var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-1806214-2']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Hi, I’m Brad. I love inspired thinkers. More about me.Tumblr (3.0; @bradgarland)http://blog.bradgarland.net/<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/40117938?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.stoweboyd.com/post/22342523872/a-fascinating-ui-concept-for-getting-stuff-from">stoweboyd</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A fascinating UI concept for getting stuff from device to device.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669665/watch-this-ingenious-ui-idea-for-dragging-files-from-your-phone-to-computer">Co.Design</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/22363606547http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/22363606547Thu, 03 May 2012 21:56:35 -0500uidesign<a href="http://vimeo.com/40000072">Caine's Arcade</a>: <p>A 9 year old boy - who built an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad’s used auto part store - is about to have the best day of his life. Help Caine’s Scholarship Fund: <a href="http://bit.ly/HSJBC1;">http://bit.ly/HSJBC1;</a></p>http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/21435840779http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/21435840779Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:32:26 -0500readabilitylinks<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/34017777?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=c9ff23" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>When We Build.</p>http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/21266387031http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/21266387031Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:21:16 -0500<a href="http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/04/how_to_manage_a_virtual_team.html?awid=8211852297013117554-3271">Managing a Virtual Team</a>: <p>9:52 AM Monday April 16, 2012 by Mark Mortensen and Michael O’Leary | Comments Teams that are geographically-dispersed, or virtual, have now been used and studied for more than three…</p>http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/21265958536http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/21265958536Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:03:45 -0500readabilitylinks<a href="http://www.givemefootball.com/premier-league/is-smart-soccer-the-future-of-football-">The MLS is pioneering a new form of football technology.</a>: <p>Gah! This is at the intersection of my passions: emerging technology and football (aka soccer). Sports tech awesomeness!</p>http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/21042381888http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/21042381888Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:22:38 -0500<a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1825930/many-of-us-would-love-an-ibank">If Apple Opened An iBank It Could Have 37 Million Customers On The First Day</a>: <p>According to a new survey from research consultancy KAE, about 10% of U.K. and U.S. citizens questioned would actually lodge their precious money with Apple, were the firm to spend some of its $100…</p>http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/20731838675http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/20731838675Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:17:36 -0500readabilitylinks<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m210ci1HSg1qbpfzoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Working on a new presentation about defining ‘Success’ and what that even means. Little nervous about it since its outside of my normal ‘Web/technology/security/compliance’ presentations but it also feels pretty liberating in a way.</p>http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/20547554337http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/20547554337Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:43:30 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbxe3fW7Q1qhkcy5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblr.heyamberrae.com/post/20089296663/allergic-to-bullshit">heyamberrae</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Be allergic to bullshit.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/20116298564http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/20116298564Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:24:56 -0500“On average, you have 78 years total to live. The first 18-20 are spent learning, which leaves 58. Spending 2 years doing something you don’t enjoy is a full 3.4% of your life. What are you getting back for that investment? Money? What are you going to do with that money that will be worth the non-refundable 3.4% of your life?”http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/19891676435http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/19891676435Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:02:12 -0500<a href="http://twitter.com/hypebeast/status/179267885129154560/photo/1">"I've failed over and over ...</a>: <p>Skip past navigation On a mobile phone? Check out m.twitter.com! Skip to navigation Skip to sign in form Login</p>http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/19199885471http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/19199885471Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:17:22 -0500readabilitylinks<a href="http://gigaom.com/collaboration/the-coffee-shop-is-the-future-of-well-everything/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: webworkerdaily (GigaOM: Collaboration)">The coffee shop is the future of the office</a>: <p>I could foresee the variety of ‘coffee shops’ being as diverse as the number of drink types you can buy from within them. Sometimes you just need a quiet spot to read/think/write, sometimes you’re looking for a more lively social spot, other times more “professional” or casual. </p> <p>Will the coffee shop move into the offices or will the office move into the coffee shops?</p>http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/18606718264http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/18606718264Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:55:37 -0600<a href="http://gigaom.com/collaboration/ceos-increasingly-going-virtual-study-finds/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: webworkerdaily (GigaOM: Collaboration)">CEOs increasingly going virtual, study finds</a>: <p>Although I wouldn’t call myself a real CEO I definitely work this way and I can definitely see a shift in work cultures with this work method being passed down the company ladder.</p> <p>I’m also curious how it’ll affect the ‘office building market’ as well if lots of people just work from home?</p>http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/18129045211http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/18129045211Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:20:39 -0600<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/x7dqG9m9d44?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><em>“When the solution is simple, God is answering.” - Albert Einstein</em></p>http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/17489898491http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/17489898491Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:42:34 -0600quotesvideossimplicitybeauty<a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/01/30/145930229/quiet-please-unleashing-the-power-of-introverts">Unleashing 'The Power Of Introverts'</a>: <p>iStockphoto.com Introverts, who prefer quieter, lower-stimulation environments, have trouble thriving in</p>http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/17103186022http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/17103186022Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:34:00 -0600readabilitylinks<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/y0qZYqdsYAg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Hah, love this. This is for all the rec players out there…</p> <p>Flash Fans: 2012 Budweiser Official Big Game Commercial</p>http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/17041684377http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/17041684377Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:41:15 -0600<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/glennon-melton/a-mountain-im-willing-to-die-on_b_1223229.html">A Mountain I'm Willing To Die On</a>: <p>I’ve been watching America’s response to recent bullying-related suicides closely. People seem quite shocked by the cruelty that’s happening in our schools. I’m confused by their shock. I’m also…</p>http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/16591623067http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/16591623067Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:17:45 -0600readabilitylinks<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3MoGzTdQnX8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Is this the next stage in how we interact with our computers? Meet Tobii’s Gaze.</p>http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/16127511600http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/16127511600Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:12:03 -0600videosuiinterfacesdesign<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxyrs1uCME1qbpfzoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I always loved this picture. So true it hurts!</p>http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/16025909466http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/16025909466Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:28:49 -0600softwaredevelopmentprocess<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/marketshare/2012/01/10/strategy-does-not-always-equal-results/">Strategy Does Not Always Equal Results</a>: <p>Churchill said, “However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results,” and it seems like good advice, particularly when every shop seems to have a method they…</p>http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/15827658671http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/15827658671Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:03:40 -0600readabilitylinks“The leader’s role is to define reality, then give hope.”<br/><br/> - <em>Napoleon Bonaparte</em>http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/15570589878http://blog.bradgarland.net/post/15570589878Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:54:00 -0600quotesleadership