When you go to the theatre, it’s a given that the words of a playwright are being channeled through the characters on stage. Every line uttered is steeped in the identity of the person speaking, but placed there by the author, whose goal was to make a statement. So now, imagine Shakespeare was on Twitter. Should you even Tweet? Dress up the place! MORE >>

Since we are a culture of acronyms, I fondly call it the “PREP” method: Plan – Research – Execute – Proact. Christy Van Hegten, Event360, Inc. Two houses stand side-by-side. One has a nice, tidy entry way, the other, a boring, paint-peeling façade. What audience am I building for?” Your audience is yours because of who  you  are. RESEARCH. MORE >>

was lucky enough to attend a breakout session called "The Fritz and Sauce Method For Dealing With Information Overload" conducted by Stuart Jones from the Old Milang School House Project. What metaphor might you use to describe your method for avoiding information overload He observed that many of us simply want to hide. MORE >>

Leith also has another site about large group intervention methods , including a description for open-space technology approach Here's a collection of group creative problem-solving techniques catalogued by UK consultant Martin Leith. Here's a classic - brainstorming on post-it notes. MORE >>

She'll present four cheap and fast methods to solicit qualitative feedback from your users at our upcoming webinar, " Website Usability Testing 101 ". With some of the new features in Google Analytics , you can see more than ever what visitors to your site are doing. The bigger question, sometimes, is why ? Deadline: January 17th. MORE >>