Entries by bdillon
New Poster!
At Intellectual Ferret, we believe wholeheartedly at becoming a platform for education across multiple disciplines. As such, we commissioned a local artist, Cason Miller, to create a poster. Using his personal style to show an out-of-this world approach to education, Cason has developed a poster that presents a nontraditional, but still awesome, Intellectual Ferret. Share […]
Why Continuing Education Matters
by Connor Dillon So you’ve just gotten a degree, maybe you have a job or two lined up (or more likely don’t). Time to start your life! Except, you probably haven’t thought about this: all those skills you’ve developed and have ingrained in the back of your mind over the last seventeen years of formal […]
Wish You Were Here
Whenever I think of change, I think of this Pink Floyd song- particularly the lines “And did they get you to trade / Your heroes for ghosts? / Hot ashes for trees? / Hot air for a cool breeze? / Cold comfort for change? / And did you exchange / A walk on part in […]
Meaningful Life
I read Creativity by Mihaly Csikszentmihaly, trying to gain insight, when I stumbled across two quotes that rocked me. The first is from Erik Erikson: “I am what survives me.” This simple, yet powerful phrase describing identity should be painted above every home’s entry door- on both sides- reminding us as we leave and return […]
What is Possible?
What is Possible? I have an imagination and I’m not afraid to use it. I had an employee give me a button to wear with that on it- and I wore it every day at that workplace. When I was much younger, relatives called me “Spock” because I would comment on human behavior with “That’s […]
You Are Capable
Think of all the complex tasks you do everyday. Driving cars, playing musical instruments, the very act of handwriting- these are very complex activities. Take teeth brushing, for instance. Somehow you have to maneuver your meat-covered skeleton made from stardust into a space where you have access to water, a teeth brush, and teeth paste […]
A Good Trainer
A good trainer is a rare find because many Train the Trainer programs often focus on teaching the mechanics of how to do a certain task, or follow a prescriptive formula for a specific program. That’s not what Train the Trainer programs should be- instead, they should focus on teaching trainers the best ways to […]
Failure is an Option
“If you don’t turn in your homework, you will fail this class.” “If you don’t pass this test, you will fail and be held back.” “If you don’t go to school, you won’t get a good job.” Early on we are taught that failure is not an option. Failure means that you are unintelligent, weak, […]
