Learn from Failure? (Part I) Managing Emotions to Learn from Failure What We Can Learn from Failure We learn more from success than failure Failing to Learn and Learning to Fail (Intelligently): How Great Organizations Put Failure to Work to Improve and Innovate Kent Bottles: Why Smart People Don’t Learn from Failures How You Learn More from Success Than Failure Try, Try Again, or Maybe Not Trying and Failing Enhances Learning, According to Research by Nate Kornell Getting It Wrong: Surprising Tips on How to Learn What Steve Wozniak Learned From Failure The Role of Failure in Learning Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed

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Why I Attend Internet Librarian and You Should Too

September 22, 2010
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Why I Attend Internet Librarian and You Should Too

It’s no secret that Internet Librarian is my favorite library conference. This year I had to work extra hard to justify my attendance at work, so I thought I’d share some of that with you. Now let’s just skip over the location, sure is amazing, and if you’re trying to choose between 2 similar conference the fact that one takes place in Monterey should sway you. But when you’re looking to convince your boss that you need to go “there are sea lions! and an aquarium!” wont cut it. 1. It’s just right. Not too big, not too small, just right. I often feel like Goldilocks at IL after attending a variety of conferences over the last year.  Some, like ALA, though with its own perks are just too big. Others are just too small. IL is just right. It is big enough that there is a wide variety of topics, something for public, academic, school and special libraries and something for all levels of expertise and comfort. It’s small enough that it is easy enough to get from one session to another, you’ll never miss a session because you couldn’t catch a bus or walk in time. There are plenty of restaurants and

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