I would say that the purpose of this panel was to make people squirm, but it seemed the real purpose was to draw readers to Tim Ferriss’ New York Times Bestselling book “The Four Hour Body”.  He made me want to read it. He threw out random facts.  Eat 30 grams of protein within 30 Read More...

This panel, led by Scott Belsky of behance.net and the99percent.com, was one of my favorites so far. While, I took a ton of inspiration away from it, there was one little tweetnugget I tweeted into the tweether that was retweeted more than most of the grammarless blatherings I usually share on twitter: Seek to reach Read More...

Losing an hour of sleep didn’t affect our SXSurrogates. They remain caffeinated and focused on soaking up all the action of SXSW. When they’re not sitting in on a session, our local street team has been seen preaching the Austin word to all of the attendees. It is very important to us that everyone in Read More...

Not a session on what is right and wrong, but more an overview about how the social web is causing etiquette to evolve. It goes without saying many people struggle with the lack of privacy today, but even as far back as ancient times, the good ole rumor mill could bite you in the butt. Read More...

We need more whiteboards in our kick-off/briefings. I think it would help us start each project off with clearly defined roles and expectations – not just what the client wants. In our project kick-off meetings we need to talk about not just the deliverables the client wants but what each person on the team wants Read More...

OK. That wasn’t really what I learned. And if it was, I wouldn’t tell you before I used them on you. But I did learn that asking questions can help guide creative teams and lead them to the right answers. But ultimately, the creative has to feel like they reach the solution themselves and they Read More...

I would not describe myself as a naturally witty or hilarious person. I’ve never been the class clown and in all the theater practice I’ve had, I’ve memorized my lines so well that I can still remember them from 6th grade plays. So, I was sure that during my first SXSW panel – Improv Classes Read More...

If you haven’t had them sit still enough to catch their QR code on the back of their shirts, those feisty fifty SXSurrogates running around the Austin Convention Center are from all of the different departments from within GSD&M. While they are there to learn, of course, their primary focus is to relay great information Read More...

“A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.” – from #sprinterlife session I think this quote, in the context of SXSW, is both poignant and ironic. Excuse me now while my head explodes.

If I worked a long day I thought I was being productive, but was I? According to the energy project, humans can only be productive at full capacity for 90 minutes before needing to rest and renew your energy. I thought I could trick my level of energy with caffeine but really I would probably Read More...