Wow, we did it! A book in two days thanks to a great group of writers, an excellent Subject Matter Expert, and remote contributors from Calgary to Moscow to Bangalore. This sprint was our first serious attempt to include remote contributors from anywhere. We had about 14 remote writers with at least 5-7 in the […]
Understanding foundations before tools
I’ve been following the latest Book Sprint at Eyebeam in New York City with interest as it is a bit of a unique project. They took a textbook that used all proprietary software for the exercises and examples, and re-wrote the book so that the exercises can be completed using all free software instead. Think […]
Embrace the “un”
An article that Janet Swisher and I wrote for STC Intercom magazine about unconferences, BarCamps, and Book Sprints is available as a PDF file from the stc.org site if you are an STC member. I have permission to post it as well, so click the image for a free download of the PDF file. Janet […]