Erupt in my Office

If only someone in the office erupted like the Grimsvötn Volcano, among colleagues. What would that eruption look like? Someone described a volcano as,
Volcanoes are just like very hot hot tubs. They produce magma, ash and lava. Lava can reach 2000F.
And so if we took each volcanic element and matched them with a personal trait:
  • Produce magma (energy core) - Volcanoes generate violents amount of energy and heat.  You stand close, and you feel it.
  • Ash (far-reaching residue) - Towns nearby become covered.  You don't stand close, yet still, you feel it.
  • Lava (redefine) - New landscapes are born.  Doesn't matter where you stood because now you're standing better.
If someone in the office were to raise the temperature to 2000F, colleagues are going to feel it, locally and externally.  When the the energy becomes high enough, after gathering heaps of enthusiasm, stronger values and strategic visions will be born.

So who's ready to turn up the heat?

And some amazing video capturing the Iceland Eruptions from Eyjafjallajökull last year. Wonder if we'll see the same for Grimsvötn

Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull - May 1st and 2nd, 2010 from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo.

Multi-writing talents

A few years back while learning about microfinance and almost positioning myself to do something that would get me to Africa, I was reading books by the microfinance guru Yunus and another very impressive individual  C.K Prahalad who wrote a provocative book entitled The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid.  

Currently, I'm reading and searching for blogger/journalists specializing in CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and happened to stumble upon a recommended book by C.K Prahalad 

The Future of Competition: Co-Creating Unique Value with Customers  

I don't know why it got me smiling, but I gotta admit that I'm impressed to see an author tackling 2 very different topics and being a leader at both.  Gives me some positive energy knowing that I can follow similar footpaths ;) 

Vah Gogh's face made with shirts and folding tutorial

"Fold your shirts!"...the words echo from my messy kid years.  I gotta admit, it took me a while to get the hang of folding shirts because going outside and hanging with friends seemed like a much better way to spend my time.  

Well actually....I still feel the same, which is why I posted the second video.  Speedy folding! :) 

Here's some marketing done by a Japanese apparel company.  Does it make you want to go polo?

And for quick folding

And I'm beginning to wonder if I'm having Japanese withdrawals.  Past few post and recent talks with colleagues have been about Japan.  Cool.