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Clark Quinn

@quinnovator.bsky.social

Keen on cognition/learning, design, engagement (read: fun), tech. Learning Experience Design Strategist @ Quinnovation (consulting, keynotes, etc), blogger @ learnlets, co-director of ldaccelerator, board advisor for elevator9.

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Don’t let Fox get away with it this time. Spread the word.

Fox & Friends Weekend replaced footage of Trump attending yesterday’s dignified transfer with a clip from 2025.

They clearly didn’t want their audience to see him disrespecting fallen soldiers wearing a baseball cap.
H/T: @BadFoxGraphics

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"too much"

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Defying fracticality Ok, so I'm playing fast and loose; 'fracticality' isn't a word. Yet, the world is fractal, in the sense that everything unpacks. We also have to make decisions about what to do, without having time, nor inclination, to go to depths that aren't relevant. How do we strike that balance? How do we go about defying fracticality? Some reflections...

Defying fracticality

Ok, so I'm playing fast and loose; 'fracticality' isn't a word. Yet, the world is fractal, in the sense that everything unpacks. We also have to make decisions about what to do, without having time, nor inclination, to go to depths that aren't relevant. How do we strike that…

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My technology forΒ performance I've talked in the past about my tools for learning, as Jane Hart's survey prompts. Yet, Christy Tucker asks about software stacks (for consulting), and I realize there's a different answer when I'm talking about doing versus learning. Yes, as Harold Jarche says, "work is learning and learning is the work", but there are times I'm using tools to keep myself on track rather than to render my ongoing thinking.

My technology forΒ performance

I've talked in the past about my tools for learning, as Jane Hart's survey prompts. Yet, Christy Tucker asks about software stacks (for consulting), and I realize there's a different answer when I'm talking about doing versus learning. Yes, as Harold Jarche says,…

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It’s no longerΒ AI! There's been a persistent belief in artificial intelligence (AI) practitioners that kind of explains the ongoing development. The mantra is "if we can understand it, it's no longer AI". This is relevant to what we're seeing today, in important ways. So let's unpack that. The point of AI is that we're trying to model intelligent behavior, usually human intelligence. It doesn't have to be human, of course, weΒ can be trying to model intelligent behavior that's…

It’s no longerΒ AI!

There's been a persistent belief in artificial intelligence (AI) practitioners that kind of explains the ongoing development. The mantra is "if we can understand it, it's no longer AI". This is relevant to what we're seeing today, in important ways. So let's unpack that. The…

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The USS Nautilus from the Submarine Force Museum. ussnautilus.org

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Timing matters There are many phenomena associated with time. I know it was such a topic of my late friend Jay Cross that he named his vehicle for agency Internet Time. A few phenomena have arisen in my thinking, and it's time to just review some of the reasons why timing matters. So, for one, things seem to come in waves. It'll be too quiet, and then too busy; too frenetic a rhythm.

Timing matters

There are many phenomena associated with time. I know it was such a topic of my late friend Jay Cross that he named his vehicle for agency Internet Time. A few phenomena have arisen in my thinking, and it's time to just review some of the reasons why timing matters. So, for one,…

10.02.2026 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Standing up… ...and I won't back down. Ok, so this is a little off my usual thread, but it does have some learning in it. What I'm talking about is using your attention and your money as a way to express your values. It's what I'm increasingly doing, and there're lessons in it. So let's talk about standing up for what you believe in.

Standing up…

...and I won't back down. Ok, so this is a little off my usual thread, but it does have some learning in it. What I'm talking about is using your attention and your money as a way to express your values. It's what I'm increasingly doing, and there're lessons in it. So let's talk about…

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And, yet, banks insist on insurance as a prerequisite for a mortgage loan. Catch 22?

29.01.2026 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

😭

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w

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Ideas we could doΒ without Saw a post on LinkedIn from a colleague, ranting about how we are regularly putting old wine in new bottles. I do believe we're getting deeper into design and strategy, but I also agree. Similarly, I've seen a regular feature on a newsletter talking about terms we can do without. So, I'm combining the two here. Not surprisingly, I'm channeling previous complaints (as a commenter made mention of), but this is the first time combining them into ideas we could do without.

Ideas we could doΒ without

Saw a post on LinkedIn from a colleague, ranting about how we are regularly putting old wine in new bottles. I do believe we're getting deeper into design and strategy, but I also agree. Similarly, I've seen a regular feature on a newsletter talking about terms we can do…

27.01.2026 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Gen AI seems to me a lot like "we stole everyone's content, please use irresponsibly so we make money".

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It's STFU Friday.
Refresh the script πŸ‘‡

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I will not vote to give ICE a single penny under its corrupt leadership. ICE is making our communities less safe and when the Homeland Security appropriations bill, which contains ICE funding, comes to the Floor in the coming days, I will be a strong NO vote.

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A celebration of theΒ tablet OK, so I've been around for a few turns around the sun. And, I've seen a fair bit of change, in technology in particular. My first job out of college was programming these new-fangled 'personal computers'. This came after holding down jobs programming mainframes (Algol/Burroughs 7600) and mini-computers (Pascal/PDP-11s). As such, I've watched as the computers have shrunk to pocket and wrist-size (and more, but that's not in common use), while increasing in capability.

A celebration of theΒ tablet

OK, so I've been around for a few turns around the sun. And, I've seen a fair bit of change, in technology in particular. My first job out of college was programming these new-fangled 'personal computers'. This came after holding down jobs programming mainframes…

20.01.2026 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Will you join us? Sign up link on our website.

#iceoutforgood

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Dancing With Complexity Exploring my longing for ontological certainty and how the way we shape a question determines the answer

This: sarahthefirth.substack.com/p/dancing-wi... about how linear thinking isnt all we need

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Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by demonflyingfox Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)

Brilliant! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS0w... (via @pkrugman.bsky.social) Don't like AI generated video, but the song's too apt!

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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'

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From VUCA to BANI: The Hidden Fragility of Modern Talent Acquisition BANI is a framework used to describe the conditions facing modern organizations and their functions as well as societies.

This prompted some thought: fotnews.futureoftalent.org/p/efficiency... What're the consequences of short-term vs long-term thinking?

14.01.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My senator (he says, proudly)

14.01.2026 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dear Free World: please boycott the World Cup matches here in the U.S.

This is now a rogue, extra-legal, xenophobic, unreliable, gratuitously violent, militaristic anti-foreigner government.

Stay safe.

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If it’s Thursday… ...it must be Belgium. Ok, so there're two things here. First, on Thursday, Feb 26, in Brussels specifically, I'll be there. Why? I'll be spending a full day workshopping practical learning science. In conjunction, I should note with my LDA Co-Director, Matthew Richter. And, hopefully, you! Β So, what, and why, and...? For the other, yes, I know the original movie said Tuesday.

If it’s Thursday…

...it must be Belgium. Ok, so there're two things here. First, on Thursday, Feb 26, in Brussels specifically, I'll be there. Why? I'll be spending a full day workshopping practical learning science. In conjunction, I should note with my LDA Co-Director, Matthew Richter. And,…

13.01.2026 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I include Central Contra Costa in the Bay Area, and a widely (and wildly) attended protest at Todos Santos Plaza in Concord. @indivisresistcoco.bsky.social

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Excel: Workers cling to the software despite shift to AI Companies are trying to wean staff off Excel spreadsheets to centralise control of their data.

Ah, an excuse for my Excel aversion! www.bbc.com/news/article... (Spreadsheets in general? Hush!)

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Join us on Saturday, January 10th for our joint event with Together We Stand. Our Signs of Fascism/Signs of Democracy protest will be at Todos Santos Plaza in Concord starting at 11:30-1:00 pm.

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WHY YOU SHOULD BE
CONCERNED

POURQUOI TU DEVRAIS T'INQUIÉTER

THIS IS NOT THE ANSWER FOR THE FUTURE OF NEW BRUNSWICK'S ENERGY NEEDS

WHY YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED POURQUOI TU DEVRAIS T'INQUIÉTER THIS IS NOT THE ANSWER FOR THE FUTURE OF NEW BRUNSWICK'S ENERGY NEEDS

TANTRAMAR GAS PLANT
COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSION

SATURDAY, JAN. 17 2026
2PM - 4PM
MONCTON
CENTENNIAL PARK ROTARY LODGE

β€’ Destruction of NB wetlands
β€’ Greenhouse Gas emissions increase
β€’ US-owned and operated
β€’ No job creation
β€’ No revenue for NB Power
β€’ […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]

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Indivisible Resisters Contra Costa Indivisible ReSisters Contra Costa is a progressive grassroots nonpartisan activist group with a current membership of over 1,500 people. We are part of national Indivisible, Indivisible California St...

Sorry for delay, on a call: www.indivisibleresisters.org, the 1st column about Sat protests, and then here, link from "Sign Up Here": www.mobilize.us/indivisibler.... Neither mentions 'dress in black' though the video did, and the link on the latter to "Here" doesn't work. Love the protests, btw!

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