Postcards From the Edge #5 and #6

Here are two more postcards to complete the series. The first is of an old street lamp I spotted high up on a wall in Nice. The second is a view of some very old trees in Cimiez, Nice. Both pictures were painted (perhaps unsurprisingly) on very hot sunny days. I hope the recipients enjoy their cards when they arrive in the post.

Street Lamp in Nice Old Town
Street Lamp in Nice Old Town
Trees in Cimiez, Nice
Trees in Cimiez, Nice

I am hugely grateful to Jay Kuhns, Sukh Pabial, David Goddin, Hazel Bedson, Alison Chisnell and Sarah Matthews for getting in touch and asking for a card. I’ve not tried something like this before and without the encouragement from others I’m not sure I would have kept this little idea going. As it turns out I’ve really enjoyed this painting experiment and I will continue it in some way later this year.

Postcards From the Edge #1 and #2

So the experiment has started. Thanks to those of you who got in touch and kindly offered to help by requesting your own hand painted postcard. The first two are ready.

Les Etats Unis et La Belle France
Les Etats Unis et La Belle France
L'éléphant et sur la plage
L'éléphant et sur la plage

I hope the recipients enjoy them. There will be more blog posts and postcards from the edge soon.

Is Playtime the new Worktime?

Quick round of Mario Kart anyone? I need to shift some work related stress.

I recently responded to a question on the training journal asking about multi user pc games for team building. I responded and suggested the rather quaint lemonade game (Google it if you are interested, v low tech fun).

Then today I spotted this interesting piece written by Brad Jennings.

http://bradda.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/online-gaming-to-solve-organisational-issues/

Brad seems like an interesting character. He’s busked on the London underground, taken the stage at speaker’s corner, and rapped in a Brixton nightclub. He also looks after channel communiucation for Vodafone UK.

I think he’s onto something here, as is the woman on the training journal. Brad’s keen to know of any organisations getting involved in the use of games to solve organisational and even customer issues. Has anyone here got any experience of this they’re willing to share? Hope so – it’s an interesting subject.