April 2010
3 posts
Classifying Crowdsourcing Platforms →
I’ve been trying to wrap my head around the value of crowdsourcing applications lately. Here’s a summary of thoughts & experience in a new blog post on Noodleplay.
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Do you tell the client they're wrong? →
After a day judging the interactive division of the National Advertising Awards, I left with a question in my head - if a client’s brief is poor, do you tell the client they’re wrong? Check out the post at our ideacouture blog.
Hopes and Fears from eMetrics Toronto →
Yeah, my inconsistency is terrible with blogging. Apologies. I’m not going to make any promises about update frequency, but I’ll certainly try to try. Here’s my ongoing thoughts about the eMetrics Marketing Optimization conference I’m speaking at in Toronto.
December 2009
1 post
Observations from Logan airport →
Last night I was flying home from a fantastic business trip in Boston. With an hour to go before my flight, I decided to do a little exploration of Boston’s Logan Airport terminal E. Check out my most recent post on Noodleplay for more Glinski ramblings.
October 2009
3 posts
eMetrics Win! →
eMetrics will be back around TO again next year. This year I had the pleasure to moderate the (poorly attended but extremely entertaining) innovation in metrics track of the conference.
This year I’ll be participating on the advisory board with some of my regular #WAWTO friends and some extremely accomplished web metrics specialists. I’m thrilled to be involved in this years program...
Ubicomp and our Changing Behaviour →
Well, after a three month hiiaitus, I’ve finally got a new blog post up on Noodleplay. I’ve spent a lot of time lately reading about the visions of a Ubicomp society and quickly realized that it’s not an all or nothing situation - we are a few steps along the way to the ubicomp of Science Fiction. Mark Weiser has it right - we’re just in the beginning stages.
September 2009
2 posts
Getting back into it
I recognize it’s been a while since I’ve last updated. It’s amazing how easy it is to lose your writing habit… thankfully it’s just as easy to pick it back up. Over the past two months of silence I’ve been continuing in the world of Arduino, Ubicomp, and picked up cause marketing as a new niche of Idea Couture work. More to come soon…
July 2009
3 posts
WatchA few weeks back, Andrew Lockhart & I presented on behalf of the Social Purchasing Portal as part of the skills exhachange at NetChange Week at MaRS. I can’t find the entire video, but thought the condensed one was worth sharing.
June 2009
21 posts
Sketching for non-designers - A new post on... →
Designers learn the value of sketching early in their careers. Sadly, business practitioners never get the same experience. Hopefully this post reinforces the usefulness of sketching as a way to summarize a problem and iderate on thought-based solutions.
Color Concierge - Noodleplay.com idea exploration... →
This is an idea exploration that KW & I worked on for the book No One Works Here. There’s a lot of thinking that went into this pretty simple iPhone app.
Hello World!
Managed to work my way through a few basic arduino programs last night. The adventure has begun. This is a photo of the first thing I got running - blink.
Currently updating to OS 3.0
Unfortunately, I forgot to back up my data. Will a week of wireframe photos make it to the other side with me? Only time will tell.
Wooden Logic: In Search of Heirloom Electronics →
This thesis by Matt Cottam of Tellart has academically described what I would love to do with my life. Combining wood, computing, augmented reality and art, it is truly inspiring and mind blowing.
Lateral Thinking & The Dandelion Complex →
My new post on Noodleplay.com. Commentary on using external tools to help with lateral thinking, and a few references to the old CM days.
New post on Noodleplay about how poor planning... →
Noodleplay
On deck for today is a great facilitated brainstorming session in sunny Florida„ complete with mad-libs, secret shopping clips, story telling and serious play.
Social Media Experts do Exist →
One more post - a look at the different components of a social media expert.
An introduction to gamestorming →
Post on a play-based facilitation methodology I’ve been working on for some time.
Friending a Psychopath →
My first post on Noodleplay.com
I've got to start somewhere
Here seems like a pretty good place. Welcome to PatrickGlinski.com.