by Clint | Apr 12, 2009 | Cross-cultural perspectives, ICT4D, Innovation, International business, Key Questions
One of the most common things I hear from people in developing countries is that there is a lack of hope – or a lack of belief that they can succeed because of ____ [insert reason]. (you name the excuse, and I’ve heard it) Seeing examples of people who are...
by Clint | Apr 3, 2009 | Conferences, ICT4D, Innovation, Web 2.0
I’m attending an event (the Ultimate Business Mastery Summit) which has really stretched my mind and made me think bigger. So much more engaging than the all too frequent boring academic presentations tied to dim lights and PowerPoint – which I’m...
by Clint | Mar 23, 2009 | Attempt at Funny, ICT4D
I’m in Kentucky right now, and after shooting this video (outside of the birthplace of KFC) for the course I am teaching I also drove past this business establishment… Important Questions: What do you think a “Unique Tan” is? And what kind of a...
by Clint | Mar 14, 2009 | Cross-cultural perspectives, ICT4D, Innovation, International business, Key Lessons
Intro Thoughts If you are concerned about the current state of the economy at all, here are some thoughts that might help… So I was invited a couple months ago, by the turn-around expert Tony Robbins, to join a small international Business Mastermind Group led...
by Clint | Feb 6, 2009 | Global virtual teams, ICT4D, Innovation, Technologies for Intercultural Communication, Web 2.0
Below are some details for a unique course I will soon be teaching on ICT4D (Information and Communication Technologies for Development). The Masters and Ph.D. students taking this course will be from and located in different places around the world (Africa, Asia,...
by Clint | Jan 27, 2009 | Cross-cultural perspectives
It seems like every country I go to, all the newspapers and TV are full of news from home. Even the conversations seem to revolve around the same thing – Obama. In Tanzania, it seemed like I often had conversations like this: “Where are you from?”...
by Clint | Jan 14, 2009 | Cross-cultural perspectives, Global virtual teams, ICT4D, Innovation, Intercultural communication
Just finishing up a 10-day workshop in Tanzania as part of the ICT4D Consortium of African and European Universities. We had people from 8 different institutions and 11 different countries – a very international and interdisciplinary group. It has been fun to...
by Clint | Jan 11, 2009 | Web 2.0, Web Analytics
I have written (or am in the process of writing) several chapters on web analytics in education. The following is a list of some of these readings about Web Analytics. Feel free to comment and share other helpful sources. Web Analytics References Ballardvale Research...
by Clint | Dec 15, 2008 | Key Lessons
I recently watched as a man cared so passionately about those around him that their lives were transformed into something so much more beautiful, healthy and alive. I saw with my own eyes how this man took one person after another – people that were in so much visible...
by Clint | Dec 1, 2008 | ICT4D, Key Questions
What does “critical thinking” mean to you? (Or do you like better the idea of “crucial thinking”?) How do higher level thinking skills apply to the work that you do? How do you think you can develop your ability to effectively think through complex issues (asking more...
