The end of common sense?
I really do wonder if the world has gone mad? How can we ever hope that people will be able to get along, in a global context, just look at the mess in the newspapers. We have terrorists, pirates, riots, political chaos and much more that all can probably be traced back to the simple [...]
Why not a 4 day work week?
So who exactly is responsible for the rule that we need to work 5 days a week? When we get a long weekend the euphoria is clearly felt. So why not make every day a 3 day weekend? I asked this question and THE ONLY people who were against it were business leaders! The fear [...]
Who would have thought?
I have seen these in Canada, the famed Inuksuk, but never in the UAE! And yet here we see one in Old Town Dubai in front of the Palace Hotel, very cool. I always find it interesting how ideas cut the cultural barriers.
Local/regional thinking
It is amazing how often we don’t look around us for ideas, inspiration and talent. Too often if you are from Canada, like me, you might think Canada is the place to look for inspiration. Or you might go to the US or a bit farther, but the reality is that there is a lot [...]
The Sound of the UAE
I have been teaching a practicum course at Zayed University in Dubai called Zayed Media Lab since 2003. This course has changed a lot since we first started it, but it has always stayed very true to the core idea of combining what has been learned in the curriculum of the communication college to real world [...]
Talent Among Us!
One of the things that makes Dubai such a vibrant community is the amount of talent that is living here. When I say talent, in this case anyway, I am talking about cultural talent. My Canadian sensibility leads me to listen to music that is being produced here in the UAE as a piece of [...]
Great Little Utility Trailer
So, what is the big issue when camping? You need something to carry all the gear. You need something that can house a generator. You need something that has a toilet. This may be the trailer for you. I didn’t get a good look at the sewage storage system BUT there is a fan on [...]
What the UAE Film Industry Needs.
Saro Carlwig and Ahmed Arshi set up Talent Casting Agency, www.tcame.com, to help develop Emirati talent in the film industry. So what does the UAE film industry need? UAE, Emirati talent! It is great that we have many film festivals cropping up, and my favorite is the student led project at Zayed University, but festivals [...]
What if education was student driven?
It is funny and a bit sad that aging educators are doing their best to reinvent the way teaching happens and in the process are really clueless. I was talking to an educator at an IB school about the mega play they are putting on this term. My question was is is student written? NO. [...]
Business vs Education
I have to be honest there are days I look at the person beside me in the flash car with the seemingly unlimited spending power and wonder why I stick around as a university professor. Sure there are the vacations and the very nice working hours, but is that enough? Then about this time of [...]
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