Darren Brooker: lines_and_arcs52 things I learned in 2019I started a newsletter this year, which drew from my interests at the intersection of my personal and professional life. Each week, I…Jan 2, 2020Jan 2, 2020
Darren Brooker: lines_and_arcsThe UprisingA work of speculative fiction that examines the impact of climate change and technological change, the future of work, and the future of…Jun 13, 2019Jun 13, 2019
Darren Brooker: lines_and_arcsThe Future of Work: A #FailureOfImaginationAsk an economist what the future of work looks like, and they’ll say that automation is going to take half our jobs. Ask a journalist, and…Mar 7, 20191Mar 7, 20191
Darren Brooker: lines_and_arcsScience Fact & Science FictionFiction is a vehicle that can transport us to other worlds. When we feel the need to escape, we jump into a story the same way we jump…Feb 20, 2019Feb 20, 2019
Darren Brooker: lines_and_arcsExploring Three Horizons of CreativityThe rhetoric of innovation paints a picture that it’s either about an idea dropping out of the sky, or that it’s about creating a fun…Feb 6, 2019Feb 6, 2019
Darren Brooker: lines_and_arcsRepetition (repetition, repetition)Great speakers use repetition as a rhetorical device to emphasize key ideas. But the best formula is much more subtle than, “tell them…Jan 10, 2019Jan 10, 2019
Darren Brooker: lines_and_arcsThe audience as heroNo sooner had I ran my thoughts by a few friends of mine regarding the journey an audience is taken on during a presentation than someone…Apr 15, 2015Apr 15, 2015
Darren Brooker: lines_and_arcsThe hero’s journey…The call to adventure has arrived. The great unknown awaits. It’s the seed of so many epic stories: the hero takes on a quest.Apr 14, 2015Apr 14, 2015