When you’re designing new technology, or new ways to use existing technology, I don’t know how many creative technologists’ relationships with friends and family start changing as they grow into more awareness. I wonder how many “agree to disagree” moments lie in my future. I find myself bracing for the way it may ultimately shift some of my closest relationships. And on some days I wish I’d stayed away from a thesis that had anything to do with cultural heritage.
Read MoreBy a rough law of averages, most Samoans still place a high priority on the following three things: 1) nuclear and extended family, 2) some form of spirituality, and 3) a principle of service to your fellow people and community. Samoans, like most human beings, are generally an affectionate, generous and loyal sort of people – provided you don’t cross a line.
Read MoreChange is confronting, it can be uncomfortable, but it can also be hella exciting. It has been said that change is the only constant in the universe. So, you can either let yourself be dragged (very uncomfortable, so much gravel burn), react when it happens (quite disgruntling; did they warn you about this?), or you can choose to plan ahead for change and cut through the incoming tide (it’ll come in either way). This is an ode to gaming, change and coaching.
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