May 2012
Structure, if well done, is like the tomato cage that allows the tomato plant to grow better, produce more and be happier.
@EpicureanDeal and just who is the enemy?
@EpicureanDeal yeah, I can see that view. I prefer to battle non-humans. Hard to get anyone to change, hm?
If last Wednesday was the love, today was the hate, and tomorrow or maybe the day after will be the love again. #tao
@dgwbirch that is some sweet 60s sci-rock Dave! Thanks for the turn-on!
BarCamp, Burning Man, Business Attire and an International Trip. That's what my life is today - a perfectly woven braid.
And if you must know, yes a business suit, blinkies, sharpies and post it notes are in my luggage!
Good Afternoon Europe. (@ London Heathrow Airport (LHR) w/ 14 others) http://4sq.com/JR3xaZ
These are my friends. I blew them up. http://instagr.am/p/KIzd-qJvbb/
What do you spy with you eye? A Game involving the contents of my luggage. http://instagr.am/p/KIzqmsJvbm/
@diskgrinder witty! Yes that is a blackberry.
RT @debs: IMO the speed n which we live today thx to connectedness forces us to take longer big picture view in biz, science, p lives # ...
My new Jedi/Bene Gesserit mind trick to sync with the local time worked! good morning! #travelhack
@debs sweet! Hope it was awesome!
@diskgrinder As I am an old fan of the typewriter, swimmingly. The OS leaves much to be desired though.
RT @sfslim: @heathervescent "Jet lag is the sleep-killer. Jet lag is the little-death that brings total exhaustion. I will face my jet lag."
Invoking the T.A.Z. http://instagr.am/p/KLkGMeJvZ7/
Reward for a job well done! #innotribe http://instagr.am/p/KNjJ_EJvWZ/
@DanaBrants awesome! Lots of love! I picked that little one up in Portland, Oregon USA. Enjoy! #innotribe
Thank you 4 the opportunity! MT @copernicc: kudos to @heathervescent who produced a highly successful un-conference w Marketing at #SWIFT
RT @ovoinnovation: Wouldn't it be interesting if #innovation activities were fully funded and the "business as usual" activities were yo ...
x1000 “@citizenrobot: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RT @BuzzFeed RIP Beastie Boys Adam Yauch. Dead at 47. (via @TMZ)”
Lol Ian McDonald on your shout out to Nassim Taleb in the Dervish House! I recognized him before you named him! Nice hat tip.
@heathr @cascio another person interested in data polluting (in addition to myself) is @therefore. Keep us in mind for the conversation. :)
Pondering the possibilities of the weekend: a car, no destination. In Belgium. Lambic? The coast? Bruges? Luxembourg? Amsterdam? Or ?
Damn you jetlag....
Depressed. Saturday night dinner. Couples on spa weekend, a wedding, I have Ian MacD on the kindle & an unappreciative boyf. I miss my dog.
It's all just material for the writer.
My own set of kill bill martial art steps. http://instagr.am/p/KSvVsQpvae/
So Edward Gorey it hurts. http://instagr.am/p/KSvttqJvak/
More Edward Gorey. Well not for reals, but for inspiration. http://instagr.am/p/KSvyd3pvan/
Unfurling. http://instagr.am/p/KSv59qpvar/
In a forest. http://instagr.am/p/KSv-86pvax/
Unfurling #2 http://instagr.am/p/KSwViKpva5/
Should I be inspired or pissed that paintings I commissioned are being reproduced? I'm feeling the latter. Grrr
@ilainie when? I'm in SoAm end of June? Iquitos?
@felixsalmon because it has special shit to me I don't want shared w anyone else. Does it make my original more special or something? No.
@ilainie I know I have great taste. I wish I'd get a little credit/love for it. (I'm cranky today.) Miss you. I'll pretend I'm inspired.
@ilainie I'm about to book my SoAm trip. Will email you to coordinate. Still want to see you. :)
@Cekent over here. But I only watch the blasphemous Lynch version until Jodorosky shoots his.
@gapingvoid WOW! Lucky you! This was Chateau La Hulpe in Belgium. It was so goreyesque. Next time I come here I need to stage a photo shoot.
@hexodus No, but I can never support them ever again.
Good morning after night of 2 hours of jetlagged sleep and west coast calls. Sigh.
Holy Crap! Typing in notes from Friday's Marketing offsite vision session is unbelievable. My colleagues are truly amazing! #swift #inspired
This growler was backing into my hotel when I came back from work. My day improved. Cc @saml http://instagr.am/p/KVbzV5pvb3/
Dear universe, you could chill down the yoyo/rollercoaster ride/mood swings of my life a bit ok. #ijustoneanaward
Here it comes. The first ripple. RT @jonmatonis: Bitcoin Funded Debit Cards - Forbes http://onforb.es/IHkSog #bitcoin #payments
RT @localrat: MUST read if you're a #futurist - What is #Futures Studies? by @jlindenger http://bit.ly/IyNeys
@localrat the secret is out of the bag! :)
Strange dreams ebbed and flowed through my 9 hour making up for jetlag sleep.
RT @drummondreed: @Johannes_Ernst @windley @IdentityWoman Johannes, I agree #pcloud is a good hashtag for personal cloud - short and dis ...
@IoanaGuiman yay! More unconferences!
Burning the midnight oil, or in other words, Good Morning! #globalnow
@kevinmarks @violetblue you both tempt me! but it's breakfast time for me w strong coffee, sparkling water, mild edam, bread & yoghurt.
@ILLUMlNATI That's nice in theory... but you need all three for full conscious living in the present.
Announcing our team WIN! @localrat & moi take 3rd place w our Demographic Transition System Model: http://profuturists.org/studentrecognition Houston represent!
@stoweboyd are we not already walking?
RT @Innotribe: "virtual currencies will become mainstream in 3-5 years" says Andrew Davis HSBC during #innotribe Sydney
@gemini_scorpio activate the GTD Kung Fu mailbox Miss Scorpio!
@leimer Please tweet and be my eyes and ears! I'm about to start happy hour in my time zone. :)
@leimer thank you!
@gemini_scorpio that's what I use the @action folder for!!! You'll get there! Ruthlessness!
RT @leimer: 3 out of first 4 presenters at #finovate about payment, payment ecosystems. No wonder NFC will never arrive. Too many cooks. ...
Getting a little thrill downloading new scifi for the long flight tomorrow. http://instagr.am/p/KX4zkNJvbH/
@dearsarah @sonaar want! (I love older people! No babies for me)
RT @petervan: #NBASG12 GENY explains that banks don't understand online engagement, only focused on transactions
RT @ScottEBales: YGens do NOT like their Bank on Facebook. DBS Bank 13,000 likes, Boo the Dog has 4.2 Million #PerfectSen #nbasg12
@sandragavard @eskimon @nextbankasia wish I was there. *waves from BE heading west*
Headed to LA! (@ London Heathrow Airport (LHR) w/ 18 others) http://4sq.com/Kl471H
Home! (@ Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) w/ 117 others) http://4sq.com/ILx1K0
I love this city! #losangeles #home
RT @kris_alexander: @dangerroom should balance out the report--didn't officers tired of this crap help break the story. We're not all d ...
Luxurious temperpedic dreaming, warm fur, familiar smells, moist-cool, coffee, cinnamon, pandora station, conference calls. Home.
A binary view is a boring view. An uninspired view. A limiting view. #perspectives
@brettking ahhh, you're sweet! wish I could have been there! sounds like it was great. next time!
A new record: drained my iphone battery before lunch. So. many. conference. calls.
RT @busynessgirl: Anyone out there want to weigh in on how you would cite data from WolframAlpha?
I'm not unpacked from my last trip and I'm about to pack for the next one. NYC biz & Wyoming fly fishing in 1 suitcase.
@elakdawalla @marscuriosity lack of human context? maybe if you put a man dressed as a lego man that would help? ;)
I thoroughly enjoyed the Turkish trader terrorist antiquity near-future-sci-fi mystery: The Dervish House by Ian McDonald RECOMMENDED!
@dweekly hmmm, so you want to do some hacking.... which part exactly? (I can put you in touch). And unfort not home for long. :/
@dweekly also you fly a helicopter?!?! that's cool. I always wanted to learn to do that.
RT @helio_girl: Told @heathervescent abt @amandapalmer's kickstrr: thought she'd be interested as a futurist. She was so interested she ...
@Urbanverse thank you my fairy future godmother. :)
@chris23 ohhh.... thank ye kindly sir.
@dweekly indeed... apis... let's talk more... and YES! I know I owe you at least an email & probably a bunch of margaritas at this point. :)
Dear @iannmcdonald. Thank you for that Nassim Taleb hat tip in Dervish House. Nice job.
Someday, I'd like to introduce @iannmcdonald to the curves & mystery of my city. First cocktail & convertible ride is on me, kind sir.
@dweekly you don't happen to be in NY next week do you? Otherwise looks like I may be SF bound early June...
Watching my namesake movie. I forgot how great the dialog is. So high school it hurts. http://instagr.am/p/KeIEE0JvUs/
RT @ninavizz: @heathervescent Woah- fuck me gently with a chainsaw Heather, you are WAY too old for your parents to have named you after ...
@ninavizz wasn't named after - just "lucky" to go through HS with the same effing name. Oh my antics.
@ilainie check your DM please. :)
This weeks conference calls were all about Brasil! #Innotribe going to Rio next month!
RT @bradfordcross: Crazy - crashed Second World War aircraft perfectly preserved in the Sahara desert for 70 years http://prsm.tc/pmI8Cf ...
[Blogging] (I describe) The Global Now: http://bit.ly/Jkgk6y #theglobalnow
RT @Bujabee: Man sits under tree in prayer or meditation- head bowed, hands clasped. Upon closer inspection he's just playing on his iPh ...
RT @ilainie: The #GlobalNow . I can't express all the ways I love this concept. Now. Globally. Thanks to the fabulous @heathervescent...
@ilainie you're part of it too... down there in Peru, often in my mind, where ever I happen to be on the globe. :) xoxo
Hollywood. Brigadoon. http://instagr.am/p/KgZITNJvWR/
Today I am attempting to make domestic order. Don't feel like I'm making much progress though. :/
Just posted a photo http://instagr.am/p/KkopBcJva-/
No good deed goes unpunished. Inspired my limo driver sharing @uber @kickstarter & hearts desire book. Emotionally crushed by @united awful
Customer service. I can't handle much more of this global travel. Could use a little inspiration & empathy of my own. #tearsofaclown
@JPBarlow the problem with corporations as individual entities is that they don't take responsibility. But unfort neither do many people.
@JPBarlow how can we expect a collective of individuals to act better than any one of us? evolve people = evolved corporations
Second good deed of the day: turned in a pair of sunglasses from biz class left in the pocket. What ill will befall me for this goodness?
Guess which airline broke my military grade luggage and doesn't care? @united. Thanks for the great service!
RT @LusciousPear: game of scones
Morning meditation. http://instagr.am/p/Km3l_iJvcq/
If there's no dog, at least there's autechre. #morning
BINGO “@lux1008: due to identification with a character, you the infinite seem to experience one specific sequence of events among all”
Actually rt here, rt now with you. “@lux1008: all the other yous are experiencing your other lives right now and beyond time”
Cool is not necessarily innovation. Clever isn't innovation. Says Luis Solis at #MyStandards launch
RT @swiftcommunity: Luis Solis takes the stage at #MyStandards launch. Audience relieved to hear he'll talk about innovation but not the ...
Number 1 innovation that changed people's lives: weapon. The Internet? #13. show Luis Solis #MyStandards #swift #innotribe
RT @swiftcommunity: Innovation is people putting ideas into valuable action says Luis Solis #MyStandards launch. Agree? ^k
@shamir_k all of them!
I have been promised EXCEPTIONAL Mexican food (in New York) by @viralchanger The quac will tell.
RT @copernicc: #MyStandards, the first #innotribe incubator product, has sailed away in New York today. Godspeed. #glad http://t.co/NxH ...
I'm in guacamole heaven! http://instagr.am/p/KoArn6JvZ2/
Authentic Mexican Food Success! http://instagr.am/p/KoGjBhpvb6/
A true Angelino never removes her sunglasses. http://instagr.am/p/KoNMigJve4/
@Radiskulls that's what I thought too!
My Indiana Jones hat and some light travel reading. #stoic http://instagr.am/p/KpdKD-pvVt/
Rainy Empire State http://instagr.am/p/KpxOmMpvcT/
Using my laptop for first time in 3 days seems weird. Have been i-devic-ing it since Saturday. Paradigm shift imminent.
Not yet. RT @kevinmarks @heathervescent just saw you onscreen at #pii2012 saying you didn't yet trust any companies with your personal data
.@kevinmarks trying to change that though. :) ps - say hi! Wish I could have joined you there!
When a company shares my values, then I'll feel comfortable sharing my data. cc @kevinmarks #p112012
@FakePaulKeating those are called forums. Many available for every flavor. Forums - the original internet social network cc @kevinmarks
Today is @Fluevog day! And I happen to be in NYC. May just pay a visit after a long day of meetings. Whew!
I think at last count, I only have 15 pairs of @Fluevog 's. @dammitammi. I'm impressed!
Also @Fluevog , I hash tag mine on @instagram.
@copernicc SO JEALOUS!!!!
@copernicc you're killing me! I'll be right there!
Who buys @fluevog s in both coasts? One guess! #Melrose #nolita http://instagr.am/p/KqixBzJvfr/
Tomorrow: a workshop, an article with a quote and a book reading.
I am like that white dot in a curving paisley blackness. And the black dot in the curving creamy white. The one creates the other. Harmony.
I'm quoted in @ericgarland 's Atlantic article on The Next Big Money: Micro-Currencies: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/05/the-next-money-as-the-big-economies-falter-micro-currencies-rise/257216/
To answer your question at the article's end @ericgarland, the tax man need to learn to interface & accept these varied currencies. :)
RT @ericgarland: My new piece in The Atlantic - The Next Money: As the Big Economies Falter, Micro-Currencies Rise http://bit.ly/KlSjur
.@leimer And here I was just thinking I need to pack a bull whip in my NYC luggage! wild west indeed. lol.
Accomplished a truly insane amount of progress the past three days. Now, have even more work to do. But first - Wyoming.
@leimer sweet. will you be there? (I will not - will be back in NY then).
I think this NYC weather is called humid. Desert creature (moi) doesn't understand water in the air...
Book party for my dear friend, the author. #ronpaulrevolution http://instagr.am/p/KtMkOtpvdG/
Love NY event with my WeHo brunch pal. Dream come true.
They love Ron Paul for his ideology, not for cult of personality. - Mr Author D.
RT @IdentityWoman: Go PINEAPPLE-1-2-3! #pii2012 "good people leave traces of themselves cause they are not trying to hide"
When you're far enough out, everything converges.
Crossfit parkour NYC
It's where I'm headed! NYC to Wyoming via Colorado http://instagr.am/p/KvK6oQJvY-/
Big Sky Wyoming. #nofilter http://instagr.am/p/KvswY1pvZZ/
Peer to peer energy? Firewood.
The open road FJ Cruiser style. http://instagr.am/p/K21yTGpvVC/
The open range. Where I saw the deer and antelope (and bald eagles) play. Sweet Home America. #nofilter http://instagr.am/p/K22N1tJvVX/
I'm Brian O'Keefe style! http://instagr.am/p/K24W13JvWz/
Hollywood in Wyoming. #sunsetgrill http://instagr.am/p/K24leNJvW_/
Thunderhead on the river. #Wyoming #flyfishing http://instagr.am/p/K242aNJvXP/
Goodbye Front range. http://instagr.am/p/K32DahJvQC/
Weekend highlights: Wyoming bullwhip and rainbow trout (I am from west Hollywood!) Now, finally homeward bound.
Welcome to @united 's fuck you boarding group. Says 50k mile not on united flyer.
@shamir_k westbound! I'm in LA for a blissful 3 weeks (unless something changes) enjoy NY!
@matteorizzi good morning to you! #theglobalnow
Today is my 4th day at home this month. :/
Sometimes the day job feels so much like a Burning Man theme camp it's uncanny...
Does anyone have great articles or best practices on working with, for and managing remote/virtual teams?
RT @Radiskulls: @heathervescent egalitarian communication helps. Alice should not dial in if everyone else is together in a room. All ...
@Radiskulls that's genius. those types of group conference calls make me want to die.
Spend real money, earn virtual money. Old idea, new implementation: http://www.finextra.com/News/Fullstory.aspx?newsitemid=23739 #virtualcurrencies
I've used/use 6 of these 8 virtual team collaboration tools and they are awesome! http://blog.timedoctor.com/2010/12/03/the-8-best-collaboration-tools-for-virtual-teams
Well, while I was busy getting things done, checking stuff off, these other things reminded they needed to get done too. :(
RT @therefore: I'm not feeling particularly disrupted: http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/22/disrupt-nyc-day-2-your-startup-battlefield-companies/ #disruptionneedsdisrupting
@Radiskulls I do that too. Do you have yammer best practices, o yammer master?
[Blogging] Changing the Rules: http://bit.ly/JvrWHh cc @ericgarland
Just realized next month I am traveling 20,000 miles. Whew! 5 countries, 5 languages, 3 continents. #fluidity
HOLY CRAP. THIS IS THE FUTURE! NYT article on MIT Media Lab/Sleep No More: http://nyti.ms/KajZUd via @ainaabiodun @mikemonello @dearsarah
"Expectation is the killer of all wonderment" - Sleep No More Producers
Last night, I showed the boyf my new Wyoming bullwhip. He proceeded to crack it repeatedly in the living room. Who knew?! (I didn't)
This data visualization of people moving in Manhattan is tres cool! http://www.neoformix.com/2012/MovementInManhattan.html #datavizpron
Feeling a little sad. This time next week, I'll finally be in my new place. Change, even for someone who loves it, is not always easy.
@MarcHochstein I leave that answer for @copernic because Innotribe is all his doing/creation! I merely push the frontier. ;)
In other news, I sent my exobrain back to Lenovo today for second repair. I'm ready for calm awesome times.
RT @ericgarland: utterly key idea from @heathervescent: [Blogging] Changing the Rules: http://bit.ly/JvrWHh
Little known about me: I usually put trinkets, chocolate or other small items in boxes I return as a surprise to the worker who opens it.
RT @macengr: @justinpickard Indeed! @heathervescent and her possiblity sword would appreciate this! #futrchat
@macengr @justinpickard :)
The Glitter Arrow thanks to @safwat. Love this! #kickstarter http://instagr.am/p/LBhrxCJvex/
My kickstarter package from @safwat arrived today. It made my day! http://instagr.am/p/LBiXwEpvfJ/
It was a mistake, but I love the idea of a single horse (reality) battling unicorns (myth). Thank you @safwa http://instagr.am/p/LBil4mpvfV/
@Urbanverse @jenjarratt @MareeConway so sorry I missed it. :(
@Urbanverse that sounds awesome. I really miss them. But I'm overcommited w day job plus moving. :(
RT @rightfuture: My 'thought for today': The seeds of your destruction lay in the forests of your successes
Meeting w/ director today at WeHo outdoor cafe & I realize how much I have changed in the past 9 months.
I think it's safe to say that my day to day reality is not always based on "reality" but on the futures I am working to manifest. #outthere
[Blogging] My SXSW 2012 Recap http://www.heathervescent.com/heathervescent/2012/05/heathers-2012-sxsw-recap.html #bina48 #danahboyd #communitycurrency #barclays
Irresistible. http://instagr.am/p/LCG_SFpvRc/
@safwat I'm wearing the shirt right now! I'll take a pick of it, but Romeo says he wants to be in it too.
More Ron Paul than you can beat a stick at over on @brianmdoherty twitter feed...
Booked the 20k mile trip. Organized visa papers. Last day in this home office. Preparing to pull up the roots for the weekend in transition.
Pushing the definition of "grounded" these days. I'm grounded like the earth spinning/dancing in the universe. #fluidity
RT @annatude: #FF Women who inspired me this week: @TracyFacelli @heathervescent @laurenne @ilainie @OffOurChests @schmutzie
@annatude awh thank ye! you inspire me too! xx
Canine ennui http://instagr.am/p/LGa7CcJvVr/
I would tweet something pithy introspective and profound about moving, but I'm exhausted - and not done yet.
Jorge Luis Borges, a purple velvet sofa, a dozing dog. Dappled sunlight through the window. A cool breeze. A new chapter begins.
RT @wwjimd: Who cares what the buddha said, figure it out for your self.
RT @sprawl3: @sprawl3: Today-- wearing jeans, boots, t-shirt and socks all #madeinusa. Its possible not to wear #madeinchina
A paradigm shift is years in the subtle making, and then, pop! It's here.
My new place will have (when I'm fully unpacked) at least 3 different "home offices." Different vibes for different kinds of work.
I could sure use an Achilles tendon massage.
It's a gorgeous mild balmy morning in Hollywood.
Great leadership compared/explained with great stilettos by @magicmerl http://www.magicmerl.com/women-in-leadership/
RT @cmdrtaco: Well thought out piece "this is the way Facebook ends." http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/5/29/this-is-the-way-facebook-ends
If the day turns blargh, at least there's a David Lynch double feature tonight: Lost Highway & Mulholland Drive @newbeverly
I need faster internet. This @clear device doesn't hack it. LA - who do you like for high speed Internet? #lazyweb
@CLEAR .08 mbps downloading!!! Only solution to reboot constantly? Am I being throttled? I'm trying to work.
Unbelievable how fast I can work when I have my preferred tools! It's been 2+ months of sub-optimal tools. No wonder I've been stressed!
And that is to say, my exobrain is back at my fingertips. And a sign of relief as I have two hands now to juggle.
TSA is pointless now: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/may/29/cyber-attack-concerns-boeing-chip #outsidethebox
RT @OwenGreaves: When We Crash, Are You A Taker Or A Giver? http://ff.im/XKce5
@OwenGreaves Nice post there Owen.
@eecue the idea is a harbinger of possibilities to come. but thanks for the clarification! (ps. I have no prob going down in flames.)
@sushobhan my T420s thinkpad!
@OwenGreaves it does indeed!
MyStandards, a wikipedia styled approach to financial standards. NYC Launch coverage by @MarcHochstein: http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/177_104/innovation-sandbox-incubation-Swift-Innotribe-MyStandards-1049743-1.html?zkPrintable=1&nopagination=1
Just another amazing Los Angeles day. Mild. Balmy. Sunshine. Who can complain?