by Dwayne Phillips Let’s analyze the best value of an old tool and a new one. Consider a tool in frequent use today: the smartphone. It can access the world. I can access my personal and professional databases. I can control anything in the world wide networks that I connect to just about any device. […]
Entries Tagged as 'Tools'
A Clipboard and a Pencil: Best Value Analysis
May 23rd, 2019 · No Comments
The Humble Calendar
October 8th, 2018 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips I contemplate a simple yet still effective management tool—the humble calendar. What will I do tomorrow? What about the day after? What about next month. Oh, wait, is next week in next month or this month? How can I keep track of time? We revisit the humble calendar. If this is insulting […]
Graduate School (concepts) vs Trade School (tools)
January 11th, 2018 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips If we could keep concepts and tools separate…well maybe the world would be a better place. There is graduate school: learn concepts and how to extend concepts. There is trade school: learn how to use a tool to do a job. Hmmm, these two sound different, different enough that we wouldn’t confuse […]