Posts Tagged ‘quotable’
Designing image quotes
Posted on: December 5, 2016
The electric light did not come from the continuous improvement of the candle… via Oren Harari #education… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…—
Dr. Justin Tarte (@justintarte) November 27, 2016
When I find a juicy quote like this, I do at least three things:
- Try to verify that is was actually said and why.
- Find out more about the person who said it.
- Create an image quote of it.
A quick search revealed Oren Harari to be a business and management professor. The context of the quote seems to be that of encouraging startups to think and act differently.
The quote seems to have made its way into educational circles as thought leaders seek to challenge outdated teaching practices or correct misplaced notions of “innovative” teaching.
I would have liked to have reused the candle bulbs image, but it was not CC-licensed. So I found an alternative.
What does not travel
Posted on: June 26, 2016
This warm and fuzzy quote might elicit vigorous nods and stories among those who like to travel.
I like travelling, I nodded when I found and read this quote, and I can tell a travel-related tale if need be. But let us spare a thought for those who do not like to travel.
An acquaintance reminded me of how some folk do not travel well. Her travel mate packed instant noodles and three-in-one coffee in her suitcase.
I can raise that bet. I know of folks who will pack rice cookers and rice. And brag about it. That is their travel tale.
Travel does not guarantee a change in perspective. Organisations that require their workers to go on “learning journeys” often have that change goal in mind. Unfortunately, they underestimate how entrenched people can be.
Just because the body travels does not mean that the mind and heart do.
Quotable quotes
Posted on: April 17, 2016
Inspired by a Twitter conversation, I decided to create this image quote.
This was my source for the quote. The original CC-licensed photo below was the source of the background image.
Quotable quotes
Posted on: April 10, 2016
Earlier this week I mentioned to two people that I think that “lifelong learning” is often misused.
What some people mean by that phrase is actually continuous training (which is linked to compliance) and skills upgrading (which is linked to productivity). Both of these are more like schooling.
If we are honest about it, we do not learn very much from school. Try to remember what you learnt in school or what you really use now that you picked up from school. Not much.
You learnt much more outside of the confines of school or school-like environments. If we are to truly learn over a lifetime, it is to self-actualise and to educate ourselves. It is not to be schooled.
School did not teach me to state and share the CC photo with which I created this image quote. I learnt about CC after graduate school and taught myself to do this.
Quotable quote
Posted on: April 3, 2016
Neil deGrasse Tyson might have lost some credibility for tweeting a false claim and facing this scientific backlash.
He is certainly as expert in astrophysics. But he should not have ventured into biology.
That said, he is still a smart man. His observation about why students cheat during exams is spot on.
I do not cheat with images and attribute this CC-licensed image for my image quote.
Quotable quotes
Posted on: March 27, 2016
I like taking public transport because I can read and work on the train or bus. The journeys give me a limited time to do something focused.
Unfortunately, no matter how efficient public transport might get, it suffers from one unavoidable flaw. It is public and often attracts the loud and boorish.
That is why I think that one of the best modern inventions is noise-cancelling headphones. These marvels of human ingenuity are expensive, but they help create “companionable solitude” by some measure. That peace amid the din is what enables me to think and work.
This simple image quote is courtesy of this photo shared under Creative Commons (CC).
Note: I am not endorsing the brand of headphones in the photo. The image was the best one I could find under CC. I use a different brand anyway.
Quotable quotes
Posted on: March 13, 2016
Anyone who has a hand in designing and managing systemic change should relate to this. They should also be able to provide insights on what needs to emerge in between the lines. That is why the quote is a great conversation starter on topics like innovation or leadership.
As is my practice from this quotable quotes series, I share the sources with which I made the image quote.
The words are courtesy of this tweet.
The original photo was shared under Creative Commons.
