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Techne and Teleology
Techne without Teleology is too much effort with too little purpose. Teleology without techne is too much belief with too little action.
drpjfinn
Aug 2, 20202 min read
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Renaissance Master: Owen Brierley
Owen Brierley: Master of Masters
drpjfinn
Apr 5, 20203 min read
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Renaissance Master: Aaron Flynn
Renaissance Master: Aaron Flynn. Staying in the pocket, and staying in Edmonton.
drpjfinn
Mar 31, 20202 min read
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Trent Oster: Renaissance Master
From Edmonton Global article written by Emily Rendell-Watson. The Renaissance Masters of the Digital Age walk among us. I have uttered...
drpjfinn
Feb 13, 20201 min read
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Games Programs: FAQ
We make games. Who should take this course? You. You should take this course. You should take this course if you love building things....
drpjfinn
Feb 13, 20209 min read
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The Story of Owen and Patrick
We met and started working together in 2012 at the IDEA Summit hosted by The Banff Centre. We share a background in performance and...
drpjfinn
Feb 13, 20201 min read
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The Drama Inside You
You are the goose that laid the golden egg. ...and you remember what happened to the goose in that story... Have you ever seen a movie or...
drpjfinn
Oct 13, 20192 min read
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Civility and the City: 3
Edmonton: Canada's most creative city. I am a Calgarian. I love the city, its people, and the magical environment that holds them more...
drpjfinn
Oct 13, 20198 min read
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Civility and the City: Part 2
Highway 2...the Danger Zone Have you ever heard one of those quotes that tells you to focus on the journey, and not the destination? I am...
drpjfinn
Oct 13, 20194 min read
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Civility and the City: Part 1
One Day, Two Cities, Two Talks I get a lot of requests to do speeches and workshops. Unfortunately, I have to turn most of them down....
drpjfinn
Oct 12, 20196 min read
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Beauty Practice
A simple exercise for improving...everything. Five years ago, I developed and began using a practice with my students, collaborators and...
drpjfinn
Oct 9, 20192 min read
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What Sucks...
I want the note. I love learning. In my work, I try to constantly find areas where I can learn and grow. In my collaborations we often...
drpjfinn
Oct 9, 20191 min read
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Techne: The Key to Data Empowerment
A Speech (with practical tools for you to try) delivered as part of the Data Empowerment Series, iLab, University of Calgary.
drpjfinn
Oct 9, 20192 min read
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TechneTalk
Techne: it's all you need to know... During the course of my career, I have worked as a professional writer, performer, academic, media...
drpjfinn
Oct 9, 20191 min read
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Quick: A Novel
Quick is a novel I was commissioned to write and publish serially in Avenue Magazine. The novel is an exploration of people living in the...
drpjfinn
Apr 16, 20191 min read
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Music
My first love and first profession. My first full time career was as a professional musician. I began as a lead guitarist and eventually...
drpjfinn
Apr 16, 20191 min read
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Media Interviews
Sharing Ideas with the World I do a lot of media interviews in newspapers, magazines, radio, television and online. As a scholar I tend...
drpjfinn
Apr 16, 20191 min read
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Speaking
How can I help? I give a lot of speeches. Speaking to groups used to frighten me, but I am passionate about helping bring ideas to people...
drpjfinn
Apr 4, 20191 min read
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Consulting
You are what you repeatedly do. I started working as a consultant while I was still in university. The approach I take is based on...
drpjfinn
Apr 4, 20191 min read
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Coaching
Everything is getting better. My coaching work, like my broader consulting practice, has a 100% success rate. If you want to get better,...
drpjfinn
Apr 4, 20191 min read
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