Chronic illness is so underrated. I’ve been away from writing here dealing with my child’s chronic illness for the past year. Little did I know it would be a year of on-the-job in-my-life “training” for me. She’s ok now. We’re moving on. Now, in the spirit of the season, I’m struck by what life has [...]

What matters? Have you asked yourself this recently? Try it. I did. Thanks to Missy Durant, author of What Matters….Gratitude, I’ve been reminded about the importance of taking time to reflect and it’s given me renewed energy and focus. I even wrote a letter. Life, work, expectations, perceptions goals…they all can move attention away from [...]

Happy New Year! Thanks to all of YOU for your inspiration and insights. It was an absolutely fantastic year! Designing Impact’s 2011 top 10 posts: Augmented Reality, Future for eLearning? Need an Online Portfolio Fast? Use a Blog Template. Really. Top 10 eLearning Elements: Going from Good to Great Design 7 Brilliant Story-based eLearning Examples: “e” [...]

“When I was young, there was an amazing publication called The Whole Earth Catalog, which was one of the bibles of my generation. It was sort of like Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google came along: it was idealistic, and overflowing with neat tools and great notions. On the back cover of their [...]