Wigley and Associates

I was delighted to see 37Signals and their flagship product, Basecamp, featured in Time Magazine last week in an article titled Small Is Essential.

This tiny crew, only three of whom graduated from college, has built software that many in the world of Web 2.0 consider the best for small-business collaboration.

I’ve been using Basecamp with my clients and volunteer projects for almost two years now. Not only do I like the service, I like it that they have both a company blog and a product blog.

I’ve been working with John Christensen, CEO of ChartHouse Learning (AKA the playground director), on his new leadership podcast. It’s called Observations of a FISH! Philosopher and as of last week, there are four episodes that have been published. In case you’re not familiar with the company, ChartHouse Learning…

… is the official home of The FISH! Philosophy. A learning experience company, ChartHouse produces films, books and other tools that transform workplace cultures by inspiring individuals to feel more alive and engaged in the work they do.

That’s John on the left in the photo with his dad, ChartHouse Learning founder Ray Christensen — now retired. I took the photo last week when Ray visited the offices for John’s birthday party.

Technorati : ChartHouse, FISH!, FISH+philosophy, John+Christensen

I’ve been working with the Citizens League and their MAP 150 project recently to develop a website in conjunction with a group of Humphrey Institute Policy Fellows titled Students Speak Out.

We’re using the Ning social networking platform for the project.

Stacy Becker, MAP 150 project director and blogger, announced Students Speak Out on her MAP 150 blog last week:

In collaboration with policy fellows from the Humphrey Institute with ties to the community, we have started a place to allow students to lead a community discussion of what’s happening in their schools. The Minneapolis school district, and its community, are going through a painful process of closing schools. Enrollment is down. But why? It’s not just demographics. As adults we can wonder all day long about what’s causing students to leave. But we’ll never know for sure until we bring students into the discussion - and ultimately find a better role for them in this process.

Technorati : ning “social networking”