in an iPod world

another video clip from the students

This is the second video clip from the students who went to the design study tour.

And, here's a comment from one of the students:
"It was the most worthwhile course I've taken as a student, not only in the MBA program, but also in all my years in academia. The Design Tour was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that many of us may never have again: to tour innovative companies and learn from internationally-recognized business thinkers and leaders. Thank you for going above and beyond what is expected of a teacher. While other professors are content to teach from a text, you took us out of the classroom and into the real world. Thank you again for taking us along for the ride---it was an amazing experience and one I will not soon forget."
I am very grateful to those who helped me to make it happen and students who took the risk and paid their own way to learn something called "design".

Video clip from the design tour

This is a video clip that students from the design tour class made about the tour. Pretty cool!

multi-modal communication in action

Today, I am working at a local library, trying to finish up a paper that is much overdue. Then, I received a phone call from my colleague. Since I could no talk in the library, I sent a text message back to him saying that I could not talk to him, asking him to call me later tonight. He then sent me an e-mail back saying that would be fine. Within a span of 2 minutes, we invoked three different communication modes. Perhaps we have too much choices of communication.

mobile trends in Asia-Pacific region: now available through Amazon

If you are interested in what's going on in Asia-Pacific region with mobile technology, here's a good place to start. The book covers 10 different countries with the evolution and history of their mobile industry.